Steve Ratcliffe wrote:
Hi
On 22/09/09 09:28, Charlie Ferrero wrote:
2a: I use sendmap to upload the file to my GPS 2b: I copy the file manually to the memory card
Result of 2a: In the GPS, map tiles are listed as [description], [family-name], [date of creation]
Result of 2b: In the GPS, map tiles are listed as [description], Area 6324999X, [date of creation]
That is interesting. The only place that 'Area ...' occurs is in the MPS file in the gmapsupp.img. Its controlled by the --area-name flag, but that is the only place that it is used. At some point I will attempt to match up the usage of description, series-name, family-name and area-name with the different names used in Polish format files.
Has anyone done this already and have opinions on what should be done?
..Steve
I have only written trivial programs in Java, and mkgmap is to advanced for me but I am trying to understand the code and I see that, mb.setAreaName(areaName != null ? areaName : "Area " + info.getMapname()); in GmapsuppBuilder sets the area name when none is given. To me the behavior reported by Charlie Ferrero is more or less what I was expecting. There is no reason to expect a tool like sendmap would have the same defaults as mkgmap. My GPS has no external memory so I can not test myself. Perhaps Charlie Ferrero needs to try is setting the --area-name to what he wants his map named? Garvan