User:Ɱ/Maplink-related problems and suggestions

Master list of maplink-related problems and suggestions:

General

• There should be an option to rotate the map to display tall shapes better in infoboxes, with a compass symbol to indicate north (see High Line map)
• Zoom of half-integers should be integrated
• Visible labels should be available on maplink maps, like pushpin maps have
• Maplink maps should be "interactive", not "static" on article space even if just to allow hovering/clicking on icons to display text instantly
• Maplink maps need better support for side-by-side maps - I can use {{stack}} but it doesn't work on mobile
• Maplink maps need better availability on infoboxes - see Wikipedia:Mapframe maps in infoboxes
• "Shape-inverse" doesn't display cutouts like enclaves

Icons

• Custom jpg icons should be allowed as pushpin maps allow them; current icon set has many problems, see below
• Icons, currently only available in white, should be available at least in black as well, for increased contrast when marker-color is set to a light color
• Icons should be able to be directly shown, rather than inside the map pin or marker

Unclear

• library - would look better if it incorporated a building along with a book/books, see these
• fire station - currently resembles an active fire, not a station
• bank - should be a dollar bill or bank building (fixed in Maki, not here)
• school - should resemble common school icons
• prison - unclear, looks like a fence (fixed in Maki, not here)
• synagogue - should resemble common synagogue icons
• church - should resemble common church icons
• mosque - should resemble common mosque icons
• building - should be renamed 'house', with a better symbol for building (fixed in Maki, not here)

Missing

• courthouse
• government building
• marketplace or food hall
• ship or museum ship - 'ferry' exists
• forest
• lake

• elevator
• stairs
• escalator (fixed in Maki, not here)
• apartment building (fixed in Maki, not here)
• stadium/arena - indiv. sports are available (not hockey, others), but those are not applicable for multipurpose arenas (fixed in Maki, not here)
• castle (fixed in Maki, not here)
• mountain (fixed in Maki, not here)
• volcano (fixed in Maki, not here)
• bridge (fixed in Maki, not here)
• amusement park (fixed in Maki, not here)
• aquarium (fixed in Maki, not here)
• casino (fixed in Maki, not here)
• train station - 'rail' exists, see clearer example
• hotel - 'lodging' exists, see clearer example
• skyscraper - 'commercial' exists, see clearer example (fixed in Maki, not here)