[mkgmap-dev] How can we use prefix/suffix feature in road names?

Wed Apr 12 22:08:45 BST 2017

El 12/04/17 a las 21:48, Steve Ratcliffe escribió:
>
> Hi
>
>> There is at least one visible effect of these 0x1e and 0x1f
>> characters: When you zoom out MapSource removes the prefix / suffix
>> part(s) from
>
> In addition there is 0x1b which is like 0x1e, except that it does not
> act as a space.  Only known example is is for "L'" being used as a
> prefix:
>
>   Rue de L'Abbe Vincent
There's also D': Rue D'Aberdeen, Allée D'Albert...
>
> There is also 0x1c which is the non-spacing equivalent of 0x1f, I
> don't know of any examples of that being used in street names.
>
> Since 0x1e and 0x1f are effectively spaces, I've created a patch to
> make them sort along with and just after space.
>
> ..Steve