[mkgmap-dev] access=no//access=private on short lines vs long lines

Thu Aug 30 10:55:05 BST 2012

On 30.08.2012 11:48, WanMil wrote:
>
> I think so. All functions require a flag if they support points, 
> lines, polygons and relations. If the ::length function implement the 
> calculation of a route length then the relation flag would be true. 
> Anyhow I expect a lots of cases with specialised handling. e.g. a 
> route relation might have members tagged with forward/backward. A 
> simple implementation would count the length of all members which 
> might be twice the real route length.
>
>
That sounds cool. For my maps I don't think that it matters. Bicycle or 
Hiking or MTB Routes usually don't have backward/forward members. For 
bus or tram routes, the matter would be clearly important.  For me a 
simple length calculation is all that matters. Most importantly for 
ways, if not too complicated for relations, then even better.

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Felix
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