[mkgmap-dev] Update on mapnik.txt typ file

Mon Mar 21 08:13:34 GMT 2022

Hi Joris

I'll edit in the new types (amenity=bench 0x6505, water point 0x650d,
borderpatrol same as police, camp_site 0x2b03 from 0x2b05) and if you
tell me where the changed translations were I can do these as well.

Ticker

On Sun, 2022-03-20 at 20:38 +0000, Joris Bo wrote:
> Hello Ticker,
> 
> Thank you for your answer. I miss the knowledge to discuss the topic 
> properly, i assume you are right. In my simple brain typviewer or
> typwiz did not let me down in editing and converting txt to typ and
> back so far. For me all language codes and corresponding (special)
> characters stay correct as long if I used code page 65001 and save as
> utf-8. But again, i do not know what happens beyond the borders of my
> small (Windows/Basecamp/Oregon) bubble.
> 
> Could you help me to insert the missing icons in the current txt-
> format? The translations are less important I guess.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Joris
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: mkgmap-dev <mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk> Namens
> Ticker Berkin
> Verzonden: vrijdag 18 maart 2022 18:59
> Aan: Development list for mkgmap <mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk>
> Onderwerp: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Update on mapnik.txt typ file
> 
> Hi Joris
> 
> My opinion is that using TYPViewer to edit the the mkgmap held typ-
> files is too dangerous; it deletes language strings it can't cope
> with and makes textual changes that make it very difficult to see the
> actual difference between versions.
> 
> Unless TYPViewer supports and generates a unicode .typ file, there is
> no way having a full multi-lingual .typ. It needs to be kept as a
> .txt until the point of use, ideally letting mkgmap do the
> conversion. It can safely chuck translations that can't be
> represented in the chosen charset of the map.
> 
> See https://www.mkgmap.org.uk/doc/typ-compiler
> 
> Concerning Default Descriptions and English (see Common options...
> String= in above). I intended it to be like this, with a generic
> default description as the first string (tending to American English)
> and, if other languages have a translated string, having this with an
> explicit language. Including the idea that an explicit English string
> might be specified that will overrule the default.
> 
> Ticker
> 
> On Mon, 2022-03-14 at 13:55 +0000, Joris Bo wrote:
> >  
> > Hi,
> >  
> > In attachment a new version of the mapnik.txt typ-file.
> > The one that comes with mkgmap at the moment is not editable by 
> > typviewer.
> >  
> > I made the follwing changes to be alligned with mkgmap-4895
> > default- 
> > style
> >  
> > - Compiled to .typ with mkgmap, opened with typviewer and exported
> > as
> > utf-8 to make it typviewer compliant again
> > - Recreated language 0x04 English if not exists anymore
> > - Made translations 0x00 (unknown/default) same as 0x04 English
> > - If 0x00 Default does not exist, created copy from 0x04 englisch
> > - Re-translated some items
> > - Added amenity=bench 0x6505
> > - Added water point 0x650d
> > - Added symbol for borderpatrol same as police
> > - Duplicate camp_site 0x2b03 from 0x2b05
> >  
> > Kind regards,
> > Joris
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