Allow "choose on map" for routing start/end location

[mradamcox]

It would be nice to have the option of clicking/tapping a spot on the map to enter that as the start (or end) point of the route.

Just wanted to put it out there, because, as other tickets and HN comments have mentioned, the address autocomplete isn't super sophisticated yet, so adding this functionality would make a it just a bit easier to use the routing capabilities in the meantime.

For example, my home address doesn't appear in the autocomplete at all, so I typed in a nearby restaurant which did pop up. With that location set as the destination, having the option to click near my house would be super convenient. For a variety of reasons, I find that I use that functionality on Google Maps quite a lot, actually.

Thanks for this ambitious project! I'm looking forward to following it :)

[ellenhp]

This is definitely something I want to support! Currently you can drop a pin on desktop only by long-pressing the map while nothing is selected, but as soon as you're in the directions screen you can't drop pins anymore, so it's currently only useful for selecting a destination. It's also not discoverable enough.

[mradamcox]

Ok, I see the long-press now, I like the use of that event a lot. That same interaction could auto fill the "From" box.

[ellenhp]

That's what I'm thinking. In the directions screen if exactly one of the boxes is not filled, the long-press should drop a pin and fill it.

Do you think that will be discoverable enough?

[kresp0]

That's what I'm thinking. In the directions screen if exactly one of the boxes is not filled, the long-press should drop a pin and fill it.

And if neither are filled, I think it should fill the destination, on any screen.

Do you think that will be discoverable enough?

Why not a simple tap/click instead of a long one? This way should be way more discoverable.