i volunteer to make a proper set of icons.
where is the list?
Frederik Ramm escribió:
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
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