[mkgmap-dev] Redundant information in city search results

Mon Jun 30 12:08:57 BST 2014

I don't think so.  Language setup lets you choose one language and then GPS
displays only one language.  It doesn't make sense a bilingual display.
They're not like printed street signs, etc.

Furthermore, this hypothesis doesn't explain a Garmin made map displayed
without such characteristic in the same GPS.

Thanks anyways,

Paulo

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> From: Felix Hartmann <extremecarver at gmail.com>
> To: mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
> Cc:
> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 13:36:28 +0200
> Subject: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Fwd: Redundant information in city search results
>  How was this map compiled?
>
> Is this maybe compiled with Unicode?
> I could image unicode maps somehow support bilingual language set. E.g.
> top cyrillic, bottom latin?
> On 29.06.2014 13:16, Paulo Carvalho wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>      Did someone take a look at this? (see mesage below, sent some days
> ago)
>
>  thanks,
>
>  Paulo
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Paulo Carvalho <paulo.r.m.carvalho at gmail.com>
> Date: 2014-06-24 18:19 GMT-03:00
> Subject: Redundant information in city search results
> To: Development list for mkgmap <mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk>
>
>
>    Greetings,
>
>       I was testing a map compiled with mkgmap and I tried search in
> "Cities" category.  The search result screen capture is attached.  Notice
> that for each city the same text is unnecessarily repeated, taking up
> display space.
>       I know this could be avoided because I've seen a Garmin-made map
> (City Navigator, compiled with Garmin's MPC) on the same GPS model that
> doesn't display such redundant information.
>      I don't know whether this is something up to mkgamp logic or
> something I must work on my style files.  If the second is the case, then
> I'd like to know some tips on how to avoid such duplication.
>      Sorry, the cap is in Portuguese, but I think you'll recognize what's
> going on.
>      This is not really an issue, but some users are finding it somewhat
> odd, thinking some other information could be put on the secondary field
> (country? population? you name it...)
>       I think any hi-res Nuvi model has this feature.  Low-res devices
> (such as Nuvi 255w) don't display secondary information in the city search
> results page.
>
>  many thanks and keep up with this great job,
>
>  Paulo
>
>
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