On 2019-01-06 15:26, Marcus Lundblad wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Since quite some time we've been discussing implementing support for
> vector tile support in Maps. Since this is a very large task and our
> current rendering library (libchamplain) is holding us back from
> eventually moving on to GTK+ 4, since it's using the now pretty much
> deprecated Clutter scene graph. So I've been playing with idea of
> trying to take the current libchamplain and try to "de-Clutterify" it
> rebasing those components of similar concepts in the new GSK (GTK+
> Scene Graph Kit). A disclaimer is that I'm not at all sure this will be
> possible/feasable, but the idea would be to make as similar API-wise as
> possible to be able fit in into Maps with minor changes. This would
> give us a feature-parity with the current situation (still using
> regular bitmap tiles) but could maybe at a later point be augmented
> with vector support.
>
> So, I would need some feedback on possible library name. I have been
> looking names of historical cartographers to pay a homemage to:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cartographers
>
> A couple of suggestions:
>
> libshumate: After Jessamine Shumate (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessamine_Shumate) - artist, historian,
> and cartographer.
>
> libtobler: After Waldo S. Tobler (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldo_R._Tobler) - came up with "first
> law of geography.
>
> libhermelin: After Samuel Gustav Hermelin (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Gustaf_Hermelin) - Swedish
> industrialist, diplomat, and cartographer. Since I guess there's been
> kinda a Swedish "overrepresentation" in Maps development history,
> Zeeshan even mentioned the "Swedish conspiracy" at some point :-D
Note that "Hermelin" means "Stoat" in Swedish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoat
So bonus points for that. libschumate works for me as well though.
- Andreas
> I think I'm leaning towards libshumate.
>
> So, any feedback would be welcome!
>
> //Marcus
>
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