Improve the visibility of "Slope" line style
The "Slope" colouring mode for tracks is a great tool to better estimate the slope of a track. Together with contour lines and hill shading you quickly get a "3D impression" of your tour.
Compared to a simple blue line the track in slope mode is harder to oversee, and that's mostly because of the light green colour. In most maps, the woods are also displayed in a greenish colour, that's why the slope line style is hard to read, especially in direct sunlight.
I would appreciate
– using darker colours for better contrast on light backgrounds
– changing the colours of the "slope" line style in a way that they are easier to read, e.g. blue for flat parts (instead of green), green for downhill (instead of blue) and red for uphill. That's just a suggestion, maybe someone has a better idea.
– maybe letting the user choose a custom colour scale.
Best, Lucas
I like this idea 
I would like to keep the color. Green neutral blue down, red high. If then only as another color option.
I would like to keep the color. Green neutral blue down, red high. If then only as another color option.
Hello Lucas,
this is really complicated "task". Also on a single response from @freischneider you may see, that same opinion may be a problem here.
Darker colors may be useful on LoMaps, but when using satellite images or any other map theme, it may not be a win.
So sorry, I would rather stick with the current solution.
I see a solution in your case to define some colored border. With this, you lost line semi-transparency, but you get definitely a lot better contrast.
Menion
Hello Lucas,
this is really complicated "task". Also on a single response from @freischneider you may see, that same opinion may be a problem here.
Darker colors may be useful on LoMaps, but when using satellite images or any other map theme, it may not be a win.
So sorry, I would rather stick with the current solution.
I see a solution in your case to define some colored border. With this, you lost line semi-transparency, but you get definitely a lot better contrast.
Menion
Okay, Jiří, understand.
Nevertheless thank you for your answer.
Best, Lucas
Okay, Jiří, understand.
Nevertheless thank you for your answer.
Best, Lucas
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