[mkgmap-dev] naming map layers in a gmapsupp.img

Tue Dec 15 08:12:18 GMT 2009


charlie at cferrero.net wrote:
> Quoting Torsten Leistikow <de_muur at gmx.de>:
> 
>> Moin,
>>
>> I have multiple map layers in my gmapsupp.img file, but I can not   
>> set the name
>> of the layers, so that they can be identified on my nuvi.
>>
>> The first layer is created by the following call:
>>
>> java -jar  -Xmx6144M ../../mkgmap-r1170/mkgmap.jar
>> --style-file=../../styles/06_restrictions_motorcar --remove-short-arcs=5
>> --transparent --product-id=7 --family-id=46 --country-name="Deutschland"
>> --country-abbr="D" --family-name="OSM_M_OV" --tdbfile --draw-priority=18
>> --max-jobs=3 ../../osm/Europa/66666???.osm.gz
>>
>> The second layer is created by the following call:
>>
>> java -jar  -Xmx6144M ../../mkgmap-r1170/mkgmap_style_2.jar
>> --style-file=../../styles/03_topo_base --remove-short-arcs=5 --product-id=7
>> --family-id=43 --country-name="Deutschland" --country-abbr="D"
>> --family-name="OSM_BASE" --tdbfile --draw-priority=8 --max-jobs=3
>> ../../osm/Europa/66663???.osm.gz
>>
>> And in a third step I combine both layers into the gmapsupp.img:
>>
>> java -jar mkgmap-r1429/mkgmap.jar --product-id=7 --mapset-name=OSM_M004
>> --gmapsupp img/06_restrictions_motorcar/*.img img/03_topo_base/*.img
>> img/03_topo_base/OSM_BASE.TYP
>>
>> The resulting map is working ok, just when I look at the map settings in my
>> nuvi, both layers are displayed in the same way
>>
>> family name
>> [1] OSM street map
>> family name
>> [1] OSM street map
>>
>> So, what parameters do I have to set, so that I can identify the   
>> layers on the
>> nuvi by the mapname?
>>
>> Gruss
>> Torsten
> 
> 
> I have noticed the same problem on my GPSMap.  The name shown is that  
> of the top layer, no matter what options have been used to compile  
> each layer.  All layers have a different family ID.  I combine files  
> using sendmap, not mkgmap, incidentally, so the problem is not  
> occurring in the combine step.
> 
As a correction, the above should have read:
"The *series* name shown is that of the top layer, no matter what 
options have been used to compile each layer."


The full list of options is
Restore Defaults
Restore All Map Defaults
Show All
Show None
Show Basemap
Show International Mari [sic]
Hide CF OSM map series
Hide CF OSM map series

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Charlie