Marc Schütz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There is a Trac ticket (http://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/1226) with patch > suggesting to draw icons on all areas where a corresponding node would have > an > icon too. User jttt wanted this change to be discussed here first, because > some people have been adding nodes inside an area to have a symbol placed > there, which would lead to duplicate icons now. > > So - comments?
Some areas have that problem already (like amenity=parking). I see no reason to treat different areas differently. If area features ought to have a symbol on the map then the renderer should put one there without needing an extra node for that. If people insist on putting those nodes inside the areas the renderers should learn to ignore them - maybe. But, really, an object should not be entered into the database twice just because some applications work better like that. If renderers really need help with placing a symbol the whole thing can be made into a relation referencing a node with role=symbol or so. I know many people don't like the idea of having application specific data in the OSM database, but this is far better than the alternative of having both a node and an area for the same thing, IMHO. Matthias _______________________________________________ Tilesathome mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tilesathome
