Hi, I'm using mkgmap since a while and it works great. Good work and thanks to all of the developer. I know how many time you are investing into it and how many time such a OS project needs to care about. So my question is. I already have seen that some of the map compilers are calling the mkgmap with the typ file at the end. For example: java .. -jar mkgmap.jar [option] typfile.typ I also tried it and I found no advantage or difference to a call without the typ file? What is the reason for this? I also didn't find any doc for this. Thanks, Marco
Dear Marco, Typ files allow you to customize the look of your map. Think of it as different cartographic design in the main OSM map (mapnik, osmarender, cyclemaps). Many mkgmap users use different typ files depending on the map purpose (road, cycling hiking, etc). A good howto and explanation here: http://www.cferrero.net/maps/guide_to_TYPs.html If no typ file is included in the mkgmap parameters. It will default on garmin's map design. On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 4:44 PM, dom <dom@team-oid.de> wrote:
Hi,
I'm using mkgmap since a while and it works great. Good work and thanks to all of the developer. I know how many time you are investing into it and how many time such a OS project needs to care about.
So my question is. I already have seen that some of the map compilers are calling the mkgmap with the typ file at the end. For example: java .. -jar mkgmap.jar [option] typfile.typ I also tried it and I found no advantage or difference to a call without the typ file? What is the reason for this? I also didn't find any doc for this.
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Hi Maning, thanks for this. Charlies page is great. I'm already aware of the functionality of a typ file. I just was not sure about the reason why some of the user add the typ file as parameter at the end of mkgmap command. Thanks for your fast help. Marco Am 01.02.2011 09:54, schrieb maning sambale:
Dear Marco,
Typ files allow you to customize the look of your map. Think of it as different cartographic design in the main OSM map (mapnik, osmarender, cyclemaps). Many mkgmap users use different typ files depending on the map purpose (road, cycling hiking, etc).
A good howto and explanation here: http://www.cferrero.net/maps/guide_to_TYPs.html
If no typ file is included in the mkgmap parameters. It will default on garmin's map design.
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 4:44 PM, dom <dom@team-oid.de> wrote:
Hi,
I'm using mkgmap since a while and it works great. Good work and thanks to all of the developer. I know how many time you are investing into it and how many time such a OS project needs to care about.
So my question is. I already have seen that some of the map compilers are calling the mkgmap with the typ file at the end. For example: java .. -jar mkgmap.jar [option] typfile.typ I also tried it and I found no advantage or difference to a call without the typ file? What is the reason for this? I also didn't find any doc for this.
Thanks, Marco _______________________________________________ mkgmap-dev mailing list mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
Am 01.02.2011 09:44, schrieb dom:
Hi,
I'm using mkgmap since a while and it works great. Good work and thanks to all of the developer. I know how many time you are investing into it and how many time such a OS project needs to care about.
So my question is. I already have seen that some of the map compilers are calling the mkgmap with the typ file at the end. For example: java .. -jar mkgmap.jar [option] typfile.typ I also tried it and I found no advantage or difference to a call without the typ file? What is the reason for this? I also didn't find any doc for this.
Thanks, Marco
If you let mkgmap also create the gmapsupp.img, than you have to call mkgmap with a TYP-file. Otherwise mkgmap will use default TYP-file. For normal creation of maps it is not necessary to have a TYP-file in mkgmap-call. Henning
Ah I just need it when I will create a gmapsupp.img and when I want to use my typ file with the gmapsupp.img. When I'm just creating mapsets and no gmapsupp.img there is no need to add it to the mkgmap command, right? Marco Am 01.02.2011 10:00, schrieb Henning Scholland:
Am 01.02.2011 09:44, schrieb dom:
Hi,
I'm using mkgmap since a while and it works great. Good work and thanks to all of the developer. I know how many time you are investing into it and how many time such a OS project needs to care about.
So my question is. I already have seen that some of the map compilers are calling the mkgmap with the typ file at the end. For example: java .. -jar mkgmap.jar [option] typfile.typ I also tried it and I found no advantage or difference to a call without the typ file? What is the reason for this? I also didn't find any doc for this.
Thanks, Marco
If you let mkgmap also create the gmapsupp.img, than you have to call mkgmap with a TYP-file. Otherwise mkgmap will use default TYP-file. For normal creation of maps it is not necessary to have a TYP-file in mkgmap-call.
Henning
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Thanks. Marco Am 01.02.2011 11:02, schrieb Henning Scholland:
Am 01.02.2011 10:14, schrieb dom:
Ah I just need it when I will create a gmapsupp.img and when I want to use my typ file with the gmapsupp.img. When I'm just creating mapsets and no gmapsupp.img there is no need to add it to the mkgmap command, right?
Marco
Yes
Henning
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