[OSM-newbies] A few questions:

[Iván Sánchez Ortega]

El Martes, 29 de Mayo de 2007, Dave F. escribió:
> Hi
> 1. Is there a F.A.Q?

Yeah!

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/FAQ

And you'll probably find the "newbie" area interesting too:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Newbie

> 2. In the map features section it shows a footpath as a solid
> orange/brown line but on the map it shows a a reddish dashed line. What
> am I missing?

The fact that the map is rendered by Mapnik and Osmarender at the same time. 
Mapnik renders a dotted red line, and osmarenders renders a solid brown line.

Ever seen that small "+" sign at the top right corner? Try it. Also, drop by 
www.informationfreeway.org to see the maplint overlay, which only renders 
errors.

[...]
> 4. Relating to the above, is there a way to contact the authors of  map
> areas. This maybe answered when I'm allowed to enter the Edit section.
> At the moment it won't log me in with my new account.

You'll have to use JOSM for that - the latests versions can tell you who was 
the last person (or robot) to edit the data in an area. Have a look at the 
JOSM wiki page to download it:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/JOSM


Cheers,
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