[Merkaartor] [OpenStreetMap] #1119: Ability to specify icon size in a style

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On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:32:41AM +0200, Chris Browet wrote:
> > In my opinion size should probably be interpreted as : the area where
> > there is probably not a lot of interest around this POI.
> I'm afraid there is not "one solution fits all" here. A bus stop in the
> middle of a town shouldn't be rendered the same way as a bus stop in the
> middle of nowhere...

That is a seperate issue. See my other mail about a slider that would be
a multiplier for all values.

> > What would the alternative be in your opinion, besides settings the size
> > in meters for roads in the style (which in my opinion is a step
> > backwards)
> If I remember well, that's about (without the implicit size) what we are
> doing. Basically:
> PixelPerM*proportional + fixed makes the proportional part expressed in
> meters.

Well, the actual formula is

PixelPerM*width()*proportional + fixed

It is the replacement for the width() factor what we are looking for.
Anyway, it is all multipliers anyway in the end it is just the same only
the units will be different.

> > Well, the idea would be that a shorter release cycle would need less
> > stabilization?
> In the best of worlds, probably yes. But we have to take into account the
> overhead of people being informed, upgrading to the latest version, having
> the translators do their job and users having something to map as to be able
> to test in real conditions.
> I don't think that, even if we released at each new major feature, we could
> reduce the freeze period to one day.

Right. So when should we shoot for the next release?

> > Do we really have users that would do that? Aren't most 'bleeding
> > edgers' more likely to use linux?
> I don't know. I have seen Windows user lately on the list using only the
> released versions (even the pre 0.11 in one case).
> It would be very interesting to have some statistics but I have no idea on
> how to collect them.

No clue either. We are currently averaging 30 downloads of the windows
binary/day. There was a small spike around the 0.11 release but not
really significant. That would suggest windows users just come by
looking for an editor instead of being driven by 'a new available
release'.

cu bart