[mkgmap-dev] character repertoires

Tue Feb 26 13:29:43 GMT 2013

Hi

> Given these results, I’d like to ask you to reconsider your proposed
> action to remove the --lower-case option and code.
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mkgmap/dev/option-review

Yes, you are right it should remain. I've just had to explain
so many times why it doesn't work on the Legend era devices that
I've got a thing against it!

> My theory:
> • when the Garmin sees all upper case characters in a label, it folds
>    the case into title caps style
> • when the Garmin sees a lower case character in a label, it leaves the
>    label characters’ case as-is.
>
> With this theory, it probably considered the ª and º characters as lower
> case.

Oh I see, yes that is probably it.

..Steve