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Bazzer
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:11 am    Post subject: Mapsource - Custom Waypoint Symbols Reply with quote

I'm running Mapsource 6.8 which can store 64 user defined Waypoint symbols.

I understand that these have to be designed in .bmp format and can either be 16x16 or 24x24 pixels.

The problem that I have is that when I create a symbol in 'Paint', the waypoint image will always be displayed as a square block. For sake of argument, if I designed a red diamond shape, it would appear in Mapsource as a red diamond on a white square background.

But I want a red diamond with a TRANSPARENT background so that all you see is the red diamond on the map.

No matter how many times I've tried, by painting with 'opaque off' etc, I cannot achieve a transparent background when the symbol is diaplayed in Mapsource.

Has anyone successfully created custom waypoints with a transparent background ? If so, what programme have you used to create them and how ?

The pre-defined waypoint symbols within Mapsource certainly have transparent backgrounds, so why don't the user defined ones display the same ?

Please, someone put me out of my misery. It's driving me mad Evil or Very Mad

Baz
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bazzer,

I think that you will find that the BMP format does not support a transparent background Sad

It is a pity, but any program that uses the BMP format for icons will have the same "problem", eg TomTom, Memory-Map.

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