gypakk@gmx.eu wrote:
Thank you and thanks to Mark!
I must admit, I did not know that Mapsource supports routing... :-)
Just managed to display a small gmapsupp.img in Mapsource. Now I can start extended tests of Mark's cycle patch.
Markus
I didn't know Mapsource did all this either. That's interesting - and maybe for a different reason than originally stated. Consider: 1) Mapsource can do simulated routing. 2) In order to do (1) above, Mapsource decrypts Garmin's .img files. 3) As a consequence of (2), the algorithm and keys to decrypting Garmin's .img files are in Mapsource. 4) Mapsource runs on a PC. 5) PC software can be spied on whilst running, and portions can be deciphered (remember the deCSS business 10 years ago?). 6) As a consequence of (4) and (5), Mapsource could be reverse-engineered (or some portions could anyway). 7) Reverse engineering software is legal (in Europe) for purposes of creating "compatable" systems. 8) Mkgmap tries to makes a map that is "compatable" with Garmin GPS navigators. Anyone see where the logic of this is going? :-) We've been complaining that we can't explore Garmin's file format properly because we can't decrypt their files... are we missing a trick here? Do any of our Norwegian members have contact with the shadowy "M.O.R.E" (Masters of Reverse Engineering)? :-) Steve