[mkgmap-dev] Unicode maps showing locked or not found on GPS units

Mon Jun 30 11:30:15 BST 2014

Hi, could some people please test with their maps using unicode on their 
GPS (--code-page=65001) and maybe also report FID (family-ID) used for maps.
I have the problem that some users report the maps show up as locked!

(maps created with mkgmap version 3300 as of June 18)

So far problematic:
Garmin GPSMaps 64 - FID 6371 - sent from Mac OSx Basecamp/Map Install.
Garmin Edge 1000 - FID=6531 - sent via??

Works as tested below ( sent via Mapsource, Mapinstall (Windows) and 
gmapsupp.img created by mkgmap.jar (java 1.7 windows) ):
Garmin Oregon 600 - FID 6365 works...
Garmin etrex 30 - FID 6365, works...

Works without problems as long as no code-page other than latin1 
characters are in the map AND is sent via Mapsource or MapInstall 
(Windows) - does not work if gmapsupp.img created by mkgmap! Problems - 
even German Umlauts (ÖÄÜ or "french" accents like é) are not displayed 
correctly anymore (instead split into two funky looking characters). 
Therefore for old units --latin1 is still the better option for old 
devices for most european countries.
Garmin Vista HCx - FID=6365

So it's clear that there is something wrong in the way mkgmap.jar 
creates gmapsupp.img for maps with Unicode - though it does work for 
newer devices with full unicode support. Mind though I did not check on 
the unit itself if cyrillic or arrabic script is actually working.

BTW 2. -- It would be great if there is a short-code like --latin1 for 
unicode too! E.g. --unicode instead of --code-page=65001, just for 
simplicity...

-- 
keep on biking and discovering new trails

Felix
openmtbmap.org & www.velomap.org