On Mar 14, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Roeland Douma wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to generate nice maps of the neighbourhood. To make  
> really nice
> maps I of course use vector graphics since well... you know.
>
> However I discoverd that the SVG mapnik generated (form  
> openstreetmap data)
> are quite huge. (2.1 mb). Now this might be due to my used style  
> sheet.
>
> However I noticed:
>
> nothing is grouped at all. Or well initially it is grouped but all  
> in 1 group.
> So when un-grouping you have A LOT of objects. Which does not make  
> editing
> easy.
>
> Text is placed as individual letters. Which makes moving it quite  
> hard.
>
> Is anybody working on these issues or do I just have to live with  
> them?
>
> Regards,
> Roeland
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I believe Mapnik doesn't handle the svg rendering itself - it's done  
all in Cairo. Until Cairo changes how it renders SVGs, I have a  
feeling you're out of luck.
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