Re: Q. How to display lots of POIs on Garmin GPSR screen

From: GSV Three Minds in a Can (GSV_at_quik.clara.co.uk)
Date: 03/09/05 

Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 14:27:45 +0000

Bitstring <4EDXd.1075$3A6.593@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, from the wonderful
person Walter Wright <Not.really@virgin.net> said
>
>"GSV Three Minds in a Can" <GSV@quik.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:gmUP7RKoJvLCFAMe@from.is.invalid...
>>
>> If you code the map as 'transparent' (whatever it is) it can be
>> overlayed on top of any other map(s) you happen to have. I code
>contours
>> as transparent overlay, as well as summits, OSGB trig points, and
>> various other things .. you can then turn them on/off at the handset
>on
>> a 'by layer' basis. 8>.
>
>Hmm, I didn't know you could do that. Its a while since I updated
>cGPSMapper (if it ain't broke.....), so maybe I've missed out on some
>recent features. I'll upgrade it today.

Hmm, that feature has been there for quite a while. If you have any
problems, either drop in to the 'map authors' Yahoo group, or just email
me .. I'm getting quite good at transparent map overlays now. 8>.

>
>BTW, your post included an unmatched "/rant on" which could cause all
>sorts of problems later in life ;-)

I'm saving the /rant off for some later life. 8>. 

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