Merge pull request 'Usability and styling' (#24) from feature/frontend-usability-and-styling into main

Reviewed-on: #24
2024-09-25 13:26:19 +00:00 · 2024-09-25 13:26:19 +00:00 · 06dc0c7c3b
commit 06dc0c7c3b
parent eaa2334942 d37fb09d62
34 changed files with 976 additions and 416 deletions
--- a/frontend/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/frontend/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <!-- Required to fetch data from the internet. -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
+    <!-- Required to show user location -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

    <application
        android:label="anyway"
--- a/frontend/android/gradlew.bat
+++ b/frontend/android/gradlew.bat
@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@rem ##########################################################################
+@rem
+@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem
+@rem ##########################################################################
+
+@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+
+@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=
+
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
+set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
+
+@rem Find java.exe
+if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
+
+set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
+%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:findJavaFromJavaHome
+set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
+set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
+
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:init
+@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windowz variants
+
+if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
+if "%@eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NT_args
+
+:win9xME_args
+@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
+set _SKIP=2
+
+:win9xME_args_slurp
+if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
+
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
+goto execute
+
+:4NT_args
+@rem Get arguments from the 4NT Shell from JP Software
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%$
+
+:execute
+@rem Setup the command line
+
+set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+@rem Execute Gradle
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+
+:end
+@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+
+:fail
+rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
+rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
+if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
+exit /b 1
+
+:mainEnd
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
+
+:omega
--- a/frontend/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/frontend/android/settings.gradle
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pluginManagement {
 plugins {
    id "dev.flutter.flutter-plugin-loader" version "1.0.0"
    id "com.android.application" version "7.3.0" apply false
-    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android" version "1.7.10" apply false
+    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android" version "2.0.20" apply false
 }

 include ":app"
--- a/frontend/devtools_options.yaml
+++ b/frontend/devtools_options.yaml
@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+description: This file stores settings for Dart & Flutter DevTools.
+documentation: https://docs.flutter.dev/tools/devtools/extensions#configure-extension-enablement-states
+extensions:
--- a/frontend/lib/constants.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/constants.dart
@ -1,6 +1,85 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
 const String APP_NAME = 'AnyWay';

 String API_URL_BASE = 'https://anyway.anydev.info';
 String PRIVACY_URL = 'https://anydev.info/privacy';

 const String MAP_ID = '41c21ac9b81dbfd8';
+
+
+const Color GRADIENT_START = Color(0xFFF9B208);
+const Color GRADIENT_END = Color(0xFFE72E77);
+
+const Color PRIMARY_COLOR = Color(0xFFF38F1A);
+
+
+
+const double TRIP_PANEL_MAX_HEIGHT = 0.8;
+const double TRIP_PANEL_MIN_HEIGHT = 0.12;
+
+ThemeData APP_THEME = ThemeData(
+  primaryColor: PRIMARY_COLOR,
+
+  scaffoldBackgroundColor: Colors.white,
+  cardColor: Colors.white,
+  useMaterial3: true,
+
+  colorScheme: ColorScheme.light(
+    primary: PRIMARY_COLOR,
+    secondary: GRADIENT_END,
+    surface: Colors.white,
+    error: Colors.red,
+    onPrimary: Colors.white,
+    onSecondary: const Color.fromARGB(255, 30, 22, 22),
+    onSurface: Colors.black,
+    onError: Colors.white,
+    brightness: Brightness.light,
+  ),
+
+
+  textButtonTheme: const TextButtonThemeData(
+    style: ButtonStyle(
+      foregroundColor: WidgetStatePropertyAll(PRIMARY_COLOR),
+      side: WidgetStatePropertyAll(
+        BorderSide(
+          color: PRIMARY_COLOR,
+          width: 1,
+        ),
+      ),
+    )
+    ),
+
+  elevatedButtonTheme: const ElevatedButtonThemeData(
+    style: ButtonStyle(
+      foregroundColor: WidgetStatePropertyAll(PRIMARY_COLOR),
+    )
+  ),
+
+  outlinedButtonTheme: const OutlinedButtonThemeData(
+    style: ButtonStyle(
+      foregroundColor: WidgetStatePropertyAll(PRIMARY_COLOR),
+    )
+  ),
+
+
+  cardTheme: const CardTheme(
+    shadowColor: Colors.grey,
+    elevation: 2,
+    margin: EdgeInsets.all(10),
+  ),
+
+  sliderTheme: const SliderThemeData(
+    trackHeight: 15,
+    inactiveTrackColor: Colors.grey,
+    thumbColor: PRIMARY_COLOR,
+    activeTrackColor: GRADIENT_END
+  )
+);
+
+
+const Gradient APP_GRADIENT = LinearGradient(
+  begin: Alignment.topLeft,
+  end: Alignment.bottomRight,
+  colors: [GRADIENT_START, GRADIENT_END],
+);
--- a/frontend/lib/layout.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/layout.dart
@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:anyway/pages/settings.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

 import 'package:anyway/constants.dart';
@ -6,10 +7,9 @@ import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/modules/trips_saved_list.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/utils/load_trips.dart';

-import 'package:anyway/pages/new_trip.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/pages/new_trip_location.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/pages/current_trip.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/pages/onboarding.dart';
-import 'package:anyway/pages/profile.dart';



@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class _BasePageState extends State<BasePage> {
                        )
                      );
                    },
-                    label: Text("Plan a trip now"),
+                    label: Text("Plan a trip"),
                  ),
                );
              }
@ -74,33 +74,33 @@ class _BasePageState extends State<BasePage> {
      }
    } else if (widget.mainScreen == "tutorial") {
      currentView = OnboardingPage();
-    } else if (widget.mainScreen == "profile") {
-      currentView = ProfilePage();
+    } else if (widget.mainScreen == "settings") {
+      currentView = SettingsPage();
    }

-    final ThemeData theme = Theme.of(context);
-    
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: Text(APP_NAME)),
      body: Center(child: currentView),
      drawer: Drawer(
        child: Column(
          children: [
-            DrawerHeader(
+            Container(
              decoration: BoxDecoration(
-                gradient: LinearGradient(colors: [Colors.red, Colors.yellow])
+                gradient: APP_GRADIENT,
              ),
+              height: 150,
              child: Center(
                child: Text(
                  APP_NAME,
                  style: TextStyle(
-                    color: Colors.grey[800],
+                    color: Colors.white,
                    fontSize: 24,
                    fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                  ),
                ),
              ),
            ),
+
            ListTile(
              title: const Text('Your Trips'),
              leading: const Icon(Icons.map),
@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class _BasePageState extends State<BasePage> {
              },
              child: const Text('Clear trips'),
            ),
-            const Divider(),
+            const Divider(indent: 10, endIndent: 10),
            ListTile(
              title: const Text('How to use'),
              leading: Icon(Icons.help),
@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ class _BasePageState extends State<BasePage> {
            ListTile(
              title: const Text('Settings'),
              leading: const Icon(Icons.settings),
-              selected: widget.mainScreen == "profile",
+              selected: widget.mainScreen == "settings",
              onTap: () {
                Navigator.of(context).push(
                  MaterialPageRoute(
-                    builder: (context) => BasePage(mainScreen: "profile")
+                    builder: (context) => BasePage(mainScreen: "settings")
                  )
                );
              },
--- a/frontend/lib/main.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/main.dart
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class App extends StatelessWidget {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: APP_NAME,
      home: BasePage(mainScreen: "map"),
-      theme: ThemeData(useMaterial3: true, colorSchemeSeed: Colors.red[600]),
+      theme: APP_THEME,
      scaffoldMessengerKey: rootScaffoldMessengerKey
    );
  }
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_greeter.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_greeter.dart
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:developer';

