The change in river width in Osmarender was not intentional. The previous river widths should be reinstated. I don't have a lot of time to do it at the moment, but if it's not already been done by the time I get around to it, then I will reinstate the previous settings myself.
<br><br>80n<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/1/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Earl</b> <<a href="mailto:david@frankieandshadow.com">david@frankieandshadow.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 01/10/2007 16:31, Jon Bright wrote:<br>> Hi,<br>><br>> David Earl wrote:<br>>><br>>> Could osmarender (manik too?) be changed to choose either one of<br>>> several possible widths or a varying width depending on a width or
<br>>> estimated_width (or similar) tag if such exists?<br>><br>> Wouldn't this cause odd-looking effects at the join between two rivers<br>> of different widths?<br><br>I doubt it at the join: after all, streams joining rivers are OK now.
<br><br>But as it changes along the way it might have an occasional step. But it<br>looks much more odd the way it is now IMO.<br><br><br>> In general, wouldn't it be better to make ways of<br>> the river banks, so it's possible to exactly define the width of a river
<br>> at any given point?<br><br>Given all the time in the world, perhaps. But (a) most of us will only<br>be able to estimate the width, (b) for clarity, the rendered width will<br>probably still want to be exaggerated to some extent at most zoom levels
<br>and (c) it adds to the complexity of preparing the map, when a simple<br>polyline is quite adequate for all but really wide rivers - indeed the<br>ones that would benefit from the river bank approach are the ones that
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