Things overlay - skip unnecessary click when adding new thing about streetcomplete HOT 6 CLOSED

I usually have the map centered at my location, rotated in the compass direction and with a slightly tilted view. When I tap the + button, 3D mode is disabled and thus the marker location changes a bit. So my first action after tapping the + button is moving the map so that the marker is at the correct location. Only then do I actually choose the POI type. So immediately opening the list would require me to remember to relocate the marker after the selection and after the enter button has already activated.

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On the other hand, after the upcoming migration to maplibre this is something that could be revisited, as (for the moment) I disabled 3d-buildings altogether in the Maplibre style because they just don't look that good. So maybe that would change the workflow of @FloEdelmann and others.

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Sure, I was unaware of @FloEdelmann issue when I wrote the suggestion. Although I would classify his issue as tedious manual workaround for Tangram-ES bug (where it loses correct location on switching view), and not as a reasonable and expected workflow. 😸

I'm glad to hear that Maplibre version will be without 3D; while it might be nice eye candy in other applications (like e.g. routing), I find it brings way too much problems when used in mapping app (e.g. #5235, #1589, #4563, ...).
I hope that alone will make @FloEdelmann workflow easier indeed!

I'll revisit the issue when Maplibre becomes available then; if still not wanted, I'd then suggest to SCEE (as you note - it would solve my personal peeve; I just thought it would be useful generally in SC, so I suggested it here first).

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See #5020 - I remember also similar for lit quest.

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Well, it is somewhat different, as such situation does not exist in way-based overlays like surface/lit (as SC does not support adding new ways).

For surface/lit overlays that you mention, depending on what element was clicked, user is presented with either with "not mapped" or with actual value, so changing the UI depending on specific clicked element might indeed be seen as confusing.

That is however not the situation when adding new POI in Things/Places overlay -- here we are guaranteed that UI will be the same for EVERY newly added POI. So we might strive for more ergonomic UI for POI-based overlays, and be consistent there.

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See @FloEdelmann , i.e. your suggestion would not be an improvement for all use cases / workflows, also it would be inconsistent to other UI in the app as nowhere else a dialog pops up into your face when opening a quest or overlay form either, sorry. Since you are using SCEE anyway, this could be a setting there 🤷

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