+import 'package:anyway/constants.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
 import 'package:auto_size_text/auto_size_text.dart';

@ -20,8 +21,12 @@ class Greeter extends StatefulWidget {
 class _GreeterState extends State<Greeter> {
  
  Widget greeterBuilder (BuildContext context, Widget? child) {
-    ThemeData theme = Theme.of(context);
-    TextStyle greeterStyle = TextStyle(color: theme.primaryColor, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold, fontSize: 24);
+    final Shader textGradient = APP_GRADIENT.createShader(Rect.fromLTWH(0.0, 0.0, 200.0, 70.0));
+    TextStyle greeterStyle = TextStyle(
+      foreground: Paint()..shader = textGradient,
+      fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+      fontSize: 26
+    );

    Widget topGreeter;

@ -91,26 +96,10 @@ class _GreeterState extends State<Greeter> {
    }

    return Center(
-      child: Column(
-        children: [
-          // Padding(padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 20)),
-          topGreeter,
-          Padding(
-            padding: EdgeInsets.all(20),
-            child: bottomGreeter
-          ),
-        ],
-      )
+      child: topGreeter,
    );
  }

-  Widget bottomGreeter = const Text(
-    "Busy day ahead? Here is how to make the most of it!",
-    style: TextStyle(color: Colors.black, fontSize: 18),
-    textAlign: TextAlign.center,
-  );
-
-

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_landmarks_list.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_landmarks_list.dart
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ List<Widget> landmarksList(Trip trip) {

  log("Trip ${trip.uuid} ${trip.landmarks.length} landmarks");

-  if (trip.landmarks.isEmpty || trip.landmarks.length <= 1 && trip.landmarks.first.type == start ) {
+  if (trip.landmarks.isEmpty || trip.landmarks.length <= 1 && trip.landmarks.first.type == typeStart ) {
    children.add(
      const Text("No landmarks in this trip"),
    );
@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ List<Widget> landmarksList(Trip trip) {
        onDismissed: (direction) {
          log('Removing ${landmark.name}');
          trip.removeLandmark(landmark);
-          // Then show a snackbar

          rootScaffoldMessengerKey.currentState!.showSnackBar(
            SnackBar(content: Text("We won't show ${landmark.name} again"))
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_map.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_map.dart
@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 import 'dart:collection';

 import 'package:anyway/constants.dart';
-import 'package:anyway/modules/themed_marker.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/modules/landmark_map_marker.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/structs/landmark.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
 import 'package:google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter.dart';
+import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:widget_to_marker/widget_to_marker.dart';


-class MapWidget extends StatefulWidget {
+class CurrentTripMap extends StatefulWidget {

  final Trip? trip;

-  MapWidget({
+  CurrentTripMap({
    this.trip
  });

  @override
-  State<MapWidget> createState() => _MapWidgetState();
+  State<CurrentTripMap> createState() => _CurrentTripMapState();
 }

-class _MapWidgetState extends State<MapWidget> {
+class _CurrentTripMapState extends State<CurrentTripMap> {
  late GoogleMapController mapController;

  CameraPosition _cameraPosition = CameraPosition(
@ -67,9 +68,27 @@ class _MapWidgetState extends State<MapWidget> {
    });
  }

+
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    widget.trip?.addListener(setMapMarkers);
+    Future<SharedPreferences> preferences = SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+
+    return FutureBuilder(
+      future: preferences,
+      builder: (context, snapshot) {
+        if (snapshot.hasData) {
+          SharedPreferences prefs = snapshot.data as SharedPreferences;
+          bool useLocation = prefs.getBool('useLocation') ?? true;
+          return _buildMap(useLocation);
+        } else {
+          return const CircularProgressIndicator();
+        }
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  Widget _buildMap(bool useLocation) {
    return GoogleMap(
      onMapCreated: _onMapCreated,
      initialCameraPosition: _cameraPosition,
@ -79,7 +98,9 @@ class _MapWidgetState extends State<MapWidget> {
      cloudMapId: MAP_ID,
      mapToolbarEnabled: false,
      zoomControlsEnabled: false,
-
+      myLocationEnabled: useLocation,
+      myLocationButtonEnabled: false,
    );
  }
+
 }
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_panel.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_panel.dart
@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import 'package:anyway/constants.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/modules/current_trip_summary.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/modules/current_trip_save_button.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/modules/current_trip_landmarks_list.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/modules/current_trip_greeter.dart';
+
+
+class CurrentTripPanel extends StatefulWidget {
+  final ScrollController controller;
+  final Trip trip;
+
+  const CurrentTripPanel({
+    super.key,
+    required this.controller,
+    required this.trip,
+    });
+
+  @override
+  State<CurrentTripPanel> createState() => _CurrentTripPanelState();
+}
+
+class _CurrentTripPanelState extends State<CurrentTripPanel> {
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return ListenableBuilder(
+      listenable: widget.trip,
+      builder: (context, child) {
+        if (widget.trip.uuid != 'pending' && widget.trip.uuid != 'error') {
+          return ListView(
+            controller: widget.controller,
+            padding: const EdgeInsets.only(bottom: 30, left: 5, right: 5),
+            children: [
+              SizedBox(
+                // reuse the exact same height as the panel has when collapsed
+                // this way the greeter will be centered when the panel is collapsed
+                height: MediaQuery.of(context).size.height * TRIP_PANEL_MIN_HEIGHT - 20,
+                child: Greeter(trip: widget.trip),
+              ),
+
+              const Padding(padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 10)),
+
+              // CurrentTripSummary(trip: widget.trip),
+
+              // const Divider(),
+
+              ...landmarksList(widget.trip),
+
+              const Padding(padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 10)),
+
+              Center(child: saveButton(widget.trip)),
+            ],
+          );
+        } else if(widget.trip.uuid == 'pending') {
+          return SizedBox(
+            // reuse the exact same height as the panel has when collapsed
+            // this way the greeter will be centered when the panel is collapsed
+            height: MediaQuery.of(context).size.height * TRIP_PANEL_MIN_HEIGHT - 20,
+            child: Greeter(trip: widget.trip)
+          );
+        } else {
+          return Row(
+            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
+            children: [
+              const Icon(
+                Icons.error_outline,
+                color: Colors.red,
+                size: 50,
+              ),
+              Padding(
+                padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 10),
+                child: Text('Error: ${widget.trip.errorDescription}'),
+              ),
+            ],
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    );
+  }
+}  
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_save_button.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_save_button.dart
@ -1,4 +1,5 @@

