Provide a view that simply lists quests sorted by distance from current position

[C0RD]

I like the way c:geo (A free geocaching app) displays the content. There is a view with Caches (think Quests) on the map:
(thats what we have right now)
and there is a view with Caches just sorted by distance as a list:

(Images stole^Wborrowed from http://www.cgeo.org/)

[westnordost]

Why would you prefer a list over a map? (Earnest question, please describe your use case)

[C0RD]

In fact i would like to have both. I think the screenshots above say a lot, why.

In the map you see the POIs with icons that represent some kind of quest. In the list-view you can list the nearest quests with more information about them. for example the content of a note, the question of a quest, including the distance and direction of it.

[westnordost]

Okay, the reason why I ask is because the process of how I implement features is first, I understand the user story behind any concrete request - in what way and in what context is the user using the app that this idea makes sense for him. Only after I understand this, I think about how I can facilitate this.

I may end up at the same feature design than proposed, but I do not implement features simply because other apps do have this feature.

Specifically, I have some own ideas about how to facilitate a certain use case that might be what you are looking for. But I do not know yet, that is why I asked you.

[C0RD]

I took c:geo just as an example, because it is easier to explain by an example. A list view may also be helpful to find and select quests that overlap, or don't show up in the map, It may also help to decide where to go next.

[matkoniecz]

For me it would be useful as there is currently no way to see all nearby quests.

Currently only small part is displayed, as there is massive amount of things to fix. But now app is very aggressive in blocking nearby markers - maybe it would preferable to display hidden quests as small dots or something similar? List filled with "unnamed street" would no be very useful.

[westnordost]

Hmm I see. I will tell you what I had in mind. If there are currently no markers displayed on the view, there are one or several arrows displayed at the screen border, pointing each into the direction of the closest quests (with distance) from the current location. Though, it is kinda blocked by tangrams/tangram-es#1371 for the time being.

[LivInTheLookingGlass]

I think I would still prefer having a list view. It would also help with the other issue about POIs only showing up at specific zoom levels.

[Aypac]

I love @matkoniecz idea to show a small dot for "hidden" quests.

[rugk]

show a small dot for "hidden" quests.

Maybe rather open a new issue for that as it is not connected to this issue (list view)?

[westnordost]

I decided after all that this will not be implemented. Reason: There are not few quests where it is quite necessary to see where exactly they are located in relation to other things on the map. For example, the oneway quest, any quest that is shown for ways (surfaces, sidewalks, cycleways,... etc etc) but also for example for nodes such as park benches. Often, one needs the additional context, like at which housenumer it is located, to be able to correctly answer the quest.

[georg-d]

EDIT: post shall have gone to #2359 so mvoed to there