Maybe these two-part names should be entered into the database using a
non-breaking hyphen (U+2011)?
//colin
On 2016-09-19 09:52, Oleksiy Muzalyev wrote:
> On 18/09/16 04:32, Paul Norman wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for feedback from people who read non-latin languages on a
>> proposed OpenStreetMap Carto font change.
>>
>> We are considering moving to Noto fonts and could use feedback from people
>> who can read languages which have non-latin scripts, particularly Asian
>> languages. I've made previews in about a dozen different languages at
>> https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/pull/2349#issuecomment-247819822
>> and want to check that there are no new problems. We may have to adjust
>> font sizes, but that's a different issue.
>>
>> If you've got feedback, please leave it on
>> https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/pull/2349
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> I noticed a slight bug for the Ukrainian alphabet. A hyphen "-" can be an
> integral part of a town name, as opposite to indication of the division of a
> word at the end of a line.
>
> Here are some examples:
>
> The name of the city of Kamianets-Podilskyi [1] (on Google map is written
> correctly, on the OSM map wrongly, always in two lines):
>
> http://osm.org/go/0hmtaWQg-
> https://www.google.com/maps/@48.6906937,26.5564268,13z?hl=en
>
> The town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi [2] (again on Google map is written
> correctly, on the OSM map wrongly, always in two lines):
>
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/46.1517/30.3499
> https://www.google.com/maps/@46.1562394,30.4138062,11.81z?hl=en
>
> It should be at least as Khanty-Mansiysk [3] in Russian Federation, in one
> line at close zooms:
>
> http://osm.org/go/2xZYTDR-
> https://www.google.com/maps/@61.0084264,69.0622292,12.98z?hl=en
>
> or even better always in one line. For example, we do not write on the map
> the names of New York or San Francisco in two lines.
>
> The names of these towns in Ukrainian are _Кам'янець-Подільський _and
> _Білгород-Дністровський. _They are written normally in one line. These are
> well-known towns in local culture. The first was founded in 12th century, the
> second in 6th century BC (it's one of the most ancient cities of with a
> continuous existence).
>
> Best regards,
> Oleksiy
>
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Links:
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamianets-Podilskyi
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanty-Mansiysk
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