Comments on: Creating Custom Icons For Garmin Points Of Interest (POI) http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi Exploring the world of free tools for GIS, GPS, Google Earth, neogeography, and more. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:10:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lance Adams http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi/comment-page-1#comment-1093 Lance Adams Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:53:05 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi#comment-1093 I created all of my symbols in WindowsXP's version of Paint. To use the MAGENTA (R:255,G:0,B:255) as a transparent color, save the file as a 256 Color Bitmap. This will work the same as the 8-bit once inside the Garmin unit. I created all of my symbols in WindowsXP’s version of Paint. To use the MAGENTA (R:255,G:0,B:255) as a transparent color, save the file as a 256 Color Bitmap. This will work the same as the 8-bit once inside the Garmin unit.

]]> By: Leszek Pawlowicz http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi/comment-page-1#comment-1092 Leszek Pawlowicz Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:27:32 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi#comment-1092 My best guess would be that the BMP file is not in exactly the right format; I've made icons that I would swear were in the right format, but weren't. Another suggestion might be to change the filename so that it has only 8 letters (e.g. "substatn.csv" and "substatn.bmp"); it may a problem with filenames longer than the old 8.3 DOS standard. That's just a guess, and I could be wrong about that. My best guess would be that the BMP file is not in exactly the right format; I’ve made icons that I would swear were in the right format, but weren’t. Another suggestion might be to change the filename so that it has only 8 letters (e.g. “substatn.csv” and “substatn.bmp”); it may a problem with filenames longer than the old 8.3 DOS standard. That’s just a guess, and I could be wrong about that.

]]> By: Kevin Jordan http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi/comment-page-1#comment-1091 Kevin Jordan Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:44:11 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi#comment-1091 I created a .csv file and named it substations and saved it in a Garmin folder on my desktop. I went in that same folder and saved a substations.bmp with a custom .bmp that I want displayed. I used POIloader and pointed to that directory. The POI's went in correctly but all I got was the default gray circle symbol. Any ideas? I created a .csv file and named it substations and saved it in a Garmin folder on my desktop. I went in that same folder and saved a substations.bmp with a custom .bmp that I want displayed. I used POIloader and pointed to that directory. The POI’s went in correctly but all I got was the default gray circle symbol. Any ideas?

]]> By: Luca http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi/comment-page-1#comment-1090 Luca Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:23:53 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi#comment-1090 Sorry. Apparently I forgot to change the file to 8-bit format. It's nicely working now. Thanks a lot! Sorry. Apparently I forgot to change the file to 8-bit format. It’s nicely working now.

Thanks a lot!

]]> By: Leszek Pawlowicz http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi/comment-page-1#comment-1089 Leszek Pawlowicz Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:07:37 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi#comment-1089 Don't have any experience with Colorado/Oregon units, so don't know specifically what the problem might be. Try opening up one of the icon BMP files in a graphics editor to check whether it's true magenta or not (ffff00; 255, 255, 0). Some free editors can shift this value; for example, Paint.Net shifts it to fefe00. Don’t have any experience with Colorado/Oregon units, so don’t know specifically what the problem might be. Try opening up one of the icon BMP files in a graphics editor to check whether it’s true magenta or not (ffff00; 255, 255, 0). Some free editors can shift this value; for example, Paint.Net shifts it to fefe00.

]]> By: Luca http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi/comment-page-1#comment-1088 Luca Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:48:02 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi#comment-1088 Thank you for the article. I have Colorado 300 and the magenta thing is not become transparent in my unit. Help me please. Thank you for the article.

I have Colorado 300 and the magenta thing is not become transparent in my unit.

Help me please.

]]> By: Bringing back red flags? « Notes from a small field http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi/comment-page-1#comment-1087 Bringing back red flags? « Notes from a small field Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:41:52 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-icons-for-garmin-points-of-interest-poi#comment-1087 [...] a Garmin, the icon has to be a .bmp file with the same name as the .csv for the POI loader. Plus if the icon is saved with 8-bit colour depth, the magenta background will be transparent. [...] [...] a Garmin, the icon has to be a .bmp file with the same name as the .csv for the POI loader. Plus if the icon is saved with 8-bit colour depth, the magenta background will be transparent. [...]

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