On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 08:56:03AM -0400, Clinton Gladstone wrote:
On Oct 13, 2009, at 16:24, Marko Mäkelä wrote:
Some months ago, I submitted a patch to the mkgmap default style that would do two things: include ref/operator/shelter in bus/rail/tram stop names and change the types of minor stops from 0x2f08 to 0x2f17. I can understand hesitation to change the POI type, but I would really like to see the name/ref/operator/shelter logic committed to the tree.
I've been trying out the changes from your patch. Is the one you submitted with this e-mail different from the one you sent around a few months ago?
If I remember correctly, I have submitted three different revisions of the patch. The second revision set the name to ' ' when none of the attributes were set.
- I noticed that with the original patch the shelter (+/-) character would be truncated if the operator name was too long. You appear to have moved the shelter character to before the operator text now. Is this correct?
Yes. We do not have operator=* for bus stops around here, so it did not make any difference for me. But I thought that the +/- could double as a separator. No need to waste characters for parenthesis.
- What I have also been experimenting with is a public transportation overlay map. This is a transparent map which I can place on top of the regular map. In it, bus, tram, and subway routes, stops and stations are emphasized using a special TYP file. As such, I can turn on and off the public transit map when I need it. This may be an interesting area of pursuit for you. In the long run it may be a better option than trying to add a lot of information into the standard map where Garmin has just not provided space for it (alas, Garmin seems to be rather uninterested in public transportation).
The overlay is a great idea. I may explore it, once there are more route relations defined in Finland. Although I do not have any motor vehicle, I mostly use the bicycle and local train for my transportation needs. The bus network is too sparse near this suburb for my taste. Marko