[Tagging] Lane dividers

[Martin Vonwald]

Sorry, I didn't want to be rude.

I only want to show an example why those special characters - that
from time to time are suggested - will not work.

Martin

2012/10/17 Tobias Johansson <tj at mensa.se>:
> 2012/10/17 Martin Vonwald <imagic.osm at gmail.com>:
>> 2012/10/17 Tobias Johansson <tj at mensa.se>:
>>> Since It was your first idea I wanted to tell you my first idea. That
>>> is to let the diveders in the lanes tag represent the lines.
>>> | (solid line)
>>> : (dashed line)
>>> :| (crossable from on side)
>>> turn:lanes=left:through|through|:right   (for example)
>>
>> Seen something similar like this earlier.
>>
>
> I hadn't
>
>>
>>> 2 big drawbacks.
>>> 1. The :lanes tag is not "one" tag so there will be inconsistencies.
>>
>> That is the main reason why it will not work. If you use a separate
>> key you don't have this problem. You now might suggest (as done
>> earlier by others) something like this:
>>
>> somekey=|:\|:|
>>
>
> I would n ot have done this.
>
>> Can you tell me what this means? No? See the problem?
>>
>
> This tone certinally does not promote progress so I will leave this
> discussion now.
>
> Best Regards Tobias
>
>>
>> Martin
>>
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