+import 'package:anyway/main.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
 import 'package:auto_size_text/auto_size_text.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
@ -8,6 +9,13 @@ Widget saveButton(Trip trip) => ElevatedButton(
  onPressed: () async {
    SharedPreferences prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
    trip.toPrefs(prefs);
+    rootScaffoldMessengerKey.currentState!.showSnackBar(
+      SnackBar(
+        content: Text('Trip saved'),
+        duration: Duration(seconds: 2),
+        dismissDirection: DismissDirection.horizontal
+      )
+    );
  },
  child: SizedBox(
    width: 100,
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_summary.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/current_trip_summary.dart
@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+class CurrentTripSummary extends StatefulWidget {
+  final Trip trip;
+  const CurrentTripSummary({
+    super.key,
+    required this.trip,
+    });
+
+  @override
+  State<CurrentTripSummary> createState() => _CurrentTripSummaryState();
+}
+
+class _CurrentTripSummaryState extends State<CurrentTripSummary> {
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return Column(
+      children: [
+        Text('Summary'),
+        // Text('Start: ${widget.trip.start}'),
+        // Text('End: ${widget.trip.end}'),
+        Text('Total duration: ${widget.trip.totalTime}'),
+        Text('Total distance: ${widget.trip.totalTime}'),
+        // Text('Fuel: ${widget.trip.fuel}'),
+        // Text('Cost: ${widget.trip.cost}'),
+      ],
+    );
+    
+  }
+}
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/landmark_card.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/landmark_card.dart
@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ class _LandmarkCardState extends State<LandmarkCard> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    ThemeData theme = Theme.of(context);
-    ButtonStyle buttonStyle = TextButton.styleFrom(
-      backgroundColor: Colors.orange,
-      fixedSize: Size.fromHeight(20)
-    );
    return Container(
      height: 160,
      child: Card(
@ -40,7 +36,7 @@ class _LandmarkCardState extends State<LandmarkCard> {
              width: 160,
              child: CachedNetworkImage(
                imageUrl: widget.landmark.imageURL ?? '',
-                placeholder: (context, url) => CircularProgressIndicator(),
+                placeholder: (context, url) => Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()),
                errorWidget: (context, error, stackTrace) => Icon(Icons.question_mark_outlined),
                // TODO: make this a switch statement to load a placeholder if null
                // cover the whole container meaning the image will be cropped
@ -88,21 +84,18 @@ class _LandmarkCardState extends State<LandmarkCard> {
                        // show the type, the website, and the wikipedia link as buttons/labels in a row
                        children: [
                          TextButton.icon(
-                            style: buttonStyle,
                            onPressed: () {},
                            icon: widget.landmark.type.icon,
                            label: Text(widget.landmark.type.name),
                          ),
                          if (widget.landmark.duration != null && widget.landmark.duration!.inMinutes > 0)
                            TextButton.icon(
-                              style: buttonStyle,
                              onPressed: () {},
                              icon: Icon(Icons.hourglass_bottom),
                              label: Text('${widget.landmark.duration!.inMinutes} minutes'),
                            ),
                          if (widget.landmark.websiteURL != null)
                            TextButton.icon(
-                              style: buttonStyle,
                              onPressed: () async {
                                // open a browser with the website link
                                await launchUrl(Uri.parse(widget.landmark.websiteURL!));
@ -112,7 +105,6 @@ class _LandmarkCardState extends State<LandmarkCard> {
                            ),
                          if (widget.landmark.wikipediaURL != null)
                            TextButton.icon(
-                              style: buttonStyle,
                              onPressed: () async {
                                // open a browser with the wikipedia link
                                await launchUrl(Uri.parse(widget.landmark.wikipediaURL!));
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/landmark_map_marker.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/landmark_map_marker.dart
@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:anyway/constants.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/structs/landmark.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

@ -16,21 +17,9 @@ class ThemedMarker extends StatelessWidget {
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    // This returns an outlined circle, with an icon corresponding to the landmark type
    // As a small dot, the number of the landmark is displayed in the top right
-    Icon icon;
-    if (landmark.type == sightseeing) {
-      icon = Icon(Icons.church, color: Colors.black, size: 50);
-    } else if (landmark.type == nature) {
-      icon = Icon(Icons.park, color: Colors.black, size: 50);
-    } else if (landmark.type == shopping) {
-      icon = Icon(Icons.shopping_cart, color: Colors.black, size: 50);
-    } else if (landmark.type == start || landmark.type == finish) {
-      icon = Icon(Icons.flag, color: Colors.black, size: 50);
-    } else {
-      icon = Icon(Icons.location_on, color: Colors.black, size: 50);
-    }

    Widget? positionIndicator;
-    if (landmark.type != start && landmark.type != finish) {
+    if (landmark.type != typeStart && landmark.type != typeFinish) {
      positionIndicator = Positioned(
        top: 0,
        right: 0,
@ -51,14 +40,14 @@ class ThemedMarker extends StatelessWidget {
        children: [
          Container(
            decoration: BoxDecoration(
-              gradient: LinearGradient(
-                colors: [Colors.red, Colors.yellow]
-              ),
+              gradient: APP_GRADIENT,
              shape: BoxShape.circle,
              border: Border.all(color: Colors.black, width: 5),
            ),
-            padding: EdgeInsets.all(5),
-            child: icon
+            width: 70,
+            height: 70,
+            padding: const EdgeInsets.all(5),
+            child: Icon(landmark.type.icon.icon, size: 50),
          ),
          if (positionIndicator != null) positionIndicator,
        ],
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/new_trip_button.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/new_trip_button.dart
@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:anyway/layout.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/main.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/structs/preferences.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/utils/fetch_trip.dart';
@ -8,8 +9,12 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

 class NewTripButton extends StatefulWidget {
  final Trip trip;
+  final UserPreferences preferences;

-  const NewTripButton({required this.trip});
+  const NewTripButton({
+    required this.trip,
+    required this.preferences,
+    });

