[mkgmap-dev] Index branch - Umlaut problem

Mon Feb 14 18:14:26 GMT 2011


On 14.02.2011 17:47, Minko wrote:
> With a Dakota or Nuvi,
> Search for a address,
> city Du ->
>
> Düffelward, DEU found
>
> Enter Street:
> F->Fährmannsweg->No matches found
> E->Ehlenstrasse->map is shown
>
> So it looks like when there's an umlaut
> involved it is shown in the index, however
> it can't locate the street on the map.
>
> Minko
>
>
>
> Chris wrote:
>
> Is this problem also occuring on new generation Garmin devices
> (Nuvi, Oregon, etc.) ?
> _______________________________________________
It probably has to be solved somehow by having both names assigned to 
the same street. That's how it is done in garmin maps. You'll find a 
street both with Umlauts or without.