Group icons on the map with zoom

[devemux86]

Offer a zoom option for the group icons on the map setting for more flexible customization.

[DolomitesTom]

I guess you mean zoom a certain group more than others? Yes, very good.

[devemux86]

It's about the existing "Settings | Map | Appearance | Group icons on the map".
It works for all favorites.

There was a proposal in the past to differentiate by group, but it didn't move forward as it complicates things.

• Cluster favorites on the map for each group #588

[DolomitesTom]

indifferent, not really needed.

[devemux86]

@DolomitesTom Other users have asked about this in the past.

[DolomitesTom]

yes, I only answered for myself, therefore "indifferent". If someone needs it and it is not too complicated, why not.

[MotoUKRider]

Example for info/fun - sometimes Cruiser thinks it knows best, but can produce odd results.

Here's a portion of lower Scotland:

Here are those 5 items from the left-hand group (+1 zoom level):

So why didn't it group those (photo+food) on the right?! There's obviously some clever thinking going on, and it's certainly not a show-stopper but perhaps a return to zoom/icon-number threshold setting may allow us to tame things a bit better.

I also suspect it was because the first point on that road out of Mennock happens to be the infamous cattle-grid 🤣

[devemux86]

Cluster algorithms are complex, there are various methods to cluster items,
and they use thresholds which can not all be options (for obvious reasons).

All automated functions work better in some areas than in others.
Such as collision detection algorithms in map labels.

[devemux86]

• Implemented in Cruiser 5.7.4 #872