  @override
  State<NewTripButton> createState() => _NewTripButtonState();
@ -23,42 +28,39 @@ class _NewTripButtonState extends State<NewTripButton> {
      listenable: widget.trip,
      builder: (BuildContext context, Widget? child) {
        if (widget.trip.landmarks.isEmpty){
+          // Fallback if the trip setup is lagging behind
+          // This should in theory never happen
          return Container();
        }
        return FloatingActionButton.extended(
-          onPressed: () async {
-            Future<UserPreferences> preferences = loadUserPreferences();
-            Trip trip = widget.trip;
-            fetchTrip(trip, preferences);
-            Navigator.of(context).push(
-              MaterialPageRoute(
-                builder: (context) => BasePage(mainScreen: "map", trip: trip)
-              )
-            );
-          },
-          icon: Icon(Icons.add),
-          label: FutureBuilder(
-            future: widget.trip.cityName,
-            builder: (context, snapshot) {
-              if (snapshot.connectionState == ConnectionState.done) {
-                return AutoSizeText(
-                  'New trip to ${snapshot.data.toString()}',
-                  style: TextStyle(fontSize: 18),
-                  maxLines: 2,
-                );
-              } else {
-                return AutoSizeText(
-                  'New trip to ...',
-                  style: TextStyle(fontSize: 18),
-                  maxLines: 2,
-                );
-              }
-            },
-          )
-        );
-        
-      } 
+          onPressed: onPressed,
+          icon: const Icon(Icons.add),
+          label: AutoSizeText('Start planning!'),
+        ); 
+      }
    );
  }
+
+  void onPressed() async {
+    // Check that the preferences are valid
+    UserPreferences preferences = widget.preferences;
+    if (preferences.nature.value == 0 && preferences.shopping.value == 0 && preferences.sightseeing.value == 0){
+      rootScaffoldMessengerKey.currentState!.showSnackBar(
+        SnackBar(content: Text("Please specify at least one preference"))
+      );
+    } else if (preferences.maxTime.value == 0){
+      rootScaffoldMessengerKey.currentState!.showSnackBar(
+        SnackBar(content: Text("Please choose a longer duration"))
+      );
+    } else {
+      Trip trip = widget.trip;
+      fetchTrip(trip, widget.preferences);
+      Navigator.of(context).push(
+        MaterialPageRoute(
+          builder: (context) => BasePage(mainScreen: "map", trip: trip)
+        )
+      );
+    }
+  }
 }

--- a/frontend/lib/modules/new_trip_location_search.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/new_trip_location_search.dart
@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ import 'dart:developer';

 import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';
+import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';

 class NewTripLocationSearch extends StatefulWidget {
+  Future<SharedPreferences> prefs = SharedPreferences.getInstance();
  Trip trip;
+  
  NewTripLocationSearch(
    this.trip,
  );
@ -39,26 +43,66 @@ class _NewTripLocationSearchState extends State<NewTripLocationSearch> {
          uuid: 'pending',
          name: query,
          location: [location.latitude, location.longitude],
-          type: start
+          type: typeStart
        )
      );
    }
  }

-  @override
-  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return SearchBar(
-      hintText: 'Enter a city name or long press on the map.',
-      onSubmitted: setTripLocation,
-      controller: _controller,
-      leading: Icon(Icons.search),
-      trailing: [ElevatedButton(
+  late Widget locationSearchBar = SearchBar(
+    hintText: 'Enter a city name or long press on the map.',
+    onSubmitted: setTripLocation,
+    controller: _controller,
+    leading: Icon(Icons.search),
+    trailing: [
+      ElevatedButton(
        onPressed: () {
          setTripLocation(_controller.text);
        },
        child: Text('Search'),
-      ),]
+      )
+    ]
+  );

+
+  late Widget useCurrentLocationButton = ElevatedButton(
+    onPressed: () async {
+      // this widget is only shown if the user has already granted location permissions
+      Position position = await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition();
+      widget.trip.landmarks.clear();
+      widget.trip.addLandmark(
+        Landmark(
+          uuid: 'pending',
+          name: 'start',
+          location: [position.latitude, position.longitude],
+          type: typeStart
+        )
+      );
+    },
+    child: Text('Use current location'),
+  );
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return FutureBuilder(
+      future: widget.prefs,
+      builder: (context, snapshot) {
+        if (snapshot.hasData) {
+          final useLocation = snapshot.data!.getBool('useLocation') ?? false;
+          if (useLocation) {
+            return Column(
+              children: [
+                locationSearchBar,
+                useCurrentLocationButton,
+              ],
+            );
+          } else {
+            return locationSearchBar;
+          }
+        } else {
+          return locationSearchBar;
+        }
+      },
    );
  }
-}
+}
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/new_trip_map.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/new_trip_map.dart
@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-
 // A map that allows the user to select a location for a new trip.
 import 'dart:developer';

 import 'package:anyway/constants.dart';
-import 'package:anyway/modules/themed_marker.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/modules/landmark_map_marker.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/structs/landmark.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter.dart';
+import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:widget_to_marker/widget_to_marker.dart';


@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class NewTripMap extends StatefulWidget {
 }

 class _NewTripMapState extends State<NewTripMap> {
-  final CameraPosition _cameraPosition = CameraPosition(
+  final CameraPosition _cameraPosition = const CameraPosition(
    target: LatLng(48.8566, 2.3522),
    zoom: 11.0,
  );
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class _NewTripMapState extends State<NewTripMap> {
        uuid: 'pending',
        name: 'start',
        location: [location.latitude, location.longitude],
-        type: start
+        type: typeStart
      )
    );
  }
@ -70,10 +70,26 @@ class _NewTripMapState extends State<NewTripMap> {
  }


-
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    widget.trip.addListener(updateTripDetails);
+    Future<SharedPreferences> preferences = SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+
+    return FutureBuilder(
+      future: preferences,
+      builder: (context, snapshot) {
+        if (snapshot.hasData) {
+          SharedPreferences prefs = snapshot.data as SharedPreferences;
+          bool useLocation = prefs.getBool('useLocation') ?? true;
+          return _buildMap(useLocation);
+        } else {
+          return const CircularProgressIndicator();
+        }
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  Widget _buildMap(bool useLocation) {
    return GoogleMap(
      onMapCreated: _onMapCreated,
      initialCameraPosition: _cameraPosition,
@ -82,6 +98,8 @@ class _NewTripMapState extends State<NewTripMap> {
      cloudMapId: MAP_ID,
      mapToolbarEnabled: false,
      zoomControlsEnabled: false,
+      myLocationButtonEnabled: false,
+      myLocationEnabled: useLocation,
    );
  }
 }
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/new_trip_options_button.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/new_trip_options_button.dart
@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import 'package:anyway/pages/new_trip_preferences.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
+import 'package:auto_size_text/auto_size_text.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+
+class NewTripOptionsButton extends StatefulWidget {
+  final Trip trip;
+
+  const NewTripOptionsButton({required this.trip});
+
+  @override
+  State<NewTripOptionsButton> createState() => _NewTripOptionsButtonState();
+}
+
+class _NewTripOptionsButtonState extends State<NewTripOptionsButton> {
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return ListenableBuilder(
+      listenable: widget.trip,
+      builder: (BuildContext context, Widget? child) {
+        if (widget.trip.landmarks.isEmpty){
+          return Container();
+        }
+        return FloatingActionButton.extended(
+          onPressed: () async {
+            Navigator.of(context).push(
+              MaterialPageRoute(
+                builder: (context) => NewTripPreferencesPage(trip: widget.trip)
+              )
+            );
+          },
+          icon: const Icon(Icons.add),
+          label: const AutoSizeText('Set preferences')
+        ); 
+      }
+    );
+  }
+}
+
--- a/frontend/lib/modules/onboarding_card.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/modules/onboarding_card.dart
@ -16,20 +16,23 @@ class OnboardingCard extends StatelessWidget {

