[mkgmap-dev] Anyone determine which linetypes are NOT visable in BaseCamp?

Sat Feb 27 14:17:23 GMT 2016

Gerd, I think you were confused addressing your reply to Dave, instead you should have replied it to Greg Crago. 
I find those discussions via mailing lists very confusing too. 
So question to Greg, are you using a TYP file? This should help to make those lines visible. 

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> Van: "Gerd Petermann" <GPetermann_muenchen at hotmail.com>
> Aan: daveswarthout at gmail.com, "Development list for mkgmap"
> <mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk>
> Verzonden: Zaterdag 27 februari 2016 13:39:06
> Onderwerp: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Anyone determine which linetypes are NOT visable
> in BaseCamp?

> Hi Dave,

> sorry, I think I got you wrong. I thought you don't use a TYP file.

> I guess I should have checked older posts before...

> So does that mean that you have lines defined in the TYP file as visible

> and still Basecamp doesn't show them ?

> Gerd

> Von: mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
> <mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk> im Auftrag von Dave Swarthout
> <daveswarthout at gmail.com>
> Gesendet: Samstag, 27. Februar 2016 13:06
> An: Development list for mkgmap
> Betreff: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Anyone determine which linetypes are NOT visable in
> BaseCamp?
> Huh? I can define the width of a way, its color, whether it is dashed or
> solid in my TYP file. Are you saying I don't need a TYP file to make a
> dashed, brown line of width 5 pixels with hex code 0x1007 that is then
> assigned via a style rule to an OSM way?

> If I do not then I agree; I don't understand anything about TYP files.

> Can you explain in a little more detail what you are trying to tell me?

> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Minko < ligfietser at online.nl > wrote:

> > See also http://www.openfietsmap.nl/tips-tricks/customize
> 

> > > Hi Dave,
> > 
> 

> > > it seems you don't understand the meaning of TYP file.
> > 
> 

> > > It is used to define how POI / lines / areas are displayed (in Basecamp
> > > and
> > > the device).
> > 
> 

> > > Such a file is not part of the mkgmap distribution, don't know why, maybe
> > > the
> > > reason
> > 
> 

> > > is that some devices don't support TYP files, maybe it's because
> > > programmers
> > > aren't
> > 
> 

> > > much interested in it ;-)
> > 
> 

> > > You can find samples in other wellknown styles, e.g. here:
> > 
> 

> > > https://github.com/ligfietser/mkgmap-style-sheets
> > 
> 

> > > which contains the styles used for Minkos cycling maps:
> > 
> 

> > > http://www.openfietsmap.nl/home
> > 
> 

> > > I don't know if this page is up to date, but it may help as well:
> > 
> 

> > > http://www.openfietsmap.nl/procedure
> > 
> 

> > > Gerd
> > 
> 

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