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user6300
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Great Application, Simplifies a lot of things. I have some concerns though.
1) I was not able to download #world though... any ideas?
----------------world.map----------------
GoogleMap
0-6 : -90,-180 : 90,180
----------------/world.map----------------
2) Also, I just have a humble suggestion, is there any way in which we can change this... from below
(is case with the current method)
----------------cache.conf----------------
version=3
tiles_per_file=1
----------------/cache.conf----------------
In this case the maximum size was less than a few KB's ... it created Hundreds of folders (500+) and almost 20K files....
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(used to be the case for old Method)
----------------cache.conf----------------
version=3
tiles_per_file=32
----------------/cache.conf----------------
In above case, the maximum size of 1 mgm file I encountered was less than 1 MB and total number of files is considerably less than 1K (number of folders were only limited to number of zoom levels)
The reason I am requesting this is because currently with titles per file as 1 makes small file sizes and number of files is very high. (which ultimately occupies and allocates more space)... what i mean is see below....
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Size: 8.44 MB (8,858,41B bytes)
Size on disk: 73.8 MB (77,279,232 bytes)
Contains: 18,527 Files, 525 Folders
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Earlier with every thing same the sizes were as below
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Size: around 9 MB
Size on disk: around 9.5 MB
Contains: 512 Files, 8 Folders
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user6300
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:40 am Post subject: |
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************** Exception Text **************
System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
at System.Number.ParseUInt32(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)
at gMapMaker.MainForm.saveButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
this error occurs when we enter world map....
I also observed that -45,45; 45,-45 at zoom 1 gives test.png attached where as at zoom 2 it gives test2.png !!!
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Cristian Streng
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:55 am Post subject: |
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| user6300 wrote: | | I also observed that -45,45; 45,-45 at zoom 1 gives test.png attached where as at zoom 2 it gives test2.png !!! |
That is correct, it gets all the map tiles that cover the area selected. At zoom 1 that's all the 4 map tiles (the entire world), while at zoom 2 it's still 4 map tiles covering a smaller area around (0,0).
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user6300
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Cristian Streng wrote: |
That is correct, it gets all the map tiles that cover the area selected. At zoom 1 that's all the 4 map tiles (the entire world), while at zoom 2 it's still 4 map tiles covering a smaller area around (0,0). |
Shouldn't it be 90,-180 : 90,180 for all zoom levels....
any ways here is the new world map that works for me safely from levels 00 to 10  without any errors or banning ... i did get this figures by trial and error....
----------------NewWorld.map----------------
GoogleMap
00-10: -85.0, -179.99999 : 85.0, 179.99999
----------------/NewWorld.map----------------
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gMapMaker
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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Some explanations about the world map restriction here : http://forum.mgmaps.com/viewtopic.php?p=5734#5734
"Smart" :
regarding "proxy list exhausted", you can force gMapMaker to keep downloading a new proxy list when current list is empty by modifying option "HaltOnProxyListExhausted" in gMapMaker.exe.config. gMapMaker works this way to avoid endless loop when none of the current proxies work.
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user6300
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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| gMapMaker wrote: | Some explanations about he world map restriction here : http://forum.mgmaps.com/viewtopic.php?p=5734#5734
"Smart" :
regarding "proxy list exhausted", you can force gMapMaker to keep downloading a new proxy list when current list is empty by modifying option "HaltOnProxyListExhausted" in gMapMaker.exe.config. gMapMaker works this way to avoid endless loop when none of the current proxies work.
Damien |
thank you very much. greatly appreciated.
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bk
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| what happens when you get image corruption errors?
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gMapMaker
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:50 am Post subject: |
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| bk wrote: | | what happens when you get image corruption errors? |
Sometimes image corruption errors happen when something goes wrong in the http download. Corrupted image is deleted from mgmaps cache folder so that you just have to start again the whole download process, image previously corrupted will be downloaded again.
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geocrawler
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Hi!
When will gMapMaker support other map providers?
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user6300
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:47 pm Post subject: Quitting gMapMaker |
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Hi Folks,
I might be quiting using gMapMaker....
Advantages: Very Easy to use, Simple and good interface
DIS Advantages:
Only Google Maps Supported
Occupies way too much of space
Way too many folders and files
Biggest disadvantage is inability to use multiple tiles per file
(Although the Fat32 with 1024 Cluster size helps to some extent) I have a Suggestion, if it downloads that way (multi folder multi files single tile per file), let there be at least a facility / application to change number of tiles per file after they are downloaded.
Also, I do not like the way the folders are organized.
Currently in gMapMaker folder structure is
MGMapsCache
--GoogleMap_0
----0
--GoogleMap_11
----(22 folders ranging from 11-99) and after this there are individual files each of less than 1 KB!!!...
