On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Marko Mäkelä <marko.makela@iki.fi> wrote:
Are there any freely distributable TYP files that could be used as a starting point? I understood that TYP files can only be created with closed-source Windows programs
You will note that the online TYP editor I mentioned above has Perl source code available with a BSD license: http://ati.land.cz/gps/typdecomp/
I would like to contribute to a common TYP file in some way: writing translations, suggesting custom POI types (e.g., shop=bicycle, amenity=recycling), and so on. The preferred format for editing would be text, and the textual source of the TYP file would live in some public svn repository. Does that sound doable?
To set this up in a multiple platform/open source environment would require extensive modification of the above Perl code, or a new implementation of it in another language (Java? Python?). If you or someone has lots of time available, this would be a worthy project. :-) If you were to work directly with the binary TYP file, you could repeatedly edit it using the online editor: http://ati.land.cz/gps/typdecomp/editor.cgi To keep the text up to date, you could also decompile the TYP file from the above site.
Which ones would you recommend?
I started experimenting with the TYP file created by Carsten Schwede: it it quite comprehensive. I then created a more minimal file from scratch, with the intention of getting a map that displays quickly and can be reasonably used both for motorized and non-motorized transport. If you are interested, I could send you my TYP file and my style files directly by e-mail. (I do not have a Web presence where I could otherwise post these items.) Cheers.