[OSM-newbies] Controlling label position
Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
ajrlists at googlemail.com
Tue Mar 3 15:43:12 GMT 2009
Matt Maxon wrote:
>Sent: 03 March 2009 3:09 PM
>To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: [OSM-newbies] Controlling label position
>
>http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=34.25555&lon=-
>118.25489&zoom=17&layers=B000FTF
>
>This is an example of an unreadable label
Currently there is nothing to add to the data that sets the rendering
location. Clearly where pathways are very twisty placing names should be
done in a different way, but that's a rendering issue unrelated to the data
you enter.
The only way to move the name along the way currently is to split the way up
into more than one section, then the name will get rendered on each section.
Not something I would encourage but perfectly acceptable for really long
ways.
>
>Is there someway to control the position of the label?
>
>One kludge I have used is to create a line that has a name but won't
>render, like this....
>http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=34.33732&lon=-
>118.2698&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF
Please don't add data in a manner that works for the renderer. The data
should always be entered correctly. Fixing the renderer will eventually
overcome the problem given time.
>
>Suggestions, comments, etc appreciated
>
>Matt
>
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