[mkgmap-dev] how to add shield in the map

Thu Jul 23 00:16:53 BST 2009

Thanks!  Testing how it looks on the map.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Clinton
Gladstone<clinton.gladstone at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:30 PM, maning
> sambale<emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Probably discussed earlier, how do I add highway shields in the map?
>
> You need to add highway-symbol prefixes to your lines style file. Example:
>
> highway=motorway {name '${ref|highway-symbol:hbox} ${name}' |
> '${ref|highway-symbol:hbox}' | '${name|highway-symbol:hbox}'
>
> >From the source code, these are the possible values for highway shields:
>
>                "interstate" // US Interstate
>                "shield" // US Highway shield
>                "round" // US Highway round
>                "hbox" // box with horizontal bands
>                "box"; // Square box
>                "oval" // box with rounded end
>
> The US symbols display only numeric values (e.g., "1", "401", etc).
> The others are alphanumeric (e.g. "A5").
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Cheers.
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