[OSM-dev] Notes - OSM improvements BoF at SOTM PDX

[Eric Marsden]

>>>>> "fr" == Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> writes:

  >> - Should SVG export be replaced with something else, or improved in
  >> Mapnik enough to be worthwhile?

  fr> Definitely a question that I am often asked - keep in mind that there
  fr> are two kinds of SVG, that which conforms to the standard and that which
  fr> is readable by Adobe Illustrator, and most people actually need the
  fr> second. I always tell people to use Maperitive for SVG export but it's
  fr> not open source and only works on limited areas.

  Mapnik's SVG output is not very usable in an editor such as Inkscape,
  because objects are not "logically" grouped. It would be fantastic if
  this could be improved, and if landuse/roads/buildings/public
  transport/labels etc. were split into separate SVG layers (likewise
  for PDF output, in fact). I guess this would require dedicated
  backends, instead of benefiting from Cairo's nice multi-output
  features.

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Eric Marsden