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    Color baseColor = Theme.of(context).primaryColor;
+    Color baseColor = Theme.of(context).colorScheme.secondary;
    // have a different color for each card, incrementing the hue
    Color currentColor = baseColor.withAlpha(baseColor.alpha - index * 30);
    return Container(
      color: currentColor,
+      alignment: Alignment.center,
      child: Padding(
        padding: EdgeInsets.all(20),
        child: Column(
+          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: [
            Text(
              title,
              style: TextStyle(
                fontSize: 24,
                fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+                color: Colors.white,
              ),
            ),
            Padding(padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 20)),
@ -44,7 +47,8 @@ class OnboardingCard extends StatelessWidget {
                fontSize: 16,
              ),
            ),
-          ],
+
+          ]
        ),
      )
    );
--- a/frontend/lib/pages/current_trip.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/pages/current_trip.dart
@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import 'package:anyway/modules/current_trip_save_button.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/constants.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:sliding_up_panel/sliding_up_panel.dart';

 import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
-import 'package:anyway/modules/current_trip_landmarks_list.dart';
-import 'package:anyway/modules/current_trip_greeter.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/modules/current_trip_map.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/modules/current_trip_panel.dart';



@ -27,16 +26,21 @@ class _TripPageState extends State<TripPage> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return SlidingUpPanel(
-        panelBuilder: (sc) => _panelFull(sc),
-        // collapsed: _floatingCollapsed(),
-        body: MapWidget(trip: widget.trip),
-        // renderPanelSheet: false,
-        // backdropEnabled: true,
-        maxHeight: MediaQuery.of(context).size.height * 0.8,
-        padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 10, right: 10, top: 25, bottom: 10),
-        // panelSnapping: false,
-        borderRadius: BorderRadius.only(topLeft: Radius.circular(25), topRight: Radius.circular(25)),
-        boxShadow: [
+        // use panelBuilder instead of panel so that we can reuse the scrollcontroller for the listview
+        panelBuilder: (scrollcontroller) => CurrentTripPanel(controller: scrollcontroller, trip: widget.trip),
+        // using collapsed and panelBuilder seems to show both at the same time, so we include the greeter in the panelBuilder
+        // collapsed: Greeter(trip: widget.trip),
+        body: CurrentTripMap(trip: widget.trip),
+        minHeight: MediaQuery.of(context).size.height * TRIP_PANEL_MIN_HEIGHT,
+        maxHeight: MediaQuery.of(context).size.height * TRIP_PANEL_MAX_HEIGHT,
+        // padding in this context is annoying: it offsets the notion of vertical alignment.
+        // children that want to be centered vertically need to have their size adjusted by 2x the padding
+        padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 10),
+        // Panel snapping should not be disabled because it significantly improves the user experience
+        // panelSnapping: false
+        borderRadius: const BorderRadius.only(topLeft: Radius.circular(25), topRight: Radius.circular(25)),
+        parallaxEnabled: true,
+        boxShadow: const [
          BoxShadow(
            blurRadius: 20.0,
            color: Colors.black,
@ -44,41 +48,4 @@ class _TripPageState extends State<TripPage> {
        ],
    );
  }
-
-  
-  Widget _panelFull(ScrollController sc) {
-    return ListenableBuilder(
-      listenable: widget.trip,
-      builder: (context, child) {
-        if (widget.trip.uuid != 'pending' && widget.trip.uuid != 'error') {
-          return ListView(
-            controller: sc,
-            padding: EdgeInsets.only(bottom: 35),
-            children: [
-              Greeter(trip: widget.trip),
-              ...landmarksList(widget.trip),
-              Padding(padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 10)),
-              Center(child: saveButton(widget.trip)),
-            ],
-          );
-        } else if(widget.trip.uuid == 'pending') {
-          return Greeter(trip: widget.trip);
-        } else {
-          return Column(
-            children: [
-              const Icon(
-                Icons.error_outline,
-                color: Colors.red,
-                size: 60,
-              ),
-              Padding(
-                padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 16),
-                child: Text('Error: ${widget.trip.errorDescription}'),
-              ),
-            ],
-          );
-        }
-      }
-    );
-  }
 }
--- a/frontend/lib/pages/new_trip_location.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/pages/new_trip_location.dart
@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:anyway/modules/new_trip_button.dart';
-import 'package:anyway/structs/landmark.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/modules/new_trip_options_button.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:geocoding/geocoding.dart';

-import 'package:anyway/layout.dart';
-import 'package:anyway/utils/fetch_trip.dart';
-import 'package:anyway/structs/preferences.dart';
 import "package:anyway/structs/trip.dart";
 import 'package:anyway/modules/new_trip_location_search.dart';
 import 'package:anyway/modules/new_trip_map.dart';
@ -19,7 +15,6 @@ class NewTripPage extends StatefulWidget {
 }

 class _NewTripPageState extends State<NewTripPage> {
-  final GlobalKey<FormState> _formKey = GlobalKey<FormState>();
  final TextEditingController latController = TextEditingController();
  final TextEditingController lonController = TextEditingController();
  Trip trip = Trip();
@ -40,7 +35,7 @@ class _NewTripPageState extends State<NewTripPage> {
          ),
        ],
      ),
-      floatingActionButton: NewTripButton(trip: trip),
+      floatingActionButton: NewTripOptionsButton(trip: trip),
    );
  }
 }
--- a/frontend/lib/pages/new_trip_preferences.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/pages/new_trip_preferences.dart
@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import 'package:anyway/modules/new_trip_button.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/structs/preferences.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/structs/trip.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+
+
+class NewTripPreferencesPage extends StatefulWidget {
+  final Trip trip;
+  const NewTripPreferencesPage({required this.trip});
+
+  @override
+  _NewTripPreferencesPageState createState() => _NewTripPreferencesPageState();
+}
+
+class _NewTripPreferencesPageState extends State<NewTripPreferencesPage> {
+  UserPreferences preferences = UserPreferences();
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return Scaffold(
+      body: ListView(
+        children: [
+          // Center(
+          //   child: CircleAvatar(
+          //     radius: 100,
+          //     child: Icon(Icons.person, size: 100),
+          //   )
+          // ),
+          Padding(padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 30)),
+          Center(
+            child: FutureBuilder(
+              future: widget.trip.cityName,
+              builder: (context, snapshot) => Text(
+                'Your trip to ${snapshot.hasData ? snapshot.data! : "..."}',
+                style: TextStyle(fontSize: 24, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold)
+              )
+            )
+          ),
+
+          Center(
+            child: Padding(
+            padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 10, right: 10, top: 20, bottom: 0),
+              child: Text('Tell us about your ideal trip.', style: TextStyle(fontSize: 18))
+            ),
+          ),
+
+          Divider(indent: 25, endIndent: 25, height: 50),
+
+          durationPicker(preferences.maxTime),
+
+          preferenceSliders([preferences.sightseeing, preferences.shopping, preferences.nature]),
+        ]
+      ),
+      floatingActionButton: NewTripButton(trip: widget.trip, preferences: preferences),
+    );
+  }
+
+
+  Widget durationPicker(SinglePreference maxTime) {
+    return Card(
+      margin: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 10, right: 10, top: 10, bottom: 0),
+      shadowColor: Colors.grey,
+      child: ListTile(
+        leading: Icon(Icons.timer),
+        title: Text(preferences.maxTime.description),
+        subtitle: CupertinoTimerPicker(
+          mode: CupertinoTimerPickerMode.hm,
+          initialTimerDuration: Duration(minutes: 90),
+          minuteInterval: 15,
+          onTimerDurationChanged: (Duration newDuration) {
+            setState(() {
+              preferences.maxTime.value = newDuration.inMinutes;
+            });
+          },
+        )
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+
+  Widget preferenceSliders(List<SinglePreference> prefs) {
+    List<Card> sliders = [];
+      for (SinglePreference pref in prefs) {
+      sliders.add(
+        Card(
+          child: ListTile(
+            leading: pref.icon,
+            title: Text(pref.name),
+            subtitle: Slider(
+              value: pref.value.toDouble(),
+              min: pref.minVal.toDouble(),
+              max: pref.maxVal.toDouble(),
+              divisions: pref.maxVal - pref.minVal,
+              label: pref.value.toString(),
+              onChanged: (double newValue) {
+                setState(() {
+                  pref.value = newValue.toInt();
+                });
+              },
+            )
+          ),
+        )
+      );
+    }
+
+    return Column(
+      children: sliders
+    );
+  }
+}
+
--- a/frontend/lib/pages/onboarding.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/pages/onboarding.dart
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:anyway/modules/onboarding_card.dart';
-import 'package:anyway/pages/new_trip.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/pages/new_trip_location.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

