[OSM-talk] international name rendering

[Lester Caine]

Alilo wrote:
> Could we have international names to be rendered on the mapnik in name/int_name
> 
> For example
> name: Москва
> int_name: Moscow
> Render on the map: Москва/Moscow
> 
> name:الرباط
> int_name:Rabat
> Rener on the map : الرباط/Rabat
> 
> This would be applied to any object named with the tag (highway /
> place/ railway ...)

But what language do you use for the int_name ;)
It would be useful for those of us who are linguistically challenged if the 
name ALWAYS had a language stamp
name:ru = Москва
name:en = Moscow

I assume Rabat is an arabic language, but its not something I would know 
without going to find where Rabat IS.

The any rendering could be modified to provide a number of alternatives?
Even the 'local' name may not be obvious in countries where two languages are 
used
( Wales comes to mind straight away :) )

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