[mkgmap-dev] [PATCH v1] Rework of the location-autofill parameter

Mon Sep 10 20:12:38 BST 2012

>
> HI
>
> On 10/09/12 16:25, WanMil wrote:
>> * In case the city name of a POI or road is unknown the city name is
>> left empty (which means an empty string ""). For me this worked well but
>> Steve pointed out some doubts that it works. So please test carefully (a
>
> Took me a while to find it but see this thread:
> http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/pipermail/mkgmap-dev/2012q1/013897.html
>
> On a certain GPS model, empty city names caused a problem. So its not
> that it never works, but may cause problems in some situations.
>
> I also have a vague memory of another problem with blank names for POIs
> (that may have been limited to place names) but I wasn't able to
> find it.
>
> I was also wondering about blank entries in lists when searching may
> be confusing.
>
> ..Steve

Ok, the patch contains a constant in MapBuilder.java which defines the 
name of cities without a name. Shall I make it configurable 
(--default-city aka --default-country and --default-region?)

WanMil