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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/9/2012 12:50 PM, Tom Hayward
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<pre wrap="">On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Stephen H. Smith <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wa8lmf2@aol.com"><wa8lmf2@aol.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Except that for the majority of programs using the standard symbol set,
overlaying most of the icons in the secondary set (except for the simple
solid outlines like circles, triangles and diamonds) will result in an
unreadable mess.
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What programs do this? I'll avoid them.
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Virtually ALL currently in-use APRS software including APRSpoint,
UIview, APRS+SA, APRSice, Win/MacAPRS, AGW Tracker, etc, and the
websites <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://findu.com">http://findu.com</a> and <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://APRS.fi">http://APRS.fi</a> use this standard
symbol set:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/APRS_symbols.htm"><http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/APRS_symbols.htm></a><br>
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This set is evolved from the original set created by K4HG for the
original findu.com. It was later adopted by Mac/WinAPRS, and then
copied by nearly all following software. <br>
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It consists of a mere 16x16-pixel square to contain the entire
symbol plus any overlay character. (This is the same size as the
small icons on the Windows Start Menu and Taskbar, before Windows
7.)<br>
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Due to the limited resolution, there is no way to successfully (i.e.
readably) overlay a text character on top of most of these
symbols. You get an illegible mess, when the character blends into
the busy multi-colored background. <br>
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If you use some of the limited supply of pixels to place a white
halo around the strokes of the letter or number to make the text
more readable, it will almost completely obscure the symbol
underneath it. <br>
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The overlays only work usably on the simple solid outlines that were
designated originally to receive overlays.<br>
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Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com <br>
Skype: WA8LMF<br>
Home Page: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net">http://wa8lmf.net</a><br>
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High-Performance Software-Only Packet TNC <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/miscinfo/UZ7HO-Soundmodem-Install-Ver-0.44-Beta.exe">http://wa8lmf.net/miscinfo/UZ7HO-Soundmodem-Install-Ver-0.44-Beta.exe</a><br>
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High Quality Calibrated Static Maps for Any APRS App <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/PM9_StaticMap_Export.htm">http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/PM9_StaticMap_Export.htm</a><br>
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Vista & Win7 Install Issues for UI-View and Precision Mapping<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/UIview_Notes.htm#VistaWin7">http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/UIview_Notes.htm#VistaWin7</a><br>
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"APRS 101" Explanation of APRS Path Selection & Digipeating <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths">http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths</a> <br>
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