On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 08:56:03AM -0400, Clinton Gladstone wrote:
> On Oct 13, 2009, at 16:24, Marko Mäkelä wrote:
>
> > Some months ago, I submitted a patch to the mkgmap default style that
> > would do two things: include ref/operator/shelter in bus/rail/tram
> > stop
> > names and change the types of minor stops from 0x2f08 to 0x2f17. I
> > can
> > understand hesitation to change the POI type, but I would really
> > like to
> > see the name/ref/operator/shelter logic committed to the tree.
>
> I've been trying out the changes from your patch. Is the one you
> submitted with this e-mail different from the one you sent around a
> few months ago?
If I remember correctly, I have submitted three different revisions of
the patch. The second revision set the name to ' ' when none of the
attributes were set.
> - I noticed that with the original patch the shelter (+/-) character
> would be truncated if the operator name was too long. You appear to
> have moved the shelter character to before the operator text now. Is
> this correct?
Yes. We do not have operator=* for bus stops around here, so it did
not make any difference for me. But I thought that the +/- could
double as a separator. No need to waste characters for parenthesis.
> - What I have also been experimenting with is a public transportation
> overlay map. This is a transparent map which I can place on top of the
> regular map. In it, bus, tram, and subway routes, stops and stations
> are emphasized using a special TYP file. As such, I can turn on and
> off the public transit map when I need it. This may be an interesting
> area of pursuit for you. In the long run it may be a better option
> than trying to add a lot of information into the standard map where
> Garmin has just not provided space for it (alas, Garmin seems to be
> rather uninterested in public transportation).
The overlay is a great idea. I may explore it, once there are more
route relations defined in Finland. Although I do not have any motor
vehicle, I mostly use the bicycle and local train for my transportation
needs. The bus network is too sparse near this suburb for my taste.
Marko
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