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goga23

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Registered: 2011-07-25

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characters problems

I wish to have img file with Hebrew street names, like it is within JOSM.
but while using mkgmap i got strange results (Latin or ???) but not Hebrew.
below is the command that i tried with many combinations.
i did not found a combination that lead to an Hebrew characters.
java -Xmx512m -jar mkgmap.jar --code-page=1255 --name-tag-list=name:name,he,int_name --mapname=MyMap --latin1 --lower-case JOSMData.osm

any idea?

Lambertus

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From: Apeldoorn (NL)

Registered: 2007-03-17

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Re: characters problems

I think that many older Garmin GPS devices cannot display non-Latin characters and don't know what commands to use if your device does support non-Latin. Hopefully someone else knows this...

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Mapping tools: Garmin GPSmap 60CSx, Giant Terrago 2002

goga23

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Registered: 2011-07-25

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Re: characters problems

Thanks!
I did not use GPS Device so the problem is not there.
I read the IMG map with a PC software. I don't have Hebrew problems with other vector maps.
so i guess there is a problem with the converting from OSM to IMG with mkgmap.

my OSM map and the IMG map that was created with mkgmap can be download from here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/eisesa

MichaH

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Registered: 2008-10-29

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Re: characters problems

You first select --code-page=1255 but then overwrite it with --latin1 (AKA --code-page=1252) in your command line arguments before actually loading the .osm file.

MichaH

java -Xmx512m -jar mkgmap.jar --code-page=1255 --name-tag-list=name:name,he,int_name --mapname=MyMap --latin1 --lower-case JOSMData.osm

any idea?

goga23

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Registered: 2011-07-25

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Re: characters problems

You first select --code-page=1255 but then overwrite it with --latin1 (AKA --code-page=1252) in your command line arguments before actually loading the .osm file.

Thanks!
Now I found the problem...
The problem is not with mkgmap. the img is just OK with other PC software.

Last edited by goga23 (2011-07-26 14:38:17)