The ASCII standard RFC 20 describes character 32 as "Space (Normally Non-Printing)". Nothing wrong with shortening that to "space" according to me. wouter
On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 3:11 PM Karel Adams <fa348...@skynet.be> wrote: > Excuse me for being pecky on language - for this once I feel free > because language is (more or less) the subject matter anyway. > > Where @jakka writes "space", and @ruben neatly follows suit, I think the > actual meaning is "blank". > > nl "spatie" => en "blank" > > en "space" => nl "ruimte" > > Not wanting to "score" any personal hits, just for the common good: > allow me to recommend that English should only be used by those who > master that subtle language really well. There is no reason for not > posting in one's native language, on a list of regional importance such > as this. > > Groeten :) > > Karel > > > On 11/08/18 12:38, Ruben wrote: > > Hi Frank, > > > > On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 21:06:54 +0200, Jakka <vdmfrank...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Where can I see and read what is the correct spelling of the E and > other road network like A? Is there a space between the letter and number? > >> The wiki pages > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Europe/E-road_network and > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_E-road_network are not clear > about that... > >> See the mapillary > https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/vEtPrDgYQ9nVD2kfehABQg example: there > are no spaces so should we adapt all those tags? > > I believe our local refs are without space (so "A17", "R0", "N540"). Our > signposting for international refs doesn't use a space either (E40), or > sometimes a 'thin space' (E 40). I've never seen a full space (E 40). > > On their site[1], the Flemish Agency for Roads and Traffic (AWV) > consistently uses no space for both local and E refs. So I'd be inclined to > say it's without space. > > > >> I see that most of int_ref is with space and ref and nat_ref without? > But not always... > > A few years ago, a French mapper came along and mechanically edited > int_refs in Belgium. I asked them to stop but their changes were never > fully reverted, so there are still int_refs with a space in Belgium. > > I think it would be safe to remove the spaces mechanically, as it would > actually be reverting an earlier unauthorized mechanical edit. What do you > think? > > > > [1] https://wegenenverkeer.be/ > > > > Cheers, > > Ruben > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-be mailing list > > Talk-be@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-be mailing list > Talk-be@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be > -- "Den som ikke tror på seg selv kommer ingen vei." - Thor Heyerdahl
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