[OSM-newbies] Name in two languages

Simone Cortesi simone at cortesi.com
Tue Oct 28 17:17:56 GMT 2008


On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 6:04 PM, H. S. Rai <hardeep.rai at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it possible to name a place in two languages (Say Hindi or Punjabi
> and English) and get it rendered or view map in language of one's
> choice? If yes, pointer to example or tutorial will be helpful.

it is possible to name them in any language you need to, using the
syntax: name:en=name_in_english name:de=name _in_german

it is not possible to render them on the main map as such. you can, of
course, set up on your own a rendering system with multiple layers on
it.

hope this clear up things.

-S




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