[OSM-talk] [Merkaartor] A few interface notes

Matias D'Ambrosio angasule at gmail.com
Thu Oct 2 23:10:24 BST 2008


On Thursday 02 October 2008 05:33:14 you wrote:
> Woaw, dense post ;-) Let's try to summarize:
>
 Yeah, sorry, I didn't think each item was worth a mail by itself.

> - "Is it possible to download just items visible at low zoom levels"
> Short answer: No. The OSM API is all or nothing.
> Long answer: For this, I just enable Mapnik (ot T at H) as the image layer,
> then I know where I am, but it requires connectivity.
> The other way is to work with OSB and the World OSB manager. It allows to
> download a number of "regions" locally.
> It supports "low zoom" reduction and is quite memory efficient. If you want
> more details, I'll try to make up some doc...
> Jut be sure to download up-to-date data from OSM before editing.
>
 Thanks, I figured I could use the mapnik layer soon after I sent that mail 
*hits self on forehead*.

> - Keyboard shortcuts:
> I committed just 2 days ago a shortcut editor. That, I guess, solves the
> issue.
>
 Excellent! Having better defaults would be, well, better, though ;-)

> - "Download more":
> Prevents having multiple download layers. If you move outside your initial
> download area, just "download more" to have current data in the current
> download layer.
> Additionally, is the equivalent of download-viewport without the dialog.
>
 Aaah, would be nice to be able to tell that from the UI :) Maybe 
rename "download viewport to current layer" or similar? I guess I'll start 
using it now that I know what it does (I hate having a zillion layers).

> - "Would it be possible to shade areas over time"
> In what use case? MDC, you leave Merkkartor open several days long, or ...?
>
 Yes, exactly, though hardly a priority. Not worth the effort at this point, I 
guess.




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