[OSM-dev] Re: Data types; indexes etc.

[Erik Johansson]

On 5/1/06, . <linux at elementarea.net> wrote:
> i'd like to donate some,
> paypal'd be the easiest transfer method

There is a paypal donation button on the front page. The buck will
stop with Steve, so just donate as much as you like.


> i read somewhere about the rendering prog being unthreaded, is there a
> replacement in the works?

The rendering program is atm, a mapserver cgi which starts for every
request you make.


> - not having to select each segment for a way, where i could just click
> start and ending node (i'd like to edit some highways, the longer the
> way, the more painful it is)

How would you like to handle intersections?


> - preloading tiles, traces and nodes (allowing faster editig)

It's preloading the tiles, a big problem with Applets is memory
contraints I'm currently getting "out of memory" sometimes. Preloading
could also meen prerendering on the server, which of course would be
great.


> - for beginners it'd be good to have some checkboxes with choices for
> nodes/segments like "pub","gasstation","post office" -> that'd reduce
> the spreading of different-terms-same-meaning; something like the
> dropdown menu "class"

Yes we should make Etienne or Andy do a nice  GUI so we can all tag
like them.. ;-)