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bandk
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 Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject: POI Icons |
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Hi all, can anyone explain how I go about loading/saving a poi icon? I have several that show up as a red spot, I would rather have a custom icon for them.
Is it as easy as taking a jpeg.gif image and renaming it with the poi name or am I missing something? how do I associate the icon to the poi file in other words?
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253
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No an expert on this - so only part of an answer.
I think they have to be a 22 x 22 pixel size.
They have to be .bmp files and they have to be the same name as the .ove file.
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DennisN
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253 is spot on, they must be bitmaps with .bmp extension and the name must match the OV2 filename ... You'll have bandk.ov2 and bandk.bmp.
Check some of the other bmp icon files on your XXL - 22x22 is OK.
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| Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| 253 has that gone up sure it didnt used to be that much |
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| spikeywelsh wrote: | | 253 has that gone up sure it didnt used to be that much |
What? The pixel size?
If so, then 22x22 has always been the standard icon size. Newer models can also accept 24x24 pixels, and upto 44x44 for the optional double sized version used in the top left corner if you have "warn when near" enabled. |
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| Andy_P wrote: | | spikeywelsh wrote: | | 253 has that gone up sure it didnt used to be that much |
Newer models can also accept 24x24 pixels, |
.... from the x10 series and later.
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bandk
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| Thank you for the informative answers guys. I'll get on it later today, simple enough to do! |
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BONDENO
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| the poi thats shows up on top left hand screen on xxl can you make it bigger it is very small and hard to see |
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Nope.
It USED to be bigger, and it was either scaled up from the standard icon or you could use a double-sized icon (same name but with "x2" at the end) in order to get better resolution (it looked less "blocky")
Since v8 software however, they added the frame and pointer round the icon, and the overall size of the one in the top left corner has reduced. |
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253
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Cor, I'm chuffed 
Got a 1st reply in for once and I got it almost all right!!
Has to be a 1st!!
Time for a beer!!
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| 253 wrote: | Cor, I'm chuffed
Got a 1st reply in for once and I got it almost all right!!
Has to be a 1st!!
Time for a beer!! |
NOT almost, completely right. And being first in competition with blokes like the other respondents takes some doing, good grounds for ..... 
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