[mkgmap-dev] What does --transparent do?

Mon Dec 7 17:31:23 GMT 2009


On 07.12.2009 18:29, Nop wrote:
> Does really nobody know what --transparent does?
>
> bye
> 	Nop
>
> Nop schrieb:
>    
>> Hi!
>>
>> I am trying to figure out what the --transparent parameter does exactly.
>>
>> I am aware that it suppresses the creation of the backround rectangle
>> with id 0x4B.
>>
>> But it also seems to influence an element of a file header in
>> TREHeader.config(), setting poiDisplayFlags |= POI_FLAG_TRANSPARENT;
>>
>> I could not figure out what this part means. What does this code do?
>> When is it called? Does it influence the handling of the map on the device?
>>
>> bye
>> 	Nop
>>
>>      
It's been discussed already. It creates a map without background 
polygon, and sets the tranparency bit to transparent (as you could do 
with gmaptool). You can read up on naviboard "transparent" or other 
forums about all the implications this has.
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