 class OnboardingPage extends StatefulWidget {
--- a/frontend/lib/pages/profile.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/pages/profile.dart
@ -1,177 +0,0 @@
-import 'package:anyway/constants.dart';
-import 'package:anyway/structs/preferences.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-
-
-bool debugMode = false;
-
-class ProfilePage extends StatefulWidget {
-  @override
-  _ProfilePageState createState() => _ProfilePageState();
-}
-
-class _ProfilePageState extends State<ProfilePage> {
-  Future<UserPreferences> _prefs = loadUserPreferences();
-
-  @override
-  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return ListView(
-      children: [
-        // First a round, centered image
-        Center(
-          child: CircleAvatar(
-            radius: 100,
-            child: Icon(Icons.person, size: 100),
-          )
-        ),
-        Center(
-          child: Text('Curious traveler', style: TextStyle(fontSize: 24))
-        ),
-
-        Divider(indent: 25, endIndent: 25, height: 50),
-
-        Center(
-          child: Padding(
-           padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 10, right: 10, top: 0, bottom: 10),
-            child: Text('For a tailored experience, please rate your discovery preferences.', style: TextStyle(fontSize: 18))
-          ),
-        ),
-
-        FutureBuilder(future: _prefs, builder: futureSliders),
-
-        Divider(indent: 25, endIndent: 25, height: 50),
-
-        privacyInfo(),
-
-        debugButton(),
-      ]
-    );
-  }
-
-  Widget debugButton() {
-    return Padding(
-      padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 20),
-      child: Row(
-        children: [
-          Text('Debug mode'),
-          Switch(
-            value: debugMode,
-            onChanged: (bool? newValue) {
-              setState(() {
-                debugMode = newValue!;
-                showDialog(
-                  context: context,
-                  builder: (BuildContext context) {
-                    return AlertDialog(
-                      title: Text('Debug mode - custom API'),
-                      content: TextField(
-                        decoration: InputDecoration(
-                          hintText: 'http://localhost:8000'
-                        ),
-                      onChanged: (value) {
-                        setState(() {
-                          API_URL_BASE = value;
-                        });
-                      },
-                    ),
-                    actions: [
-                      TextButton(
-                        child: Text('OK'),
-                        onPressed: () {
-                          Navigator.of(context).pop();
-                        },
-                      ),
-                    ],
-                    );
-                  }
-                );
-              });
-            }
-          )
-        ],
-      )
-    );
-  }
-
-
-  Widget futureSliders(BuildContext context, AsyncSnapshot<UserPreferences> snapshot) {
-    if (snapshot.connectionState == ConnectionState.done) {
-      UserPreferences prefs = snapshot.data!;
-
-      return Column(
-        children: [
-          PreferenceSliders(prefs: [prefs.maxTime, prefs.maxDetour]),
-          Divider(indent: 25, endIndent: 25, height: 50),
-          PreferenceSliders(prefs: [prefs.sightseeing, prefs.shopping, prefs.nature])
-        ]
-      );
-    } else {
-      return CircularProgressIndicator();
-    }
-  }
-
-  Widget privacyInfo() {
-    return Padding(
-      padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 20),
-      child: Row(
-        children: [
-          Text('Privacy policy is available at '),
-          TextButton.icon(
-            icon: Icon(Icons.info),
-            label: Text(PRIVACY_URL),
-            onPressed: () {
-            }
-          )
-        ],
-      )
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-
-class PreferenceSliders extends StatefulWidget {
-  final List<SinglePreference> prefs;
-
-  PreferenceSliders({required this.prefs});
-
-  @override
-  State<PreferenceSliders> createState() => _PreferenceSlidersState();
-}
-
-
-class _PreferenceSlidersState extends State<PreferenceSliders> {
-
-  @override
-  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    List<Card> sliders = [];
-      for (SinglePreference pref in widget.prefs) {
-      sliders.add(
-        Card(
-          child: ListTile(
-            leading: pref.icon,
-            title: Text(pref.name),
-            subtitle: Slider(
-              value: pref.value.toDouble(),
-              min: pref.minVal.toDouble(),
-              max: pref.maxVal.toDouble(),
-              divisions: pref.maxVal - pref.minVal,
-              label: pref.value.toString(),
-              onChanged: (double newValue) {
-                setState(() {
-                  pref.value = newValue.toInt();
-                  pref.save();
-                });
-              },
-            )
-          ),
-          margin: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 10, right: 10, top: 10, bottom: 0),
-          shadowColor: Colors.grey,
-        )
-      );
-    }
-
-    return Column(
-      children: sliders);
-  }
-}
-
--- a/frontend/lib/pages/settings.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/pages/settings.dart
@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+import 'package:anyway/constants.dart';
+import 'package:anyway/main.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
+import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
+import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
+
+
+bool debugMode = false;
+
+class SettingsPage extends StatefulWidget {
+  @override
+  _SettingsPageState createState() => _SettingsPageState();
+}
+
+class _SettingsPageState extends State<SettingsPage> {
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return ListView(
+      padding: EdgeInsets.all(15),
+      children: [
+        // First a round, centered image
+        Center(
+          child: CircleAvatar(
+            radius: 75,
+            child: Icon(Icons.settings, size: 100),
+          )
+        ),
+        Center(
+          child: Text('Global settings', style: TextStyle(fontSize: 24))
+        ),
+
+        Divider(indent: 25, endIndent: 25, height: 50),
+
+        darkMode(),
+        setLocationUsage(),
+        setDebugMode(),
+
+        Divider(indent: 25, endIndent: 25, height: 50),
+
+        privacyInfo(),
+      ]
+    );
+  }
+
+  Widget setDebugMode() {
+    return Row(
+      children: [
+        Text('Debugging: use a custom API URL'),
+        // white space
+        Spacer(),
+        Switch(
+          value: debugMode,
+          onChanged: (bool? newValue) {
+            setState(() {
+              debugMode = newValue!;
+              if (debugMode) {
+                showDialog(
+                  context: context,
+                  builder: (BuildContext context) {
+                    return AlertDialog(
+                      title: Text('Debug mode - use a custom API endpoint'),
+                      content: TextField(
+                        decoration: InputDecoration(
+                          hintText: 'https://anyway-stg.anydev.info'
+                        ),
+                        onChanged: (value) {
+                          setState(() {
+                            API_URL_BASE = value;
+                          });
+                        },
+                      ),
+                      actions: [
+                        TextButton(
+                          child: Text('OK'),
+                          onPressed: () {
+                            Navigator.of(context).pop();
+                          },
+                        ),
+                      ],
+                    );
+                  }
+                );
+              }
+            });
+          }
+        )
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+
+  Widget darkMode() {
+    return Row(
+      children: [
+        Text('Dark mode'),
+        Spacer(),
+        Switch(
+          value: Theme.of(context).brightness == Brightness.dark,
+          onChanged: (bool? newValue) {
+            setState(() {
+              rootScaffoldMessengerKey.currentState!.showSnackBar(
+                SnackBar(content: Text('Dark mode is not implemented yet'))
+              );
+              // if (newValue!) {
+              //   // Dark mode
+              //   Theme.of(context).brightness = Brightness.dark;
+              // } else {
+              //   // Light mode
+              //   Theme.of(context).brightness = Brightness.light;
+              // }
+            });
+          }
+        )
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+
+  Widget setLocationUsage() {
+    Future<SharedPreferences> preferences = SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+    return Row(
+      children: [
+        Text('Use location services'),
+        // white space
+        Spacer(),
+        FutureBuilder(
+          future: preferences,
+          builder: (context, snapshot) {
+            if (snapshot.hasData) {
+              bool useLocation = snapshot.data!.getBool('useLocation') ?? false;
+              return Switch(
+                value: useLocation,
+                onChanged: setUseLocation,
+              );
+            } else {
+              return CircularProgressIndicator();
+            }
+          }
+        )
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+
+  void setUseLocation(bool newValue) async {
+    await Permission.locationWhenInUse
+      .onDeniedCallback(() {
+        rootScaffoldMessengerKey.currentState!.showSnackBar(
+          SnackBar(content: Text('Location services are required for this feature'))
+        );
+      })
+      .onGrantedCallback(() {
+        rootScaffoldMessengerKey.currentState!.showSnackBar(
+          SnackBar(content: Text('Location services are now enabled'))
+        );
+        SharedPreferences.getInstance().then(
+          (SharedPreferences prefs) {
+            setState(() {
+              prefs.setBool('useLocation', newValue);
+            });
+          }
+        );
+      })
+      .onPermanentlyDeniedCallback(() {
+        rootScaffoldMessengerKey.currentState!.showSnackBar(
+          SnackBar(content: Text('Location services are required for this feature'))
+        );
+      })  
+    .request();
+  }
+
+  Widget privacyInfo() {
+    return Center(
+      child: Column(
+        children: [
+          Text('Our privacy policy is available under:'),
+          
+          TextButton.icon(
+            icon: Icon(Icons.info),
+            label: Text(PRIVACY_URL),
+            onPressed: () async{
+              await launchUrl(Uri.parse(PRIVACY_URL));
+            }
+          )
+        ],
+      )
+    );
+  }
+
+}
--- a/frontend/lib/structs/landmark.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/structs/landmark.dart
@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import 'dart:convert';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';

