transitmatters / new-train-tracker

Tracking the MBTA's new Orange, Red, and Green trains
http://traintracker.transitmatters.org/
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Change arrow design to be more clear #215

Open ZMYaro opened 2 months ago

ZMYaro commented 2 months ago

Would you be open to considering a slightly more arrowhead shape (e.g., ⮟) for train arrow icons so it is clearer, at a glance, which direction a given arrow is pointing?

When a train is on a branch just past the split, it is difficult to tell at a glance whether the equilateral triangle icon is pointing diagonally along the branch, or is pointing up/down like the rest of the icons. In the example below, the circled train could be interpreted, at a glance, as either pointing along the curve toward JFK/UMass, or pointing down toward Braintree like all the other southbound trains.

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idreyn commented 1 month ago

Sorry for the late response on this one. I totally see the problem, I would accept a PR for this.