[ gpsdrive ] Mapnik osm.xml

[Ross Scanlon]

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 07:01:25 +0100
Guenther Meyer <d.s.e at sordidmusic.com> wrote:

> > But this got me to thinking should we have multiple osm.xml template files
> > to show different things.  So I made up some, osm.show_tracks.xml,
> > osm.show_contours_50m_shapefile.xml, osm.show_contours_50m_postgis.xml,
> > osm.show_contours_10m_shapefile.xml, osm.show_contours_10m_postgis.xml.
> >
> I would like to have all of them without all the poi data, because we have a 
> separate layer for that...

This should be easy enough to do, I just need to work out what everything in the osm-in.xml file does.  It would also solve some of the problems with icons not found.
 
> > So should we have an option to allow the user to select which osm.xml file
> > to use, similar to selecting which way.txt file to use so they can make up
> > there own or list each with a tooltip as to what they do and just have it
> > as a radio button selection.
> >
> that could be fine, yes.
> but it would also be a good idea, to have checkboxes that enable/disable 
> certain features by choosing or filtering mapnik xml files.
> I guess the ordinary user won't like to deal with xml styles; he just wants to 
> select if he likes to see tracks, motorways, wood, ...
> 
> > Also is there going to be a release soon?
> >
> I'm currently reworking the poi-types, then we will have a last pre version.
> if that goes fine, we will have a final 2.10.

Great.

I've got offline routing working well using gosmore (not turn by turn but definitely a routing solution) so I'll look at including that after the release of 2.10

In the mean time I'll look at a configurable osm.xml solution using both user selectable xml files and a checkbox type system where the user can select what is show.


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Cheers
Ross Scanlon <info at 4x4falcon.com>