-LandmarkType sightseeing = LandmarkType(name: 'sightseeing');
-LandmarkType nature = LandmarkType(name: 'nature');
-LandmarkType shopping = LandmarkType(name: 'shopping');
+LandmarkType typeSightseeing = LandmarkType(name: 'sightseeing');
+LandmarkType typeNature = LandmarkType(name: 'nature');
+LandmarkType typeShopping = LandmarkType(name: 'shopping');
 // LandmarkType museum = LandmarkType(name: 'Museum');
 // LandmarkType restaurant = LandmarkType(name: 'Restaurant');
-LandmarkType start = LandmarkType(name: 'start');
-LandmarkType finish = LandmarkType(name: 'finish');
+LandmarkType typeStart = LandmarkType(name: 'start');
+LandmarkType typeFinish = LandmarkType(name: 'finish');


 final class Landmark extends LinkedListEntry<Landmark>{
@ -130,22 +130,22 @@ class LandmarkType {
  LandmarkType({required this.name, this.icon = const Icon(Icons.location_on)}) {
    switch (name) {
      case 'sightseeing':
-        icon = Icon(Icons.church);
+        icon = const Icon(Icons.church);
        break;
      case 'nature':
-        icon = Icon(Icons.eco);
+        icon = const Icon(Icons.eco);
        break;
      case 'shopping':
-        icon = Icon(Icons.shopping_cart);
+        icon = const Icon(Icons.shopping_cart);
        break;
      case 'start':
-        icon = Icon(Icons.play_arrow);
+        icon = const Icon(Icons.play_arrow);
        break;
      case 'finish':
-        icon = Icon(Icons.flag);
+        icon = const Icon(Icons.flag);
        break;
      default:
-        icon = Icon(Icons.location_on);
+        icon = const Icon(Icons.location_on);
    }
  }
  @override
--- a/frontend/lib/structs/preferences.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/structs/preferences.dart
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import 'package:anyway/structs/landmark.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';


 class SinglePreference {
@ -20,16 +20,6 @@ class SinglePreference {
    this.minVal = 0,
    this.maxVal = 5,
  });
-
-  void save() async {
-    SharedPreferences sharedPrefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
-      sharedPrefs.setInt('pref_$slug', value);
-  }
-
-  void load() async {
-    SharedPreferences sharedPrefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
-      value = sharedPrefs.getInt('pref_$slug') ?? minVal;
-  }
 }


@ -39,64 +29,41 @@ class UserPreferences {
    slug: "sightseeing",
    description: "How much do you like sightseeing?",
    value: 0,
-    icon: Icon(Icons.church),
+    icon: typeSightseeing.icon,
  );
  SinglePreference shopping = SinglePreference(
    name: "Shopping",
    slug: "shopping",
    description: "How much do you like shopping?",
    value: 0,
-    icon: Icon(Icons.shopping_bag),
+    icon: typeShopping.icon,
  );
  SinglePreference nature = SinglePreference(
    name: "Nature",
    slug: "nature",
    description: "How much do you like nature?",
    value: 0,
-    icon: Icon(Icons.landscape),
+    icon: typeNature.icon,
  );

  SinglePreference maxTime = SinglePreference(
    name: "Trip duration",
    slug: "duration",
-    description: "How long do you want your trip to be?",
+    description: "How long should your trip be?",
    value: 30,
    minVal: 30,
    maxVal: 720,
    icon: Icon(Icons.timer),
  );
-  SinglePreference maxDetour = SinglePreference(
-    name: "Trip detours",
-    slug: "detours",
-    description: "Are you okay with roaming even if makes the trip longer?",
-    value: 0,
-    maxVal: 30,
-    icon: Icon(Icons.loupe_sharp),
-  );


