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Leaflet
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Leaflet is a lightweight JavaScript library for map display and interaction by [CloudMade ](http://cloudmade.com ). It will form the core of CloudMade's next generation JavaScript API.
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It is built from the ground up to work well on both desktop and mobile web browsers, utilizing cutting-edge technologies included in HTML5. It focuses on performance, usability, [A-grade ](http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/articles/gbs/ ) browser support, flexibility and easy to use API. The OOP-based code of the library is designed to be modular, extensible and very easy to understand.
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## Contributing to Leaflet
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Please send your pull requests to [mourner ](http://github.com/mourner ) - we'll be happy to accept your contributions!
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## What's left to do for a feature-complete version
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Overlays:
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- GeoJSON, KML, GeoRSS layers
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- mouse events in polylines, polygons and circles
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Interaction:
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- double tap on mobile webkit
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- panning intertia on mobile webkit
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Controls:
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- control infrastructure (smart positioning)
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- basic zoom control, zoom slider
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- copyright control
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Known issues to be fixed:
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- flickering of vector layers on drag end under mobile webkit
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- show scaled background until tiles are loaded even with animation disabled
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## Browser support
On desktop:
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- Firefox 3.6+
- Chrome
- Safari 5
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- IE 7-9
- IE 6 (not perfect but accessible)
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On mobile:
- Safari for iOS 3/4+
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- WebKit for Android 2.2+
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## Leaflet developers
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Lead Developer: [Vladimir Agafonkin ](http://github.com/mourner )
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Contributors: be the first!