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Hi there,<br>
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I know that this is highly subjective: But why has the default map
style to be that ugly? I don't mean it as a rant, I know how
difficult it is to create something like this. I only say that it is
'ugly' because I know there are a lot better and several
alternatives.<br>
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What do I mean with 'ugly'? I mean, besides the ugly bing-magenta
for country lines and some texts the style is very confusing - too
many unimportant information are packed on especially the higher
zoom levels (smaller than 12). Or the contrast to see main roads is
just too low. Not sure.<br>
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So, why is not something better used like the style from <a
href="http://openstreetmap.de/karte.html">openstreetmap.de</a>,
mapquest open or cloudmade? I know I can change that easily in 'Map
Layers' - but why is this the default? Or at least: will this
default style be further developed and improved?<br>
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It is especially bad for people new to OSM which almost always
think: uh this map from OSM is ugly. I keep using goo...<br>
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Kind Regards,<br>
Peter.<br>
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