[Mapcss] how to create a style for cutting / embankment

[Thomas Davie]

On 28 Aug 2012, at 18:34, Jan Tappenbeck <osm at tappenbeck.net> wrote:

> hi !
> 
> i want to create a mapcss-style to show cutting [1]  or embankment [2] to show in JSOM.
> 
> in the web i did not found any basic-example-style.
> 
> can anyone help me ?
> 
> regards Jan :-)

Unfortunately, MapCSS does not currently support any way of showing a repeating symbol along a way, this is especially unfortunate for one way streets.  I might start experimenting with an extension to support this in OpenStreetPad.  I think what I'd go for as a first try would be something along the lines of these properties:
--osp-repeated-image: url();
--osp-repeat-image-spacing: gaps between images go here;
--osp-repeat-image-width: width;
--osp-repeat-image-height: height;
--osp-repeat-image-offset: offset from way;

The expectation would be that the image's top would point from start to end of the way.

If anyone sees anything obviously wrong with that before I try it, please point it out!