[OSM-talk] POI display on osm.org

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2013/1/21 Roland Olbricht <roland.olbricht at gmx.de>:
> Hello Peter,
>
> thank you for the feedback. I've moved all but 4) to
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/POI_display
> to not loose the suggestions.
>
>> 4) especially for POIs not displayed on the map it might be useful to
>> show an additional icon, as there's a "missing link" between "poi
>> nearby" and the map.
>
> What exactly do you mean here? Having the icons in the bubble? This is indeed a good idea, although not all feature classes have already icons.
>
> Having the icons on the map is unlikely possible, because there might be simply not enough space on the Mapnik map.


maybe it could be a generic tiny dot (2 pixel radius or similar) in
overlay (eventually with shadow and glow to see it against all kinds
of backgrounds) which grew on mouseover? Or a semitransparent small
circle?

cheers,
Martin