Thread: Extra_POI_Editor up to v5.97 (.gpi file creation discussion - like POI Loader and more)

I need to test. I presume you currently have a 16-bit or 24-bit bitmap. For now, try to use a 256-color bitmap for the map icon.

Details of the 2 bmps I experimented with:
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Legalold.bmp works with POI Loader, but not EPE.
Legal.bmp works with EPE.

Next challenge Turbo (i.e. for me!):
Is is possible to assign icons per category, as opposed to per gpx file. E.g. Legal.gpx contains the waypoints. Waypoints are divided in categories "High Courts", "Magistrate's Courts". Is it possible to assign an icon to the High Court category and another different icon the the Magistrate's Court category?

Originally Posted by turboccc

@949BFN,

4-bit color depth? That is 16 colors. Try 8-bit color depth (256 colors). I have to check all the conversions when I have a bit more time, but I think I support 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit bitmaps. I know some GPS will only support some type of bitmap. My 3750 only supports 256 colors or the bitmap will not show. I need also to check what POI Loader does, but I think it does no conversions.

Right now, if you Export by Category or Symbols (or even filename), you can have one map symbol per category. Just make sure the bitmap is 256 colors (see point above) and that it has the same name as the category (or symbols or filename) and put it in the same folder as the source POI.

Hi Turbo - it's been some time. Did you ever got around looking into this? I never managed to figure out why some bmp's work and others don't. (I checked the Wicki - I don't see any info there?)
Could you perhaps tell us what the requirements (size, colour etc) are for (a) the icon which appears in the "Where To" menu and (b) the map symbols.
Is it possible yet to get the outer edges of the icon one creates, transparent?
I have read through the thread and checked all the posts in this regard, but I�m still not sure what the icons/symbols� settings should be. I get some to work but others, with what seems the exact same specs, don�t work and I have been unable to figure out what the reason for that is.
Thanks

EPE v5.15 now displays the circle list on the map in the POI Edit window along with the proximity circle.

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The next step is to be able to drag the circles or create the circles by clicking directly on the map.

For what is exactly the tolerance? The area around the POI which is triggered?
And how can I add Voice files that they corresponded with the alarm?

The tolerance is for the bearing angle. It gives a +/- angle compared to the bearing angle. For example, you want to trigger an alert if the driver comes from an angle og 120 degrees +/- 30 degrees. The tolerance will be 30.

Note: bearing angles are not implemented yet in any GPS...

EPE does not support audio alert yet, but I guess you will only have to specify a link to an MP3 or WAV file in the Link field.

Hi Turbo,
Awesome work. I'm a tinkerer and not a programer but I tried using your Beta V5.16 last night and I could not get the bearing or angles to work uni directional. I did however get the alerts to work and it would seem that they only work inside your alert circle inside of the proximity point. When prox 400m and your circle 50m ( from same location ) Alerts go of 50m away in both directions. When your circle is 100m alerts go of 100m. Thinking outside the square I reduced the size of your circle and moved it of the road ( still inside Prox ) so that it only covers the lanes going that way. It worked. I then thought that an oblong or rectangle shape would be more appropriate than a circle as the alerts only go off inside your circle inside prox I wanted to make it 400m long but only one lane wide 2.4m or 8 ft. Not being a programer I simple added more circles to form some sort of oblong along the road ( think of laying dollar coins on top of each other slightly offset ) which then got me thinking about Tom1807 post that there are up to four circles on the tollway. Looking at there locations in his post they are offset by a straight line. Tom 1807 will have to confirm as I cant scroll down that pic. But its possibly to give a longer distance whilst not crossing more lanes. All this was done in simulation mode on a 1390. I Ran out of time but will test again as soon as time permits. Can you confirm that you have had directional poi's working and if so what model gps.
Updates soon Paul
P.S. I couldn't get the wav to work in the link field yet