Any opinions on the order of the tag? Just a couple of people have said that default:language would be preferred to language:default.
It will take some time to update the proposal page, so I would like a few more opinions Joseph On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 10:16 AM Joseph Eisenberg < joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Should we change the tag from language:default to default:language? > > I've found out that language:* has already been used in the format > language:de, language:fr, language:en, etc, for the languages taught at a > school. See > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dlanguage_school. And > language=* has been used, though rarely. > > There is also a page for default_language, which was made without going > through the proposal process. And there is a new proposal to specify all > "defaults" in the fomat default:subkey, though I have also seen this the > other way around, eg key:default, suggested for maxspeed. > > I am not wedded to the current tag "language:default=<code>". Please > respond here (or on the talk page) if you prefer default:language=<code> or > default_language=<code>, or if you prefer the current order. > > Proposal: > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Default_Language_Format > > Talk page: > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Default_Language_Format > > Thank you, > Joseph > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 9:36 PM Joseph Eisenberg < > joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Please see the Proposal page for the new tag, "language:default=<language >> code>" >> >> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Default_Language_Format >> >> Description: >> "Specify the default language format used for names, and recommend use >> of language-specific name tags. >> >> "By making it easier to use language-specific name:code=* tags to be >> used instead of the default name=* tag, this proposal will encourage >> the use of name tags that include the language code for all features. >> This will improve the quality and utility of the database. It will be >> possible to display non-Western languages in their correct orientation >> and script, properly display multilingual names, and to research the >> most commonly used language formats in a particular area. >> >> "The key language:default=* with a 2 or 3 letter ISO language code >> should be tagged on administrative boundary relations, such as >> countries, provinces and aboriginal communities. This is the language >> used for the majority of named features within a particular region, as >> indicated on public signs and in common use by the local community. If >> the language can be written in more than one script, a qualifier can >> be added to specify the script format. More than one language code can >> be listed, separated with a semicolon, if the local community uses >> more than one language on signs or by consensus. >> >> "The language tag should be applied to the largest boundary relation >> that accurately represents the language used for default names. When a >> smaller administrative boundary has a different default language >> format, this boundary should receive a language tag as well. This >> would include boundaries of provinces or aboriginal lands where a >> different language is used. >> >> "The language tag may also be applied to individual features when the >> name is in a different language than the default for the region, or >> when the feature crosses a border." >> >> Please read the whole page, which has quite a number of examples and a >> detailed rationale for the proposal, then please comment here or on >> the discussion page: >> >> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Default_Language_Format >> >> Thank you for all of your comments, criticisms and suggestions >> -Joseph >> >
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