Peaks and saddles are hardly visible

[kocio-pl]

I guess we could use more vivid orange color for peaks.

Example of multiple peaks in forest:

http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/49.2519/19.8495

but it's also hard to notice on borders, even when orange should give the nice contrast with violet (BTW - South Peak should not eclipse Everest here):

http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2681940767#map=13/27.9735/86.9301

[SomeoneElseOSM]

Isn't an orangey colour still used for volcanos?

https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/441414522#map=15/37.7565/14.9973

[kocio-pl]

It's rather dark red (I haven't tested if this should be more vivid too). For dark green and dark violet backgrounds light orange (instead of dark orange/brown as currently) might be the best way to go.

[pnorman]

[kocio-pl]

BTW - South Peak should not eclipse Everest here

Maybe we should allow peak names to be rendered at least with SN positions (below by default, but try above if not possible)?

[matkoniecz]

Example of multiple peaks in forest:

For me peaks are well visible there.

[Zalitoar]

Hi! What if the icon would have a white buffer as it's already done with the labels?

[kocio-pl]

Nice idea to test, thanks!

[nebulon42]

Actually all icons should have a halo like I proposed multiple times already. It does not make sense to do this only for peaks it has to be done for all icons.

[kocio-pl]

That was so long ago that I don't even remember... Could you post some examples? I'm not sure if we lack icons visibility, so I'd like to check if that would really improve the map.

[nebulon42]

Easy to find: https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/1189 https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/pull/1341

The reasons to dismiss that were non-reasons to me.

[kocio-pl]

I've been thinking about it. I see no big difference with halo for these icons, but sometimes they look a bit more crisp. Bigger size should not change anything in less filled places, but where there are a lot of icons some of them would be hidden, so it would be OK for me to have less crowded space.

However I have a question - is this possible now to add the halo as a code in MSS or it still needs to be done inside the icons?

[nebulon42]

I think it still has to be done in the icons.

[kocio-pl]

So we would need a script to add it probably and decide which icons should have this - and which shouldn't maybe.

[kocio-pl]

Saddles suffer the same problem:

https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5255771803#map=18/49.41747/21.69598