Index: src/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/general/MapElement.java
===================================================================
--- src/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/general/MapElement.java	(revision 1880)
+++ src/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/general/MapElement.java	(revision )
@@ -215,6 +215,14 @@
 		this.minResolution = minResolution;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * The maximum resolution at which the element will be visible. This is normally
+	 * 24, in other words the element is visible at all resolutions above the minimum.
+	 * You can however set this lower, so that it will disappear as you zoom in, presumably to be
+	 * replaced by another element.
+	 * 
+	 * @return The max resolution (<= 24), default is 24.
+	 */
 	public int getMaxResolution() {
 		return maxResolution;
 	}
Index: src/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/osmstyle/TypeReader.java
===================================================================
--- src/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/osmstyle/TypeReader.java	(revision 1870)
+++ src/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/osmstyle/TypeReader.java	(revision )
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@
 		try {
 			if (str.indexOf('-') >= 0) {
 				String[] minmax = HYPHEN_PATTERN.split(str, 2);
-				gt.setMaxResolution(Integer.parseInt(minmax[0]));
-				gt.setMinResolution(Integer.parseInt(minmax[1]));
+				gt.setMinResolution(Integer.parseInt(minmax[0]));
+				gt.setMaxResolution(Integer.parseInt(minmax[1]));
 			} else {
 				gt.setMinResolution(Integer.parseInt(str));
 			}
Index: test/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/osmstyle/TypeReaderTest.java
===================================================================
--- test/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/osmstyle/TypeReaderTest.java	(revision )
+++ test/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/osmstyle/TypeReaderTest.java	(revision )
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or
+ * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ */
+package uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.osmstyle;
+
+import java.io.StringReader;
+
+import uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.general.LevelInfo;
+import uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.reader.osm.GType;
+import uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.scan.TokenScanner;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class TypeReaderTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void testLevel() {
+		GType gType = makeType("[0x1 level 2]");
+
+		assertEquals("min level 0", 0, gType.getMinLevel());
+		assertEquals("max level", 2, gType.getMaxLevel());
+
+		assertEquals("min res", 18, gType.getMinResolution());
+		assertEquals("max res", 24, gType.getMaxResolution());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testLevelRange() {
+		GType gType = makeType("[0x1 level 1-3]");
+
+		assertEquals("min level", 1, gType.getMinLevel());
+		assertEquals("max level", 3, gType.getMaxLevel());
+
+		assertEquals("min res", 16, gType.getMinResolution());
+		assertEquals("min res", 20, gType.getMaxResolution());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testResolution() {
+		GType gType = makeType("[0x1 resolution 18]");
+
+		assertEquals("min level 0", 0, gType.getMinLevel());
+		assertEquals("max level", 2, gType.getMaxLevel());
+
+		assertEquals("min res", 18, gType.getMinResolution());
+		assertEquals("max res", 24, gType.getMaxResolution());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testResolutionRange() {
+		GType gType = makeType("[0x1 resolution 16-20]");
+
+		assertEquals("min res", 16, gType.getMinResolution());
+		assertEquals("max res", 20, gType.getMaxResolution());
+		
+		assertEquals("min level", 1, gType.getMinLevel());
+		assertEquals("max level", 3, gType.getMaxLevel());
+
+	}
+
+	private GType makeType(String in) {
+		LevelInfo[] levels = LevelInfo.createFromString("0:24 1:20 2:18 3:16 4:14");
+
+		TypeReader tr = new TypeReader(GType.POLYLINE, levels);
+		TokenScanner ts = new TokenScanner("string", new StringReader(in));
+		ts.setExtraWordChars("-:");
+
+		return tr.readType(ts);
+	}
+}
