[Talk-us] A new tracing layer for TIGER 2013

[Eric Fischer]

Thanks for the feedback about colors in JOSM. I can clearly see now that
what made for good contrast in iD is hard to use in JOSM. I'll try some new
styles today and make sure they stand out in both editors. I think maybe
the answer is to put a casing around the line so that it has a different
look even if the color is similar.

Eric


On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Dale Puch <dale.puch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Two quick ideas for a workaround to the color/contrast problem.  Obviously
> neither are a real solution though.
>
> Adjust the tiger layer transparency and see if that is a bit more usable.
> Or
> Change a few colors in JOSM
>
> Beyond that, make sure the color changes to the tiger overlay do not
> create the same problem in another editor.
>
> Dale Puch
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Kam, Kristen -(p) <kristenk at telenav.com>wrote:
>
>> I am going to second Paul’s comment. The colour of the TIGER 2013 tracing
>> layer is a bit too similar to the residential and secondary ways shown in
>> JOSM. Would be nice if you could change the color to gray or white—a color
>> that isn’t close to any colors used to visualize ways in JOSM.
>>
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>>
>> Best,
>>
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>> Kristen
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>> *From:* Paul Johnson [mailto:baloo at ursamundi.org]
>> *Sent:* Sunday, December 08, 2013 10:53 PM
>> *To:* OpenStreetMap talk-us list; talk at openstreetmap.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Talk-us] A new tracing layer for TIGER 2013
>>
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>>
>> On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Eric Fischer wrote:
>>
>> There are only a few colors involved: streets are yellow and railroads
>> are blue, and both are a little brighter if they have changed since the
>> 2006 data. Service roads are drawn a little thinner than the rest,
>> following the example of the 2012 TIGER layer.
>>
>>
>>
>>  More contrast, please!  I can't tell the difference between the colors.
>>  The change in colors are too subtle to tell apart.  And that's coming from
>> me, I have a JOSM stylesheet that colors maxspeed=* to color the same as
>> JOSM colors GPX for car speeds, and I can tell the difference between 30,
>> 35, 40, and 45 MPH at a glance.
>>
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