The GMapTool v0.3
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"Files" Tab
Purpose of this this tab is to gather all input files.
Following
operation are possible:
- Add files
- invokes dialog "Input files". After loading files,
the tab
will display list of file names. You can select files from list using a
mouse or a keyboard.
- Arrow icon - move selected files up or
down.
- Square icon
- selected all files.
- Remove - removes selected files from the
list.
- Info
- initiates reading of selected files. Information about
the contents of files will appear under the "Log" tab.
- Details
- initiates reading of selected files. Detailed information
about the contents of files will appear under the "Log" tab.
"Input files" dialog allows to choose one or more input files.
You can also enter file name with a keyboard.
The dropdown list "Favorites" allows you to remember
a few selected folders and
quick access to those folders. The choice of disk drive can be
done by pointing to the folder "My Computer".
"Options" Tab
The "Option" tab allows to definie the appearance and
behavior of the program. Options are as follows:
- Appearance
- determines appearance of graphic elements of the
programme. Option "System" sets the appearance consistent with the
characteristics of the operating system.
- Language - allows the choice of
language. The
"System" sets the
language in accordance with the operating system settings. Changing
language is done when you restart the program.
- Verbose output - determines what
messages will be
displayed under "Log" tab.
- Advanced
options - enables advanced input parameters for
"join",
"split" and "write" actions. In most
operation advanced parameters are not needed.
- Experimental
options - enables experimental program
features. Files created using experimental options may not be
compatible with the format recognized by the GPS receivers. Do not load
these files into internal GPS memory. Use flash card for
experiments, in case of locking GPS, you can simply
remove card.
- cgpsmapper - you can insert here full
path to cgpsmapper.
Option is not necessery when cgpsmapper is on system path.
"Join" Tab
Tab is used to enter all parameters for "join" action. Action
"join" uses all files from "files" tab,
regardless of whether they are selected or not.
You should provide output file name. This can be
done using a key "file" or typing a name in line beside the
key.
Other parameters are optional.
- File - specifies the output file name.
Into this file will
be joined all the maps placed under "Files" tab.
- Mapset - specifies the name of the
entire mapset. By
default, the program uses name "GMapTool All".
- Add new unlock code - allows to enter
one unlock
code consisting of 25
characters. Dash are ignored.
- Set mapset FID - FID and
PID values for generation of record F in MPS subfile. You should
provide this values when merging individual maps. For mapset
created by Mapsource, the parameter is redundant, the F records already
have been generated by Mapsource.
- Remove unlock codes - unlock codes from
input files are
ignored. The parameter doesn't suppres entry of a
new code from the box above.
- Create
demo map - advanced option, the output file
will have the demo map marker. This map does not require unlock code
but your GPS will work in demo mode. Do not load demo maps
into
GPS internal memory, in some cases, the removal of
such maps could be impossible.
- Remove autorouting data NOD - advanced
option, autoroutingu data (subfiles
NOD) will be ignored. This
option can be used to create maps for older models of GPS.
- Remove altitude data
DEM - advanced option, altitude data (subfiles DEM)
will be ignored.
- Don't create MPS subfile - advanced
option, directory data MPS won't be written into output file.
- Include other data - advanced option,
all input files will be written into output file.
- Short header - advanced option, will
create file
with 1KiB header. Most programs uses 4KiB headers.
- Set block
size - experimental option, define the size of the
write
block. Accepted values are 1, 2, 4, 8 ... etc. Without this option
GMapTool automatically calculates the optimum
value.
- Join - initiates the action in
accordance with the
specified parameters.
- Clear - clear all entered parameters.
The "Split" Tab
Tab
serves to provide the parameters for "split" action. It is necessary to
provide the folder in which the
maps will be saved. Other parameters are optional. "Split" action
applies to all files placed on the "Files" tab, regardless of
whether they were selected or not.
Action has three
modes of operation. In basic mode, GMapTool saves all the maps and data
contained in input files. Files can be used to create
another mapset or for editing.
In
mapset mode GMaptool tries to split big file into map products
according to FID number. FID numbers are taken from F records from MPS
subfile.
In
Mapsource mode GMapTool generates additional files needed to bind
mapset to Mapsource. These files are mapset00.tdb and empty preview map
mapset00.mp.In
addition mapset00.mdx and *. mdr files are created.
Unfortunately GMapTool is unable to convert a MDR file form mapset into
a format acceptable to Mapsource. Do bind this files to Mapsource, it
will not work properly.
You should compile mapset00.mp into mapset00.img. Use
cgpsmapper for compilation. Then make
appropriate entries in the Windows registry. You can make this with
MapSetToolKit, use
"Install a existing mapset" button.
The options available on the screen are as follows:
- Directory
- directory for output files. The directory can be
selected
by opening a "Directory" dialog with "directory" or typede into the
line located next to the button.
- Create - define split mode. GMapTool can
split file into
single maps, or split itno maps and create additional files for
Mapsource.
- Short
headerss - advanced option, will create files with 1KiB
header. Some programs expect short heades.
- Mapset - mapset name. This name will
appear in the maps
list shown by Mapsource.
- Set
mapset FID - select the value of FID and PID
for TDB file. If the value is different than the actual data
contained in the maps, there may be problems with unlocking coded maps.
The FID
and PID should be given when input files consist of multiple
map products.
- Compile preview map - GMapTool will run
automaticly
cgpsmapper to compile preview map. Cgpsmapper can be on system path or
you can provide full path to cgpsmapper in "Options" tab.
- Set CodePage - advanced
option, allows
setting of the CodePage in TDB file. If option is not
specified, GMapTool will use value from maps.
- Limit
latitude and longitude - advanced
option, restricts the
scope of the preview map to ±178.5° longitude and ±89.5° latitude. This
parameter was introduced in order to obtain correct
compilation
of preview map for world base maps.
- Create
TDB v3 when possible - advanced option. GMapTool typically
generates a TDB
version 4, which is not sufficiently documented. The format version 3
is known much more precisely, but is not
suitable for more advanced maps, with autorouting or DEM data.
- Split - initiates action in accordance
with the specified
parameters.
- Clear - clear all entered parameters.
"Write" Tab
Tab
is used to provide data to be entered directly into the original
maps. "Write" action will only work on files selected under
the
'Files" tab.
You can provide the following parameters:
- Mapset - set new mapset name. This
operatnion is not always
possible, if fails use join action.
- Set transparency - set the properties of
maps.
- Set
draw priority - set the priority for drawing order.
The receiver draws first maps with lower priority. Maps with a higher
priority are drawn later and cover previously drawn. The value should
be in the range of 0 to 31.
- Insert unlock code - enter new
unlock code.
GMapTool tries to write code into a file, but the
operation is not always possible. If it fails, use "join" action.
- Only
for FID - causes that all changes are made only for
maps with the same FID and PID value. A value of 0 matches any
maps.
- DEMO flag - advanced option, allows to
set or remove demo marker from img file.
- Change map ID - advanced option, allows
to change
the map ID assigned
by the author of maps. The operation was designed for maps compiled
with cgpsmapper.
- Write - initiates action in accordance
with the specified
parameters.
- Info - initiates
reading of files selected for "write". Information about
the contents of files will appear under the "Log" tab.
- Clear - clear all entered parameters.
The "Log" Tab
Tab shows information generated by the program. In the
following operations are available:
- Search - allows you to search for
a text. Search
runs from the beginning of the buffer bookmarks.
- Next - search the next appearance of
text.
- Clear - clears the entire contents of
the buffer.
- Stop - the button appears when execuitng
an action.
Pressing interrupt the operation.