tags 527841 + wontfix
thanks

Hi,

Gilles Filippini a écrit :
> Jocelyn Delalande a écrit :
>> Configuration file (/etc/navit/navit.xml) is far too large (4425 lines)
>> to be edited by humanoids. Who cares about the color of a can bin while
>> he just wants to enable his GPS device in navit ?
>>
>> So I think navit.xml should be splitted, *at least* for styles (called
>> "layout"). Here is a proposal :
>>
>> etc/
>> `-- navit
>>    |-- layouts
>>    |   |-- bike.xml
>>    |   |-- car-dark.xml
>>    |   |-- car.xml
>>    |   `-- t...@h.xml
>>    |-- mapsets
>>    |   |-- garmin.xml
>>    |   |-- openstreetmap.xml
>>    |   `-- reiserplanner.xml
>>    |-- navit.xml
>>    `-- vehicleprofiles
>>        |-- bike.xml
>>        |-- car.xml
>>        |-- horse.xml
>>        `-- pedestrian.xml
>>
>> It gives navit.xml < 200 lines.
>> Inclusions can be done using xi:include directives.
>>
>> What do you think about it ?
> 
> Good idea, but it's more related to upstream dev than to debian
> packaging. Navit is still a young app and navit.xml is expected to
> evolve significantly in the future.
> Anyway, I've forwerded your request to upstream:


Upstream has closed the ticket[0] with a /won't fix/ answer:
> It has been discussed once more, and navit.xml will be kept as it is for
> now. Some day it should be written from the gui and splitting it up will
> make that quite hard.
>
> Until then, the file can be split for your own convenience (multiple maps,
> multiple OSD, easier upgrading) using xi:include.

Tagging /wontfix/ as well.

Thanks,

_Gilles.

[0] http://trac.navit-project.org/ticket/373

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