[mkgmap-dev] label rendering

Sun Dec 2 03:31:20 GMT 2018

The road labels only show up with the most detailed level or resolution.

On 12/1/18 1:43 PM, brad wrote:
> thx,
> I got it figured out for towns/villages to show at a lower resolution.
> Road labels still have me puzzled.   I know how to control the 
> level/resolution for the road, but how can I get labels at a lower 
> resolution, or more labels?
> I don't use Basecamp, I use QMapshack and a Garmin Montana.
>
> On 12/1/18 5:28 AM, lig fietser wrote:
>> Yes, what Arndt writes is correct, for most pois Basecamp decides 
>> when it shows up. But there are some pois that Basecamp does not 
>> control, so you can use mkgmap to set those levels. I don't have a 
>> list of which pois are controlled by Basecamp, it is always a matter 
>> of trial and error. Complicated factor is that it also depends on the 
>> device; it is totally non consistent, sometimes a big mess what 
>> Garmin has made.
>> And the rendering in Mapsource is also different, but  it is more 
>> compatible with mkgmap than Basecamp.
>>
>>
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>> *Van:* mkgmap-dev <mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk> namens 
>> Arndt Röhrig <arndt at speichenkarte.de>
>> *Verzonden:* zaterdag 1 december 2018 03:41
>> *Aan:* Development list for mkgmap
>> *Onderwerp:* Re: [mkgmap-dev] label rendering
>> With hardwired I mean next:
>>
>> For exampel:
>>
>> amenity=fuel [0x2f01 resolution 22] and detail level "middle".
>>
>> The gas stations disapper at 70m. But the switch between resolution 
>> 24 and 23 is at 300m and between 23 and 22 at 500m.
>>
>> Sure, a higher detail level and the station will disappear later, but 
>> not at the scale like other elements.
>>
>>
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