[OSM-newbies] display street names in JOSM (and flash)

Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) ajrlists at googlemail.com
Wed Mar 18 09:34:24 GMT 2009


Richard Fairhurst wrote:
>Sent: 16 March 2009 3:31 PM
>To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] display street names in JOSM (and flash)
>
>anonymous guy wrote:
>> I cannot imagine using any mapping tool without displaying street
>> names by default.
>
>We pride ourselves in doing things you never imagined possible. :p
>
>Anyway, in Potlatch (Flash), use the options box - which you bring up
>by clicking the little tick icon - to select a map background that
>makes sense for you. Maybe the standard OSM Mapnik background would be
>easiest. If the existing ways are getting in the way, you can quickly
>dim them by pressing Caps Lock.
>
>Potlatch 2.0 will show street names on drawn ways, assuming they're
>long enough to fit the name in.

Cool, can't you dynamically scale the name or stack it or some other cool
flashy magic when it needs squeezing?

Cheers

Andy

>
>cheers
>Richard
>
>
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