[mkgmap-dev] Find by name - experimental patch

Thu Jan 29 21:50:40 GMT 2009

Bernhard Heibler escribió:
> Hi Mark,
>>> 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!   
> I'm also no mapsource user. The most mysterious question for me is
> still what we have to do to enable the "Address" input function in the
> nuvi. Mine still asks to  "Spell County" but has no county. It should
> ask for a Country first but it looks like we have a US only map flag
> or something set by accident. I hope this is not part of some other
> img sections we don't have information about.
My Nuvi 300 does ask for a country but doesn't have any to spell.
Carlos