artemp/mapnik — Issue #478: Markers at start/end of a way, and some in between
Author: artemp
Created: 2011-10-11 16:21:30+00:00
State: open
Labels: Core_Library

Use case: I want to show that a way is closed for access. For this, I would like to display an icon near the start *and* the end of the way, and maybe a few icons along the way itself.

ASCII art (X=icon):
{{{
|--X-----------X-----------X-----------X----------X--|
}}}

The difference to a ShieldSymbolizer is that ideally the icons along the way would be placed at 1/2 of the way, then at 1/4 and 3/4 etc. until they are too dense.

For very short ways, a single icon at 1/2 of the way would be best.

(Come to think of it, this behavior would make sense as being the default for the ShieldSymbolizer.)