Hi Bernard,
thanks for the patch. I just tested your code with my nuvi 360 and the city search seams to work. I only had to add 2 null pointer checks otherwise I ran into exceptions. Looks like I have some unnamed cities in my area. Patch is attached ...
Thanks for the patch, I will incorporate it.
I also did some experiments on the point index city stuff some weeks ago. I think I was really close but the city search never worked for me. Maybe I just stopped too early because I checked the effects in GPSMapEdit and city list was always screwed up. Looks like point index support is broken in it since "your" maps will also screw up GPSMapEdit city list.
Yes, I have now fixed the problem so that gpsmapedit city list is not broken - new patch will be issued shortly However, it still doesn't enable the "find by name" menu option in mapsource. I am trying to find out why but as I don't use mapsource, I am not so motivated!
Anyway I could provide some experimental code which automatically fills the country, region information at least for areas where OpenGeoDB information is imported into osm. I think this is only available for Germany, Austria and Switzerland right now. I also have added Simple/Complex Housenumber and Phone Support for POIs. I fill in this information using the Karlsruhe Address Tags.
I think I could send a experimental patch with my changes in the next days. Have to update my working branch first ...
My latest code allows you to specify country/region through options. It would certainly be good to also have an option "autodetect-region" or similar that does the internet lookup. Cheers, Mark