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When two bus stops are close by, show direction of bus travel to avoid confusion. #22

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
It often happens that two bus stops going in opposite directions are on the 
opposite sides of the street.

Under these circumstances, it's hard to click the right one - you have to zoom 
right in. And if you don't know where the placenames are, you can't be sure you 
managed.

Is there a way we can provide feedback to the user when they click a bus stop: 
which direction buses leave that stop? Then it would be clear if they have got 
the right one.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by ja...@doubtlesshouse.org.uk on 6 Jan 2012 at 7:24

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
You did say you were going to post this, and here it is :)

This idea has already been considered for inclusion in 2.1 of the app. I 
already have the direction data available to me from the bus tracker system, I 
just need to get it down on to the device and showing on the bus stop map.

This feature should not be complicated to implement. I will need to get 
graphics made up to show the different directions, then have logic in place to 
select the correct graphic depending on the direction. Also, a graphic will 
need to be made to denote "orientation unknown", so something generic like the 
current stop icon.

The feature will probably go further than the title suggests, and it will be 
done for all bus stops.

Original comment by riverni...@gmail.com on 6 Jan 2012 at 9:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Work has begun on this issue today.

Original comment by riverni...@gmail.com on 3 Mar 2012 at 12:59

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
The bus stop map now has direction markers. A big thanks goes to Anthony 
Totton, who creates the graphics for My Bus Edinburgh, for creating the new bus 
stop icons.

This new feature will appear in the new 2.1 release soon.

Original comment by riverni...@gmail.com on 9 Apr 2012 at 10:28