[Tilesathome] osmarender - settings

[Andre Castro]

Is there anyone out there familiar with osmarender and editing is 
settings xml file - features-z17.xml 

I am rendering osm xml data of a give area(center of Rotterdam) into an 
svg image. I am using osmarender. It works fine, however I there's a few 
things that I need a hand with. 

* My map size is too small. 
I managed to change its size by altering the scale (of the 
osm-map-features-z17.xml rules), however the text - street names - 
remains too small. How could I also make it larger? 

* Simplify the rendered map. 
I just want to arrive to a simple, black and white map, with no 
necessity of layers on it. How do I do about this? 
I was planning to this by parsing (with xpath in python) the 
osm-map-features-z17.xml and replacing every "fill:" with transparent 
and "stroke:" with black, but perhaps there's a simpler way of doing this. 

* Simplify even more. 
What if I want to leave only the street/ways names map as the only 
visual element? The street will only be noticeable by its name that runs 
along its length? What changes would I make to the osmarender settings file? 


I am sorry if this is a bit off-topic, and awkward questions. I would 
like to do use osm data for a art's project, that's why I am trying 
quite unconventional stuff. I am documenting the process at http://pzwart3.wdka.hro.nl/wiki/UserAndre_Castro/maps01 
Even if you don't know the answer, if you could point to where or whom 
could I pose these questions about osmarender that would be great. 


Thank you so much 
Best 
a