Speed-Based Icons for CP6

iankb · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:35 am Post subject:

Not really. The only option would be to bring up the old camera warning screen, but that is far worse than the new alerts, since it obscures the screen, and holds back turn instructions, for 30 seconds.
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iankb · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:44 am Post subject:

Since the audible voice warning is always a WAV file, even if TTS has been selected, I suppose it must be possible to find the related file, and delete it. There is an Ogg Vorbis file called safetycam.ogg, so that is probably the file to remove. I've no idea what effect that will have, so I would back it up, just in case.
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nivek22 · Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject:

Just a quick thanks to iankb for the icons Thumbs Up

Prior to this camera download i wasn't seeing the camera icons in planning mode.

I still don't see them in planning mode but they do appear in demo mode and while driving - so no problem.

iankb · Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:32 pm Post subject:

DrRobin · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 14

Hi,

I have loaded in the new cameras by type (safetycamera_*.*) and added icons. They are in there but I can't see them on the screen although the alert pops up and I can search for them by POI. If I load them in again with a different name (speed*.*) then they appear on the map, but appear twice.

I am running the latest version and have cleared out the ao*.* files first. Can anyone help?

DrRobin

nivek22 · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject:

This sounds like the issue that I have with the 'Safetycamera_*.*' icons.

I've now noticed that they're only visible when moving faster than 5 mph. Although they do show when running the demo.

iankb · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:22 pm Post subject:

The camera icons as provided by this forum are created for TomTom, and have too many colours for CoPilot. I created some 8-bit colour icons which work fine, but you could always ask the forum administrators to include CoPilot-compatible icons within the CoPilot downloads. They are welcome to include my icons if they want, although they are designed to maximise the display of the speed, rather than some representation of a camera. See my avatar for examples.
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DrRobin · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 14

Nivik, Ian,

Thanks for the replies. My Copilot does work correctly in Demo mode and now I only have one copy of the camera db installed I will try it tomorrow to see if it works when doing more than 5 MPH.

Would be nice if ALK fixes the problems/issues with the pop up alert, but I am really pleased with the software so can't complain.

Cheers

DrRobin
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iankb · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:34 pm Post subject:

DrRobin · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 14

Thanks Ian,

I have 16 colour bitmaps and the latest patch 6.0.1.68. I have just re-loaded everything as my memory card failed. I get the icons in demo mode and if I search for them as a POI, but whilst I get the new style safety camera alert, I never see the icon on the screen.

Other POI's I have loaded show up fine, both on planning and on 3D. Can anyone help?

TIA

DrRobin

DrRobin · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 14

I have noticed that the only time I can see the camera on the screen including planing is when it is co-located with another POI, in which case the multi icon appears. If you double click then it gives the camera details.

If I load the camera db in again with a different name then I see them all but with the multi-icon displayed as there is two camera in the same place.

I not sure if this helps?

DrRobin

DrRobin · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 14

Hi All,

I have removed all POIs again and this time loaded the safety cameras as speedc*.*. I have show POIs enabled and the new safety camera alert enabled.

Now what happens is that I see the safety camera icons on the screen in all screens, stationary, driving and planning.

When I approach a safety camera I get an spoken warning and when just about on top of it a sound but I don't get the little yellow pop up screen.

I am quite happy to dispense with the little yellow pop up alert screen as in its present form it offers little and it is much better to see the icons.

I assume there is something in the ov2 file which tells Copilot that the file is a safety camera.

Enjoy

DrRobin
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iankb · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject: Re: Safety Cameras

fluffball · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 15, 2007 Posts: 15

I do not see safety camera icons in planning mode either (using safetycamera... naming). Contacted ALK who gave me some more camera bitmaps to try but that didn't solve anything. They seemed surprised.

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