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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by feanaro on Thursday December 19, 2019 @10:48AM (#21835886)
How would not erasing information when you move the map compromise the current use case, though?
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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by sonofaplum on Thursday December 19, 2019 @10:50AM (#21835924)
Because especially on mobile, screen space is insanely valuable, and if you want to show new information from the new area the map has been moved to you often need to remove "stale" information.
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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by feanaro on Thursday December 19, 2019 @11:07AM (#21836115)
Sure, but it could just as easily be a button to clear this information explicitly or it could just be hidden, but not deleted.
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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by darren_ on Thursday December 19, 2019 @11:29AM (#21836336)
it wouldn't, which is why the complaint in these tweets ("drag the map even a pixel? it erases all your results and closes the infobox you were looking at") is, in fact, not something that happens.

give it a go.

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