[mkgmap-dev] Question reg. precompiled bounds

Wed Jan 25 08:15:07 GMT 2012

On Wed, Jan 25, Gerd Petermann wrote:

> 
> Hi Thorsten,
> 
> I agree, it should be switched. 
> One correction: LocationHook may add the tag mkgmap:postcode, not mkgmap:postal_code. 

Sorry, I don't understand.

mkgmap:postcode is the variable mkgmap initializes with the value from the
data, mkgmap:postal_code is the value mkgmap uses later for the address.

  Thorsten

> > Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:57:37 +0100
> > From: kukuk at suse.de
> > To: mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
> > Subject: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Question reg. precompiled bounds
> > 
> > On Wed, Jan 25, Gerd Petermann wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Yes, but that shouldn't matter in the LocationHook. The LocationHook just adds tags like mkgmap:postal_code to the nodes that form such a building, and I guess that persons who are interested in postal codes 
> > > will use coresponding lines in their styles to analyse mkgmnap:postal_code AND e.g. addr:postcode.
> > > Right?
> > 
> > I think yes ;) At least most styles have:
> > 
> > mkgmap:postal_code!=* & mkgmap:postcode=* { set mkgmap:postal_code='${mkgmap:postcode}' }
> > mkgmap:postal_code!=* & addr:postcode=* { set mkgmap:postal_code='${addr:postcode}' }
> > 
> > The only question is: should we assume mkgmap:postcode is more
> > correct than addr:postcode? I think the order should be switched
> > in the default style.
> > 
> >   Thorsten
> > 
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