fix: Render SZ segment labels properly in Safari #774
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Motivation
The time labels for Slow Zones map segments were previously rendered with the
<foreignobject>
SVG element, which doesn't really work in Safari. This change renders them in pure SVG.Changes
SVG layout is pretty manual work and it was easiest to resort to Unicode characters for the directional arrows. I found that the ones that work best (i.e. have no weird subpixel glitches) are these chevron ones:
On mobile, though, we'll get a slightly different arrow look:
Testing Instructions
Visit
/red/slowzones
in desktop/mobile Safari and check that these elements render properly.