[OSM-dev] Osmarender: username on Z17

[Claudius Henrichs]

Hi there,

I would like to patch the osmarender style to output the username next 
to a street in Z17 without the leading ©, but a "Last edit "-string 
instead. I checked osm-map-features-z17.xml and found what seems to me 
the correct block of code looking like this

<rule e="way" k="highway" 
v="unclassified|residential|minor|living_street|road">
     <text startOffset="50%" class="highway-name highway-user" dy="1.7px">
         <tag k="osm:user" default="© OpenStreetMap"/>
     </text>
</rule>

My question:
1) Is this the correct file to change it?
2) I can't see where the currently "©"-character in front of the user 
name in the osmarender Z17 output is coming from if it's not using the 
default value "© OpenStreetMap". Anyone?
3) Where should I submit that patch?


You might ask:
Q: Why do you want to change it?
A: The current "© OSM-Username" rendered in Z17 is not 100% wrong in 
every sense, but it's misleading as many users assume some kind of 
"posession" on that way. From a copyright perspective it's partly true 
(no need to elaborate on that...) but it's leading to users asking every 
now and then why someone has changed "their" way. Additionally it *may* 
lead some dumb user to do a mass change on a whole city to have his name 
on each and every way.
It serves an important part though as it helps contacting the user who 
has last edited it. That's why I would like to change the wording of it.

Thanks in advance for helping a Osmarender noob.
Regards,
Claudius