my computer shows the observations on the map, but when I zoom in, the “hand” remains and will not switch to a “pointing finger” so I can click on an observations to see what it is.

Can you share a link to a page where this occurs?

I actually get this behaviour often. I don’t think it is a specific page. Basically I can only resolve by continuing to zoom in closer and eventually it seems to register and allow clicking.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations

yeah, its driving me crazy…it seems to tease you and show the pointing finger once in a while, but I zoom and zoom and nothing happens. maybe I have to use google chrome or something. I changed compatability mode and that did not work either, thanks for the info

FYI not related to the issue raised in the other thread of multiple things not working (saving comments, ID’s etc), this is a longstanding issue, not just today.

ok, thanks. I guess they gotta sic some powerful IT onto this…ha ha

I’ve seen that myself. Sometimes the maps don’t load very quickly when you are zooming in or out and the functionality is delayed or doesn’t operate at certain magnifications of the map.

I too have seen this. Some pins aren’t clickable unless you zoom in or maybe out.

I’ve noticed that sometimes I need to move around the pin/circle until it becomes clickable, and not always where I think the clickable spot should be!

I’ve split the “dead spot” issue into a separate topic. @bohawg is your issue here related to that dead spot issue? If not, I imagine it’s likely because it will take some time for all the pins to load on the map before you can click on them. Can you please share a screenshot?

Unable to click observations

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pisum June 14, 2019, 12:49am 13

the dead spot issue has been fixed. so if anyone still notices clickability issues, then it’s not related to that.

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Dead spot on Explore and Taxon page maps Bug Reports web	10	770	June 14, 2019
Why won't the hand point? General	7	422	April 10, 2021
Clicking on observation markers does nothing Bug Reports	8	473	November 18, 2021
Observations map doesn't reliably zoom to place so markers can be seen Bug Reports web	9	576	January 28, 2023
The Selection Areas for a lot of Things are too Small, or Misaligned Bug Reports	8	1627	October 16, 2023

Unable to click observations

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