[OSM-talk] simplifying mapnik layout definition

[SteveC]

On 27 May 2008, at 18:29, Robert (Jamie) Munro wrote:

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> Andy Allan wrote:
> | Now, if someone is volunteering to make a concise definition format
> | that can be pre-processed into the mapnik XML format (or mapnik  
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> | code, or even just read by a modified mapnik directly, or whatever)
> | then I'd absolutely love to SEE THE WORKING CODE. That osm.xml is an
> | unwieldy beast isn't in question, nor are the myriad of  
> possibilities
> | to improve it - what is lacking is working alternative.
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> IMHO in this case, the code is the easy part - it's designing a good

Ah, we just have to solve the much smaller problem -  the definition  
of 'good'.

Best

Steve