Leaflet/README.md
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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.
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.
## Contributing to Leaflet
Please send your pull requests to [mourner](http://github.com/mourner) - we'll be happy to accept your contributions!
## What's left to do for a feature-complete version
Overlays:
- vectors (polyline, polygon, circle)
- KML, GeoRSS, GeoJSON layers
Interaction:
- shift-drag zoom
- double tap on mobile webkit
- panning intertia on mobile webkit
Controls:
- control infrastructure (smart positioning)
- copyright control
- basic zoom control
- zoom slider
Known issues to be fixed:
- no IE6/7 support yet, some IE8 glitches
- touch zooming on Android is broken
- show scaled background until tiles are loaded even with animation disabled
## Leaflet developers
Lead Developer: [Vladimir Agafonkin](http://github.com/mourner)
Contributors: be the first!