[mkgmap-dev] osmc:symbol

Fri Jun 17 17:03:23 BST 2016

Thanks.  Interesting approach.  I will experiment and see what happens.

On 6/17/2016 11:38 AM, nwillink wrote:
> I'm not aware of any documentation about layering POIs but perhaps consider
> these points
>
> a) TYP files can not define a POIs draworder, unlike polygons.
>
> b) There is no guaranteed way of ensuring POI1 always has a higher order
> than POI2 - this depends on your Garmin device
>
> However, there is still room for experimentation:
>
> osmc symbols define a foreground and background, ie
>
> background: blue
>
> foreground: yellow diamond
>
> For the level approach to work the background can't be solid but only a
> frame with a transparent centre and
>
> all foreground symbols need to fit inside the frame and have the same
> dimensions as a background poi
>
> # catch all osmc:symbols and split them into background and foregrounds
>
> #plot backgrounds first
>
> background=blue {0 x  1200a resolution 24 continue) # must use continue
>
> #plot foregrounds last
>
> foreground= yellow_diamond  [0 x  1201a resolution 24)
>
> etc
>
> The level approach is probably best suited for spurious symbols like
> arches,wheels or hikers
>
>
>
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