[mkgmap-dev] Translation system proposal

Thu Apr 11 06:29:36 BST 2013

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:04:20PM -0700, franco_bez wrote:
>I was wondering if it weren't possible to use the built-in translations 
>of the Garmin Device itself.
>I mean the translations in the *.gtt Files from the GARMIN/Text 
>directory on the Garmin device.
>Exit would be TXT_Exit_STR_M

Is the GARMIN/Text a feature of newer devices? I do not remember seeing 
anything like that on my Edge 705.

>Has anyone ever tried whether or not we can use GARMIN Text Constants  
>in the map ?

As far as I understand, the 'default name' of unnamed things can be 
defined in the TYP file, for every supported language code. In NT maps 
(which mkgmap cannot generate) you could represent object names in 
multiple languages (say, street names in French or Dutch in Belgium, 
selectable on the device).

FWIW (this would require changes to the Garmin firmware) I think that 
language and country should be kept separate.  Ideally, it should be 
something like the language selection on web browsers. The user would 
give his list of preferred languages in the order of preference. The 
first matching language would be chosen for display, among all name:* in 
the OSM data.

This would imply that all name:*=* strings would be carried over to the 
map, so that the user can select the language dynamically. It could be 
doable after deciphering the NT format, or in a new map application such 
as OsmAnd.

	Marko