<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Richard Fairhurst <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richard@systemed.net">richard@systemed.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Just like the tagging, the rendering is easy to customise. It uses a<br>
special form of CSS, called MapCSS, which lets you create<br>
wonderful-looking maps with just a few lines of text. The tagging and<br>
rendering together make Potlatch 2 ideal for ‘vertical’ mapping<br>
applications, such as a cycle-specific editor or a building/addressing<br>
editor. Stylesheets aren’t just about making the map look pretty: you<br>
can create stylesheets to help your mapping, such as one that highlights<br>
roads without names.<br>
<br>
The rendering engine (Halcyon) is available as a compact (<100k)<br>
standalone component which you can embed in webpages, so your custom<br>
maps can be used outside Potlatch 2.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br>Wow, that's all kinds of cool. Just had a play...really nifty. Looking forward to coming up with my own version of CycleMap that won't bore holes in my eyes :)<br><br>Also, I'm impressed that you've redone Potlatch. I actually thought Potlatch 1 was pretty good, and far superior to the GoogleMaps editor...which I thought was pretty good...<br>
<br>Steve <br></div></div><br>