Hi Ben, On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 05:14:08PM +1100, Ben wrote:
Is there a smart way to have mkgmap explicitly setting an empty name for lines? - when I use [default_name ''] the name is filled with some odd content, in my case "Castle Hill Police"... - when I use [default_name ' '] the name is filled with the expected space, but this causes a black rectangle to appear instead of a label
When the name is missing, my Edge 705 usually says "Jälki" (the Finnish for "Trace" or "Track") for cycleways, footways and highway=service. I do not know of a way to assign a "null" name in mkgmap, other than omitting the "name" or "default_name" action.
background: the setting on Garmin devices (I am testing on a 60CSx) "Max Zoom: Street Label" doesnt seem to work properly fro some ways: even if set to "off", some street labels are still shown, e.g. steps and cycleways. This clutters up the map, so I want to suppress names for those types of ways.
This is another example of it being impossible to satisfy everyone's needs with a single map. As a bicyclist, I very much appreciate having street names on cycleways that are running next to a highway. In that way, the turn directions become more meaningful. Would it be possible to hide names in a map overlay? Say, have several overlays on the base layer: * contour lines * highlighting of paths that are not for (motor) vehicle use: * hiking * mountain biking * horse riding * routes and stops for public transportation * motor vehicle overlay (hiding some names and the like) If the Garmin routing subsystem could utilize data from map overlays (can it?), the motor_vehicle=no stuff could be omitted from the base layer and the desired overlays enabled by the user on a case-by-case basis. For example, mountain bikers and "normal" bicyclists would prefer different routes and select different map overlays. Best regards, Marko