Hi, >> Strange [EMAIL PROTECTED] chaps they must have been, since *not* having a >> benevolent >> dictator is one of the key differentiation factors between [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> and >> Mapnik (the other being the - usually - lower turnaround times in [EMAIL >> PROTECTED] >> but the Mapnik camp is in the process of fixing that I believe). > > The thing that triggered those remarks were the few dropped colours in > 64-colour quantized PNGs, and the observation that there is no > definitive coordination to get at least the colours of all map elements > synchronised, so it would actually show correctly in 64 colours
I would give an arm and a leg for a proper graphic designer who does a full set of icons, and whom we could also call upon to create new ones in the future (or, but that's even less likely, who is able to write up a set of design guidelines that enables the semi-capable computer geek to create icons that at least superficially look as if they match the existing set). RichardF put it a bit acidly with his "MS Paint icon" remark but he's right in that the sheer number of stylisitcally absolutely non-matching icons is an eyesore. (Mapnik doesn't have any better icons, it just circumvents the problem elegantly by dropping 95% of POIs...) Having a proper set of icons would of course also fix the colour problem. But it would not need a benevolent dictator for this - if someone were to present a good set of icons, everybody would love him for it and they would be adopted in no time. It's just the absence of a good set of icons that is the problem. Bye Frederik _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
