[mkgmap-dev] Problem with too large shields on streets with ref and name

[Bernd Weigelt]

Hi

Could it be, that this rule is a little bit too much for some devices?

highway=trunk
{
name '${ref|highway-symbol:hbox} ${name}' |
'${ref|highway-symbol:hbox}' |
'${name}';
addlabel '${name} (${ref})'
}
The rule ist the same as in the default style, but i break the line to make it
better readable for me.

My nüvi 2445 shows annoying large shields if a street has ref _and_ name, my
O650 don't do this, it shows the shieldonly on streets without name.
See the attached screenshots from both devices.


Bernd

[t***@gpsinfo.com.br]

Hi Bernd,
our group in Brazil found that in all Garmin Nuvis this problem to print the REF and NAME in the hbox, box or oval, using the default styles.
We are not programmers and we do not know the correct method,, but solved the problem excluding the $ {name} in the line:
highway = trunk {name '$ {ref | highway-symbol: hbox} $ {name}' | '$ {ref | highway-symbol: hbox}' | '$ {name}'; addlabel '$ {name} ({$ ref})'}

We proceed as follows:

highway = trunk
{
name '$ {ref | highway-symbol: hbox' |
'$ {ref | highway-symbol: hbox}' |
'$ {name}';
addlabel '$ {name} ({$ ref})'
}

We do so for highways motorway, primary and secondary.

[]s
Marcio

-----Mensagem Original-----
From: Bernd Weigelt
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2015 8:04 AM
To: Development list for mkgmap
Subject: [mkgmap-dev] Problem with too large shields on streets with ref andname

Hi

Could it be, that this rule is a little bit too much for some devices?

highway=trunk
{
name '${ref|highway-symbol:hbox} ${name}' |
'${ref|highway-symbol:hbox}' |
'${name}';
addlabel '${name} (${ref})'
}
The rule ist the same as in the default style, but i break the line to make it
better readable for me.

My nüvi 2445 shows annoying large shields if a street has ref _and_ name, my
O650 don't do this, it shows the shieldonly on streets without name.
See the attached screenshots from both devices.


Bernd

[Bernd Weigelt]

Hi Marcio

i had the same idea to get a workaround, but maybe there is another, possibly
better, way to do this.

BTW: You can remove remove the first '$ {ref | highway-symbol: hbox' |' the
second is the same one ;-)

Bernd

Post by t***@gpsinfo.com.br
Hi Bernd,
our group in Brazil found that in all Garmin Nuvis this problem to print the
REF and NAME in the hbox, box or oval, using the default styles. We are not
programmers and we do not know the correct method,, but solved the problem
excluding the $ {name} in the line: highway = trunk {name '$ {ref |
highway-symbol: hbox} $ {name}' | '$ {ref | highway-symbol: hbox}' | '$
{name}'; addlabel '$ {name} ({$ ref})'}
highway = trunk
{
name '$ {ref | highway-symbol: hbox' |
'$ {ref | highway-symbol: hbox}' |
'$ {name}';
addlabel '$ {name} ({$ ref})'
}
We do so for highways motorway, primary and secondary.
[]s
Marcio

[Andrzej Popowski]

Hi Bernd,

I agree, shield with a name doesn't work well on nuvis. I prefer to use
only street name without reference number. Reference could be added as
secondary label for address search or as a first label on upper layers
of a map.

I'm not sure if problem with nuvi is important enough to change default
style.