[mkgmap-dev] Errors converting "mapnik.txt" into "mapnik.typ" (information only)

Wed Mar 25 15:09:29 GMT 2020

Hi Eric

I use mkgmap to convert typ-files from .txt to .typ (just stick
mapnik.txt at the end of the parameter list, after the map data files)
It doesn't give these errors.

Line 1959 - is TYPViewer objecting to "String=River..." because it
wants something of the form "String1=0x00,River..." or is it objecting
to the "," between River & Wadi?

Polygon 0x3d errors - Not sure what it doesn't like here, maybe the
indentation, as this is a significant thing different about it from,
say, 0x04. This polygon should be transparent - there was a long debate
about this at the beginning of the year. The only way to do this is
with a ICON.

>From my experiments, Garmin devices expect the TYP section to be in the
same character-set as the map to which it is attached. Using mkgmap to
do the conversion handles this. mapnik.txt needs to be in some unicode
encoding as it encompasses many languages; if TYPViewer doesn't allow
you to save in the required char-set then this is a fundamental problem
in using TYPViewer to do the conversion. 

Ticker

On Wed, 2020-03-25 at 07:38 -0700, AnkEric wrote:
> mapnik.txt (128.746 bytes,	19-03-2020 08:31)
> 
> I assume (...) "mapnik.txt" is to be converted into "<nnnnn>.typ".
> 
> Using TYPViewer 4.5.50 two Errors during conversion:
> 
> ********************************************************************
> Errors in the file  : mapnik.txt
> ********************************************************************
> 
> Line 1959 : "String=River, Wadi (Intermittent)"
> 
> To Resolve, update:
> String=River, Wadi (Intermittent)
> into:
> String1=0x00,River (Intermittent)
> String2=0x01,Cours d’eau (intermittent)
> etc.
> 
> ********************************************************************
> Errors in the file  : 44010.typ
> ********************************************************************
> 
> Error while reading polygon 0x03d/00 : Error #9   Description:
> Subscript out
> of range
> Error while reading polygon 0x03d/00 : Error #9   Description:
> Subscript out
> of range
> Error while reading polygon 0x03d/00 : Error #9   Description:
> Subscript out
> of range
> Error in the length of the polygon Type=0x03d   SubType=0x00
> Problem with the polygon Type=0x03d   SubType=0x00
> 
> To Resolve: copy from Type=0x3c
> 
> [_polygon]
> Type=0x3d
> ;GRMN_TYPE: Water Areas/LAKE_30MI, LARGE_LAKE/Large lake, typically
> between
> 30 and 500 sq mi in area/Non NT
> String1=0x00,Bay
> String2=0x01,Baie
> String3=0x02,Bucht
> String4=0x03,Baai
> String5=0x15,Zatoka
> String6=0x10,Baia
> String7=0x05,Baia
> ExtendedLabels=Y
> FontStyle=SmallFont
> CustomColor=Day
> DaycustomColor:#4D80B3
> Xpm="0 0 1 0"
> "1 c #AAD3DF"
> [end]
> 
> Also be aware:
> mapnik.txt is [UTF-8] encoding
> I assume (...) Garmin expects [Windows 1252] encoding.
> If [Windows 1252] is required, in TYPViewer "Open a TXT (Utf8)
> file...".
> Converted TYP file will have same encoding.
> 
> 
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