On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Steve Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 1:25 AM, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The whole point of using an area is that it doesn't behave like a >> line, though. If all you have is a line with a width, use a line with >> a width tag. > > Is it? Perhaps I missed the start of the conversation. I had presumed > "the whole point" was so that the highway was not *limited* by the > properties of a line.
Yes, I agree. I'm not sure how what you said disagrees with what I meant. Perhaps my phrasing was sloppy. > Essentially, I'm imagining a line of highly > variable width. Is there a use case for a truly arbitrary shape? I > mean, apart from random areas like oddly shaped carparks, pedestrian > areas etc - which I assume is not what we're talking about. Well, yeah. Depending on what you mean by "highly variable", a lot of them. Intersections, cul-de-sacs (turning circles), and roadways with traffic islands would be three which I come across all the time. I have a feeling that doesn't answer your question, though. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
