[HOT] Name tag in non-latin script - hindrance for NGOs/aid agencies?

[Frederik Ramm]

John,

On 28.11.19 01:40, John Whelan wrote:
> Is there any reason why name:en could not be used?

The country's official language requires a "non-standard" font to be
available which does not seem to be a given on all platforms. Like if
you set up a standard tile server and don't install extra fonts you will
see little squares instead of place names all over China.

Apparently not all applications are as good in name:xx handling as
OsmAnd. A recurring point in the discussion is that the proponents of
using the official language say "we shouldn't fall back to English name
tags just because some apps/web sites are broken, we should file bug
reports with them instead", and the proponents of using English say
"let's be pragmatic, there's no way all these apps/sites will be fixed
within a short time, so we should use English".

Bye
Frederik

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