[Roadster] changes

[Koen Kooi]

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Ian McIntosh wrote:
> Comments encouraged on all of this!
> 
> =======================================
> 
> 1) Improved map data storage
> 
> Nothing to show yet, but we're working on an alternative to the SQL GIS
> storage, which has proven to be too slow as well as too big on disk.
> 
> I don't think we'll be giving up on bundling a SQL database; we just
> won't be using its GIS functionality.

If the GIS functions aren't a hard depencies any more sqlite3 might be
an option. Or any database that doesn't rely on a binary only part (like
mysql does). Mysql doesn't ship that binary for all archs (ARM is
missing, and others).

regards,

Koen

> 
> =======================================
> 
> 2) Improved map style XML format
> 
> - Removal of the 2-layer limit per type of data.  Now it's unlimited,
> allowing fun effects like road shadows and dashed center lines.*
> - The order of <layer> objects in the XML file now determines the order
> that they are drawn (which was previously hard-coded).
> - The XML format now supports "constants", letting you specify a value
> (a color, road width, anything) once, and use it in several places.
> 
> An example file:
> http://linuxadvocate.org/projects/roadster/downloads/layers.xml
> 
> Generates this (more or less):
> http://linuxadvocate.org/projects/roadster/gallery/sp_index.php?file=./screenshots/roadster-0.2.9-2.png
> 
> * Before anyone says "but aren't road shadows useless?" please
> understand that these are just examples of what's possible.  I'm hoping
> to see people creating and trading styles-- some will want conservative
> maps, others will want stylized.  And for the *default* style, maybe we
> should hold a contest!
> 
> =======================================
> 
> 3) Road search results
> 
> When no house number is specified (eg "Mass Ave"), Roadster used to give
> a huge number of search results like:
> 
>  1992-2032 Massachusetts Ave
>  Cambridge, MA 02140
> 
>  2034-2056 Massachusetts Ave
>  Cambridge, MA 02140
> 
>  ...
> 
> Now you get just one search result per real-world street, defined as an
> identical name, city, state and zip:
> 
>  Massachusetts Ave
>  Cambridge, MA 02140
> 
>  Massachusetts Ave
>  Cambridge, MA 02138
> 
>  Massachusetts Ave
>  Washington, DC 20002
> 
>  ...
> 
> I am assuming here that most people won't know anything about the
> numbering of most roads, so it's useless information in most cases.
> Also, it quickly crowds out useful results.
> 
> I know it's not ideal, like when there are two separate but similarly
> named streets in one city/zip.  Not sure how common this is.
> 
> Another possibility is to add a > next to the name which, when clicked,
> reveals the various parts of the road (1992-2032, etc).  But this would
> be a lot more work to implement than the current solution (not to
> mention more confusing!), so I won't go ahead and do it without some
> discussion first.
> 
> =======================================
> 
> 4) Points of Interest (POI)
> 
> I'm aiming for an iCalendar-like system.  Users can create and publish
> sets of POI.  When you subscribe to someone else's set, Roadster will
> auto-update it and *you cannot edit it*.
> 
> A new mockup of a POI editing dialog:
> http://linuxadvocate.org/projects/roadster/gallery/sp_index.php?file=./mockups/poi_editor-4-open.gif
> 
> I'm still a little confused about POI "sets" and "types":
> 
> - Can anyone release a POI set containing a common type like
> Restaurants? (The last thing I want is to have to go down a list finding
> and turning on "Cambridge Restaurants", "Somerville Restaurants", etc.,
> which each came from different people)
> 
> - Can one set contain multiple types of POI?
> 
> - The user can choose to view POI of only certain TYPES (eg. Bars), but
> should they also be able to view POI only from certain SETS (Bill's
> Favorite Bars)?  I'm not clear on the UI for this.
> 
> - Should the user be able to view some types of POI from a given set,
> while hiding others of a different type from the same set?
> 
> =======================================
> 
> So please speak up now... *something* will get implemented soon. :)
> 
> -Ian
> 
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