[OSM-newbies] Paths not showing in Mapnik

[Thomas Wood]

Actually, a patch was submitted to the mapnik stylesheet within the
past day, it'll be visible on the site on Wednesday.

2008/11/3 xeen <aka.xeen at gmail.com>:
> Keep using highway=path. It's not possible to show all at once anyway,
> so just tag it correctly. Also, Mapnik probably never will display
> paths because they are small and generally of low priority. It doesn't
> display a /lot/ of stuff, but that doesn't stop anyone from mapping
> it, does it?
> Just because Mapnik doesn't display something means nothing. Just add
> the correct meta data and you'll be fine :)
>
> Greetings
> xeen
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 21:00, Antony Walmsley
> <antony.openstreetmap at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been using highway=path to describe some ways I entered. They are just
>> public footpaths across muddy fields with no special surfacing such as
>> gravel. Just your typical countryside grass covered path across a grass
>> covered field.
>>
>> I've now noticed that these are not showing up on the Mapnik rendering but
>> they do show up fine in Osmarender. Here is an example location:
>>
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.93106&lon=-2.29033&zoom=15&layers=0B00FTF
>>
>> I see that others are using highway=footway and these do show in Mapnik.
>> What should I be using in this situation? I don't want to be forced to
>> describe something incorrectly just to make it appear in one particular
>> renderer.
>>
>> Thanks.....
>>
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Regards,
Thomas Wood
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