This is just so harsh on my poor 6300 and the E: drive....
Old Method was Very simple and efficient.
MGMapsCache
--GoogleMap_0 ... and inside this only .mgm files same used to be the case with all zoom levels
I used to have 32 tiles per mgm file the max files used to be not more than 1 MB at most.... it was so convenient and so organized....
unfortunately, it was a pain to download in the cmd prompt window.... but then once downloaded, it was peace of mind...
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| have a look at gMapMaker Folders and files... note that the area covered(and zoom levels) is Far LESS than the Orignal!!! |
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| Orignal Download Method... So Clean So organized, very less files, very less space occupied.... and it covers LARGE area as compared to previous.... also note that in gMapMaker, i didn't download more because there is no space available!!!! |
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Cristian Streng
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:43 am Post subject: Re: Quitting gMapMaker |
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Hi,
I'm sure gMapMaker will include (sooner or later) support for multiple tiles per file, even if most phones are very slow when reading large files with java (I'll try some workarounds for that). Even so, I think many people will still like gMapMaker in the current form...
Cristian
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user6300
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Quitting gMapMaker |
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| Cristian Streng wrote: | Hi,
I'm sure gMapMaker will include (sooner or later) support for multiple tiles per file, even if most phones are very slow when reading large files with java (I'll try some workarounds for that). Even so, I think many people will still like gMapMaker in the current form...
Cristian |
Of Course I too like gMapMaker  .... it takes a while to getting used to so many thousands of files....
Cristian please please ... look for some thing even a perl script will do.... as i already have the required installations to run the .pl files...
I wish i had the skills to do some programming....
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Cristian Streng
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: Quitting gMapMaker |
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| user6300 wrote: | | Cristian please please ... look for some thing even a perl script will do.... as i already have the required installations to run the .pl files... |
I'm afraid I don't understand what you need here. Can you explain?
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user6300
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:56 am Post subject: |
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Dear Cristian,
i was replying to "(I'll try some workarounds for that)" for multiple tile per file issue / workaround to convert for already downloaded mgm file for 1 tile per file.
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Cristian Streng
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: |
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| user6300 wrote: | Dear Cristian,
i was replying to "(I'll try some workarounds for that)" for multiple tile per file issue / workaround to convert for already downloaded mgm file for 1 tile per file. |
OK... multiple tiles per file is already supported but there are two problems: it only works with the perl scripts (not with gmapmaker) and the application is too slow when displaying maps stored this way.
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gMapMaker
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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Concerning multiple tiles per file and support for Yahoo! Map, it will be included in next release (v0.6) because it implies some deep modifications.
Since a lot of people were waiting for the bugfix in v0.5 beta, v0.5 has been released as is a few hours ago.
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user6300
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| Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| gMapMaker wrote: | Concerning multiple tiles per file and support for Yahoo! Map, it will be included in next release (v0.6) because it implies some deep modifications.
Since a lot of people were waiting for the bugfix in v0.5 beta, v0.5 has been released as is a few hours ago. |
Awesome  .... greatly appreciated...
edit: ... Where can I download the latest release v0.5...
doh... I just found out  http://debin.net/gMapMaker/dl/gMapMaker.zip
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user6300
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| Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:49 am Post subject: |
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| Cristian Streng wrote: | | ...... the application is too slow when displaying maps stored this way. |
I use mostly Maps application (00-18 zoom) as compared to the Sat images (00-06 zoom). On my Nokia 6300 with 1 tile per file and 32 tiles per file, it hardly makes any difference to maps, but to Sat, there is some lag, but it's ok for me, others might have concerns 
As of now, I have both caches, one with 1 tile per file and other 32 tiles per file. using MGMaps, I am happy with both.
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OdynOOb
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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There's a very nice map dowload tool for MapThis! (on the PSP) called gmdl (Global Map Download Tool ) --> http://www.in7ane.com/psp/
Any chance your app could become compatible with that tool ?
Or ask that dev to make his tool compatible with your app ?
Don't know how different the two formats are ...
Just my 2 cts
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Cristian Streng
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:02 am Post subject: |
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| OdynOOb wrote: | There's a very nice map dowload tool for MapThis! (on the PSP) called gmdl (Global Map Download Tool ) --> http://www.in7ane.com/psp/
Any chance your app could become compatible with that tool ?
Or ask that dev to make his tool compatible with your app ?
Don't know how different the two formats are ...
Just my 2 cts |
I know about gmdl, I find it pretty difficult to use compared with gMapMaker (haven't used for some while though). Maybe I'll discuss with the author to make his tool compatible with mgmaps, but that's not a priority since we already have a GUI tool.
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