-
-  Future<void> load() async {
-    for (SinglePreference pref in [sightseeing, shopping, nature, maxTime, maxDetour]) {
-      pref.load();
-    }
-  }
-
  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
      // This is "opinionated" JSON, corresponding to the backend's expectations
      return {
        "sightseeing": {"type": "sightseeing", "score": sightseeing.value},
        "shopping": {"type": "shopping", "score": shopping.value},
        "nature": {"type": "nature", "score": nature.value},
-        "max_time_minute": maxTime.value,
-        "detour_tolerance_minute": maxDetour.value
+        "max_time_minute": maxTime.value
      };
    }
-}
-
-
-Future<UserPreferences> loadUserPreferences() async {
-  UserPreferences prefs = UserPreferences();
-  await prefs.load();
-  return prefs;
 }
--- a/frontend/lib/utils/fetch_trip.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/utils/fetch_trip.dart
@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ Dio dio = Dio(

 fetchTrip(
  Trip trip,
-  Future<UserPreferences> preferences,
+  UserPreferences preferences,
 ) async {
-  UserPreferences prefs = await preferences;
  Map<String, dynamic> data = {
-    "preferences": prefs.toJson(),
+    "preferences": preferences.toJson(),
    "start": trip.landmarks!.first.location,
  };
  String dataString = jsonEncode(data);
@ -47,11 +46,16 @@ fetchTrip(
  // handle errors
  if (response.statusCode != 200) {
    trip.updateUUID("error");
-    if (response.data["detail"] != null) {
-      trip.updateError(response.data["detail"]);
-      log(response.data["detail"]);
-      // throw Exception(response.data["detail"]);
+    String errorDetail;
+    if (response.data.runtimeType == String) {
+      errorDetail = response.data;
+    } else {
+      errorDetail = response.data["detail"] ?? "Unknown error";
    }
+    trip.updateError(errorDetail);
+    log(errorDetail);
+    // Actualy no need to throw an exception, we can just log the error and let the user retry
+    // throw Exception(errorDetail);
  } else {
    Map<String, dynamic> json = response.data;

--- a/frontend/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
+++ b/frontend/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 import FlutterMacOS
 import Foundation

+import geolocator_apple
 import path_provider_foundation
 import shared_preferences_foundation
 import sqflite
 import url_launcher_macos

 func RegisterGeneratedPlugins(registry: FlutterPluginRegistry) {
+  GeolocatorPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "GeolocatorPlugin"))
  PathProviderPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "PathProviderPlugin"))
  SharedPreferencesPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SharedPreferencesPlugin"))
  SqflitePlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SqflitePlugin"))
--- a/frontend/pubspec.lock
+++ b/frontend/pubspec.lock
@ -264,6 +264,54 @@ packages:
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "3.2.0"
+  geolocator:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: geolocator
+      sha256: "0ec58b731776bc43097fcf751f79681b6a8f6d3bc737c94779fe9f1ad73c1a81"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "13.0.1"
+  geolocator_android:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: geolocator_android
+      sha256: "7aefc530db47d90d0580b552df3242440a10fe60814496a979aa67aa98b1fd47"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "4.6.1"
+  geolocator_apple:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: geolocator_apple
+      sha256: bc2aca02423ad429cb0556121f56e60360a2b7d694c8570301d06ea0c00732fd
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.3.7"
+  geolocator_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: geolocator_platform_interface
+      sha256: "386ce3d9cce47838355000070b1d0b13efb5bc430f8ecda7e9238c8409ace012"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "4.2.4"
+  geolocator_web:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: geolocator_web
+      sha256: "2ed69328e05cd94e7eb48bb0535f5fc0c0c44d1c4fa1e9737267484d05c29b5e"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "4.1.1"
+  geolocator_windows:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: geolocator_windows
+      sha256: "53da08937d07c24b0d9952eb57a3b474e29aae2abf9dd717f7e1230995f13f0e"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.2.3"
  google_maps:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
@ -496,6 +544,54 @@ packages:
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.3.0"
+  permission_handler:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: permission_handler
+      sha256: "18bf33f7fefbd812f37e72091a15575e72d5318854877e0e4035a24ac1113ecb"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "11.3.1"
+  permission_handler_android:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: permission_handler_android
+      sha256: "76e4ab092c1b240d31177bb64d2b0bea43f43d0e23541ec866151b9f7b2490fa"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "12.0.12"
+  permission_handler_apple:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: permission_handler_apple
+      sha256: e6f6d73b12438ef13e648c4ae56bd106ec60d17e90a59c4545db6781229082a0
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "9.4.5"
+  permission_handler_html:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: permission_handler_html
+      sha256: af26edbbb1f2674af65a8f4b56e1a6f526156bc273d0e65dd8075fab51c78851
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.1.3+2"
+  permission_handler_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: permission_handler_platform_interface
+      sha256: e9c8eadee926c4532d0305dff94b85bf961f16759c3af791486613152af4b4f9
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "4.2.3"
+  permission_handler_windows:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: permission_handler_windows
+      sha256: "1a790728016f79a41216d88672dbc5df30e686e811ad4e698bfc51f76ad91f1e"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.2.1"
  petitparser:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
@ -588,10 +684,10 @@ packages:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: shared_preferences_web
-      sha256: "3a293170d4d9403c3254ee05b84e62e8a9b3c5808ebd17de6a33fe9ea6457936"
+      sha256: d2ca4132d3946fec2184261726b355836a82c33d7d5b67af32692aff18a4684e
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
-    version: "2.4.0"
+    version: "2.4.2"
  shared_preferences_windows:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
@ -825,10 +921,10 @@ packages:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: web
-      sha256: "97da13628db363c635202ad97068d47c5b8aa555808e7a9411963c533b449b27"
+      sha256: cd3543bd5798f6ad290ea73d210f423502e71900302dde696f8bff84bf89a1cb
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
-    version: "0.5.1"
+    version: "1.1.0"
  widget_to_marker:
    dependency: "direct main"
    description:
--- a/frontend/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/frontend/pubspec.yaml
@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ dependencies:
  flutter_svg: ^2.0.10+1
  url_launcher: ^6.3.0
  flutter_launcher_icons: ^0.13.1
+  permission_handler: ^11.3.1
+  geolocator: ^13.0.1

 dev_dependencies:
  flutter_test:
--- a/frontend/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
+++ b/frontend/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
@ -6,9 +6,15 @@

 #include "generated_plugin_registrant.h"

+#include <geolocator_windows/geolocator_windows.h>
+#include <permission_handler_windows/permission_handler_windows_plugin.h>
 #include <url_launcher_windows/url_launcher_windows.h>

 void RegisterPlugins(flutter::PluginRegistry* registry) {
+  GeolocatorWindowsRegisterWithRegistrar(
+      registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("GeolocatorWindows"));
+  PermissionHandlerWindowsPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
+      registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin"));
  UrlLauncherWindowsRegisterWithRegistrar(
      registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("UrlLauncherWindows"));
 }
--- a/frontend/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/frontend/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #

 list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
+  geolocator_windows
+  permission_handler_windows
  url_launcher_windows
 )