[OSM-talk] Multiple naming

Dave osm.list at randomjunk.co.uk
Thu Jan 25 10:36:51 GMT 2007


On 1/24/07, Simon Hewison <simon at zymurgy.org> wrote:
>
> lewispusey wrote:
> > Is there a way to add more that one name to a road as JOSM doesnt seem
> > to let me.
>
> I'd suggest using the "name" key for the normal name for thing, and then
> there's things like "loc_name" for local names for things, "nat_name"
> for a national name - which I use for Welsh place names in predominantly
> English speaking areas of Wales.


Should probably use some language distinctions for that... something along
the lines of
name:en=Wales
name=Cymru

or
name:cy=Cymru
name=Wales

depending what you think should be default... for that example it's probably
the first one.
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