Improve the colors used for LTN cells as areas, and make that the

default again!

apps/ltn/src/colors.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 use widgetry::Color;
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref CELLS: [Color; 6] = [
-        Color::BLUE.alpha(0.5),
-        Color::YELLOW.alpha(0.5),
-        Color::hex("#3CAEA3").alpha(0.5),
-        Color::PURPLE.alpha(0.5),
-        Color::PINK.alpha(0.5),
-        Color::ORANGE.alpha(0.5),
+    // A qualitative palette from colorbrewer2.org, skipping the red hue (used for levels of
+    // shortcutting) and grey (too close to the basemap)
+    pub static ref CELLS: [Color; 10] = [
+        Color::hex("#8dd3c7"),
+        Color::hex("#ffffb3"),
+        Color::hex("#bebada"),
+        Color::hex("#80b1d3"),
+        Color::hex("#fdb462"),
+        Color::hex("#b3de69"),
+        Color::hex("#fccde5"),
+        Color::hex("#bc80bd"),
+        Color::hex("#ccebc5"),
+        Color::hex("#ffed6f"),
     ];
 
     pub static ref PLAN_ROUTE_BEFORE: Color = Color::RED;

apps/ltn/src/connectivity.rs

@@ -309,10 +309,33 @@ fn setup_editing(
     let render_cells = RenderCells::new(map, neighbourhood);
     if app.session.draw_cells_as_areas {
         draw_under_roads_layer = render_cells.draw_colored_areas();
-    } else {
-        draw_top_layer.append(render_cells.draw_island_outlines());
+        draw_top_layer.append(render_cells.draw_island_outlines(true));
 
-        // Highlight cell areas and their border areas when hovered
+        // Highlight border arrows when hovered
+        for (idx, polygons) in render_cells.polygons_per_cell.iter().enumerate() {
+            // Edge case happening near https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/106879596
+            if polygons.is_empty() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let color = render_cells.colors[idx].alpha(1.0);
+            let mut batch = GeomBatch::new();
+            for arrow in neighbourhood.cells[idx].border_arrows(app) {
+                batch.push(color, arrow);
+            }
+
+            highlight_cell
+                .add_unnamed()
+                .hitbox(Polygon::union_all(polygons.clone()))
+                // Don't draw cells by default
+                .drawn_in_master_batch()
+                .draw_hovered(batch)
+                .build(ctx);
+        }
+    } else {
+        draw_top_layer.append(render_cells.draw_island_outlines(false));
+
+        // Highlight cell areas and their border arrows when hovered
         for (idx, polygons) in render_cells.polygons_per_cell.iter().enumerate() {
             // Edge case happening near https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/106879596
             if polygons.is_empty() {
@@ -347,7 +370,10 @@ fn setup_editing(
             Color::BLACK
         };
         for arrow in cell.border_arrows(app) {
-            draw_top_layer.push(color, arrow);
+            draw_top_layer.push(color, arrow.clone());
+            if let Ok(outline) = arrow.to_outline(Distance::meters(1.0)) {
+                draw_top_layer.push(Color::BLACK, outline);
+            }
         }
     }
 

apps/ltn/src/draw_cells.rs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl RenderCells {
 
     /// Draw the boundary between cells as a thick outline. It's meant to look like the
     /// neighbourhood is split into disconnected islands.
-    pub fn draw_island_outlines(&self) -> GeomBatch {
+    pub fn draw_island_outlines(&self, use_color: bool) -> GeomBatch {
         let neighbourhood_boundary = self
             .boundary_polygon
             .to_outline(Distance::meters(25.0))
@@ -68,13 +68,18 @@ impl RenderCells {
                 }
 
                 let boundary = PolyLine::unchecked_new(poly.clone().into_points())
-                    .make_polygons(Distance::meters(10.0));
+                    .make_polygons(Distance::meters(5.0));
 
+                let color = if use_color {
+                    cell_color.alpha(1.0).shade(0.2)
+                } else {
+                    Color::BLACK
+                };
                 // If possible, try to erase where the cell boundary touches the perimeter road.
                 if let Some(ref neighbourhood_boundary) = neighbourhood_boundary {
-                    batch.extend(Color::BLACK, boundary.difference(neighbourhood_boundary));
+                    batch.extend(color, boundary.difference(neighbourhood_boundary));
                 } else {
-                    batch.push(Color::BLACK, boundary);
+                    batch.push(color, boundary);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -320,15 +325,32 @@ fn color_cells(num_cells: usize, adjacencies: HashSet<(usize, usize)>) -> Vec<Co
                 }
             }
         }
-        if let Some(color) = available_colors.iter().position(|x| *x) {
-            assigned_colors.push(color);
-        } else {
-            warn!("color_cells ran out of colors");
-            assigned_colors.push(0);
+
+        // If there are multiple colors available, prefer one that hasn't been used anywhere yet.
+        // Cells far apart shouldn't seem related to the user.
+        let mut choice = None;
+        let mut backup = None;
+        for (idx, available) in available_colors.into_iter().enumerate() {
+            if !available {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if assigned_colors.iter().any(|x| *x == idx) {
+                if backup.is_none() {
+                    backup = Some(idx);
+                }
+            } else {
+                choice = Some(idx);
+                break;
+            }
         }
+        assigned_colors.push(
+            choice
+                .or(backup)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| assigned_colors.len() % colors::CELLS.len()),
+        );
     }
     assigned_colors
         .into_iter()
-        .map(|idx| colors::CELLS[idx])
+        .map(|idx| colors::CELLS[idx].alpha(0.8))
         .collect()
 }

apps/ltn/src/lib.rs

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct Args {
 
 fn run(mut settings: Settings) {
     let mut opts = map_gui::options::Options::load_or_default();
-    opts.color_scheme = map_gui::colors::ColorSchemeChoice::LTN;
+    opts.color_scheme = map_gui::colors::ColorSchemeChoice::ClassicLTN;
     opts.show_building_driveways = false;
     // TODO Ideally we would have a better map model in the first place. The next best thing would
     // be to change these settings based on the map's country, but that's a bit tricky to do early
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ fn run(mut settings: Settings) {
             filter_type: FilterType::NoEntry,
 
             draw_neighbourhood_style: browse::Style::Simple,
-            draw_cells_as_areas: false,
+            draw_cells_as_areas: true,
             heuristic: filters::auto::Heuristic::SplitCells,
             main_road_penalty: 1.0,