Change the color of the dotted line on the track, it makes it look too much like a street

[samreid]

Change the color of the dotted line on the track, it makes it look too much like a street

[samreid]

I sent this email:

Kathy, Bryce, Ariel,

I'm thinking of changing the color of the dotted line in the track since the yellowish color makes it look too much like dotted lines in a street. Is there a good reason to keep yellow? Recommendations for alternate color? Comment here or in the ticket: https://github.com/phetsims/energy-skate-park-basics/issues/93

Sam

[samreid]

@ariel-phet said "I am certainly not tied to the color."

[samreid]

White looks good but has the same "street" problem. Light gray has the same problem. Light blue looks okay but looks like the track has "holes" in it at parts--that analogy doesn't work well because the sky has a gradient. Black looks like part of the structure--I'll try that.

[samreid]

Black seems a bit overwhelming, so I've also reduced the stroke width and dash length.

[samreid]

If other team members approve of this change, we will need to update the homescreen and navbar icons.

[samreid]

Here's a version with the new black stroke: http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phet/dev/html/energy-skate-park-basics/1.0.0-dev.30/energy-skate-park-basics_en.html

[ariel-phet]

I am OK with the black stroke, but I think the "detach from track" should have a solid stroke in it. That is was it is in the Java version (but yellow). I think the track looks odd without this feature because it is a reference line for the red dot below the skateboard.

[samreid]

Agreed, I'll add a solid black stroke for the "detach from track" state.

[samreid]

Fixed above, closing.