[Potlatch-dev] CSS @import

[Richard Fairhurst]

Steve Bennett wrote:

> Would you mind explaining a bit what the original thinking behind
> multiple stylesheets in Potlatch 2 was/is?

Simply, you can't show absolutely everything on the same map - and if  
that's true for viewing, it's doubly true for editing.

People's editing interests differ. Some people go for the "full  
survey" approach: take a housing estate or town centre, and map  
absolutely everything. Some people care about highways alone and  
aren't fussed about landuse. Some people are into buildings, others  
find them a distraction. And so on.

As an example, personally I'm very interested in UK path types  
(Restricted Byway, Public Bridleway, Public Footpath) and our various  
cycling routes (National Cycle Network, National Byway etc.), not much  
interested in landuse, and not at all interested in bus routes. But I  
wouldn't expect others to share my preoccupations!

So having customisable stylesheets allows you to focus on the editing  
you're interested in, without being distracted, or slowed down, by  
other stuff.

cheers
Richard