Footways are hard to see after update to 4.4.7

[Rilele]

Description

After the update from 4.13.12 to 4.4.7 some paths like footways are thinner and hard to see.

Steps to reproduce

Install the version 4.4.7
Navigate to a place with footways; e.g. 53.05348 8.83154

Actual result

The footways are thin with low contrast:

Expected result

The footways have the same visibility as in 4.3.12:

Your Environment

OsmAnd~ 4.4.7
Android/iOS version: Android 13
Device model: Android Emulator 13.0 Google Play Intel x86_64 Atom System Image

[michaelblyons]

I kind of like the new way, but I want an alternative mode with more emphasis on foot and bicycle paths (like UniRS, but with the current default style as a base, not the old one). Edit: Maybe "touring view" is what I wanted.

[scaidermern]

Same problem with OsmAnd 4.5.0.

Left: OsmAnd style, right: touring style

Paths in the forest are almost invisible in the left screenshot.

[Zirochkabila]

@Rilele Most likely, these changes occurred due to the use of OpenGL Rendering - but as you can see in screenshots there is no difference
Try activating the Topo map style (Configure map)

4.3.0	4.5.0

[vshcherb]

I think it's Fixed in beta build

[michaelblyons]

Maybe you could do both:

• Mute footway=sidewalk since there is going to be a road next to it
• Other highway=path and highway=footway are still visible because they don't follow a roadway.

No complaints if you ignore this, though. Just a suggestion.

[scaidermern]

I think it's Fixed in beta build

No, unfortunately it isn't. There isn't any visual change.

Same example from above, with OsmAnd 4.5.3:

The paths are still as hard to see as before.

[scaidermern]

Please reopen, this bug is still unfixed.

[sonora]

Is this a regression at all (possibly OpenGL?), or is it not rather a well known effect of using very saturated background colors in the default renderer, as I explain here #15779 (comment)?

[scaidermern]

Good question. My gut feeling says this is a regression that appeared when upgrading from 4.3 to 4.4 (I already did use OpenGL in 4.3). However, I'm not entirely sure.

[scaidermern]

Since developers don't react on the reopen requests I've created #18055.