[mkgmap-dev] suppress street labels / set name=nil

Wed Dec 2 08:36:51 GMT 2009

If you use a typfile, you can surpress labels by type.

On 02.12.2009 08:33, Marko Mäkelä wrote:
> Hi Ben,
>
> On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 05:14:08PM +1100, Ben wrote:
>    
>> Is there a smart way to have mkgmap explicitly setting an empty name for
>> lines?
>> - when I use [default_name ''] the name is filled with some odd content,
>> in my case "Castle Hill Police"...
>> - when I use [default_name ' '] the name is filled with the expected
>> space, but this causes a black rectangle to appear instead of a label
>>      
> When the name is missing, my Edge 705 usually says "Jälki" (the Finnish
> for "Trace" or "Track") for cycleways, footways and highway=service.
> I do not know of a way to assign a "null" name in mkgmap, other than
> omitting the "name" or "default_name" action.
>
>    
>> background:
>> the setting on Garmin devices (I am testing on a 60CSx) "Max Zoom:
>> Street Label"
>> doesnt seem to work properly fro some ways: even if set to "off", some
>> street labels are still shown, e.g. steps and cycleways.
>> This clutters up the map, so I want to suppress names for those types of
>> ways.
>>      
> This is another example of it being impossible to satisfy everyone's
> needs with a single map.  As a bicyclist, I very much appreciate having
> street names on cycleways that are running next to a highway.  In that way,
> the turn directions become more meaningful.
>
> Would it be possible to hide names in a map overlay?  Say, have several
> overlays on the base layer:
>
> * contour lines
> * highlighting of paths that are not for (motor) vehicle use:
>   * hiking
>   * mountain biking
>   * horse riding
> * routes and stops for public transportation
> * motor vehicle overlay (hiding some names and the like)
>
> If the Garmin routing subsystem could utilize data from map overlays
> (can it?), the motor_vehicle=no stuff could be omitted from the base
> layer and the desired overlays enabled by the user on a case-by-case
> basis.  For example, mountain bikers and "normal" bicyclists would
> prefer different routes and select different map overlays.
>
> Best regards,
>
> 	Marko
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