[OSM-talk] Collapsed names
Frederik Ramm
frederik at remote.org
Fri Jul 25 11:11:48 BST 2008
EdoM,
> I'm proposing to add 2 extension to the name tag to mark which part of
> the name could be collapsed or hidden
> in the same moment you could give a priority
Your idea of referecing parts of the name tag with numbers is error-
prone because (a) people will not always agree on how names are split
in parts (is "Baah blaah-blah blah" a three-part name or a four-part
name?), and (b) people will change the name and forget to change the
extra attributes because they're not clear about what they mean.
If you want to have shortened names in the database, then I would put
them in there explicitly, like so:
name=Viale don Luigi Sturzo
name_short_1=V.le don Luigi Storzo
name_short_2=V.le Luigi Sturzo
name_short_3=V.le L.Sturzo
But generally I believe the renderer should just have proper rules
about shortening and use them - so you would only employ above scheme
for exceptions that the renderer cannot derive automatically.
In my eyes it would be a great idea to develop some not-too-complex
XML document where such rules can be formalized. We could then have
our renderers read that document and use it, and host it on the Wiki
so everyone can put in their collapsation rules for their local
language.
Bye
Frederik
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