I have tried like crazy to create my own custom symbols, have followed the
help and the documentation, but I still can't seem to make it work.
I'm using MapInfo Professional 5.5. I even took an existing (available)
custom symbol and modified it, (so that it would be they right size and
file type,
Hello,
Is it possible to create MapInfo 3.0 Compatible symbols with a specified
width of lines? And more, why can only 8 colors be used? Is there another
way to create custom symbols other than using the Symbol Maker (I have
version 1.2)? It always changes the shape of circles to something li
Hello All,
I just added a new bmp symbol to my custom symbol folder, then back in
MapInfo I clicked on Layer control - Display options - custom symbols, at
this point I clicked on Reload to update the custom symbol I just added.
This did not work as I expected, as all the previously listed cus
Dear List,
Does anyone know of a way of using custom symbols globally across a network?
Also is there an easy way to keep my own custom labels when a new version of
Mapinfo is loaded - and why do they move the CUSTSYMB directory between
versions and not tell you?
Also does anyone out there kn
We have set up our own custom symbols which are present when you load
MapInfo. However if you accidentally press on the Reload our custom symbols
disappear and MapInfo's custom symbols are present. To retrieve our custom
symbols we have to restart the program which wastes time.
Is there a way in w
Dear All,
I am trying to import custom symbols in to MapInfo 7. I have saved the .bmp
files in the CustSymb folder, hit refresh in MapInfo, but they don't appear.
It is the right folder as I have taken out symbols that are already there,
and they no longer appear in MapInfo, I put them back, hi
Hi--
I am interested in using a symbol, in this case a tree, that was created in
Adobe Illustrator and using it with in MapInfo 7.0. I have a tool that
allows for the creation of custom symbols in MapInfo---however I do not know
how to get the image from Illustrator into MapInfo--
I tried to cre
Dear List
I have some custom symbols that I would like to save in Custom
symbols directory in mapinfo so that when I want to use it as a
symbol I can. I have managed to save them as bitmap but when I try
to insert them from the folder "Custom Symbols", they are not
available. The symbols I have
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> Dear List
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> I have some custom symbols that I would like to save in Custom
> symb
Hello Listers,
I have been using custom symbols that I created with macromedia
fireworks, they were saved as bmp-8, etc. . .
they display correctly in mapinfo(4.5-6.0), however, when I print to pdf
, they get all scrunched up and look funny, everything else looks fine,
including other pre-made
Hi,
Using custom symbols seems to be a gambling issue in MapInfo (personal =
experience and archive listings). This I am sure tops the list:
The symbols are shown on one computer and not on another. The version of =
MapInfo (patched and all...) is the same and the computers (hardware =
cfg.) a
The custom symbols I would like to use are saved in the CUSTSYMB directory, but when I
go into MapInfo, Symbol Style, Custom Symbol dialogue box and hit reload, they do not
appear. Similarly if I delete a symbol from the directory, it will delete it in the
dialogue box for Custom Symbols, but i
Could anyone tell me what the easiest way is to create my own symbols
please.
Many thanks in advance,
Paul Simpson
Rudall Blanchard Associates Ltd
7-8 Market Place
London W1W 8AG
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Hi
Is it possible to
place custom symbols in a shared location? The options during installation by
the creation of a MODE.INI file are:
Code Description
Location
1 per user, roaming \Application Data
2 per user, not roaming \Local Settings\Application Data
3 per machine \Application Dat
Hi List:
I created and imported a custom
North Arrow symbol in MapInfo (8.0) successfully. It looks very crisp and
clear in MapInfo and prints great. As soon as I create a PDF from this document,
my North Arrow looks pixelly and of low resolution. The PDF I am
creating is of medium resolutio
Hi Aaron,
Are you sure that the symbol is the same spec as the existing bitmap symbols
i.e. 1x1cm 16 bit.
Regards
Stuart
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Hi List,
Does anyone know if it is possible to change the location of the MapInfo
Custom Symbols folder from /ROOT/Documents and
Settings/USERNAME/Application
Data/MapInfo/Mapinfo/Professional/780/CustSymb (etc) to a location on
the PC that any user who logs on will automatically pick up?
Thank
: Thursday, 15 September 2005 12:17 AM
To: Rob Davis
Subject: SV: MI-L Custom Symbols
Hi Rob,
To my knowledge it's only possible to do this with mapbasic
You'll find your user's custom symbols with:
LocateFile$(LOCATE_CUSTSYMB_DIR)
Then you can have a directory on a network drive
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Robert,
You'll have to copy files from the ne
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Stick this in your workspace file and mapinfo will remove the menu option from the
file menu.
Regards,
Colin Henderson
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We have set up our own custom symbols which are present when you load
MapInfo. However if you accidentally press on the Reload our custom
symbols disappear and MapInfo's custom symbols are present. To retrieve
our custom symbols we have
Bern
Tel +41 (0)31 368 0180 - Fax +41 (0)31 368 1860
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> Dear All,
>
I think mapinfo 7 doesn't automatically recognise the CustSYMB folder
the way it did in previous versions. I think you have to add the
location of the custsymb folder in the startup.wor file manually.
We altered our startup.wor to look like this:
!Workspace
!Version 400
!Charset WindowsLatin1
Rel
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I think mapinfo 7 doesn't automatically recognise the CustSYMB folder
the way it did in previous versions. I think you have to add the
location of the custsymb folder in the startup.wor file manually.
We altered our star
2004 4:30 PM
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Hi--
I am interested in using a symbol, in this case a tree, that was created in
Adobe Illustrator and using it with in MapInfo 7.0. I have a tool that allows
for the creation of custom symbols in MapInfo---however I do not know how t
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> Dear List
>
> I have some custom symbols that I would like to save
Hi all,
I just discovered that in version 6.5 the custom symbols are stored under
the documents and settings folder in windows 2000, in earlier versions the
custom symbols were installed in the custsymb folder in mapinfo's
installation folder.
This causes some problems for me since I need to ins
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> Could anyone tell me what the easiest way is to create my own symbols
> please.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Paul Simpson
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Hi List:
I created and imported a custom
North Arrow symbol in MapInfo (8.0) successfully. It looks very crisp and
clear in MapInfo and prin
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I
wanted to use my custom bitmap as symbols. I followed what the manual suggested,
i.e. saved the symbol as bitmap in the CUSTSYMB directory. I reloaded it and
even closed the session and opened MapInfo again, the symbol just didn't appear
from the font list.
Any
help woul
Dear List
I have made a custom symbol (our logo) which shows up fine when printed out
using MIPro 6.5 but when printed out using ProViewer it just appears as a
black square box. Has anyone else experienced and fixed this problem?
Cheers!
Jacqui Foskett
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I wanted t
is will help.
Terry McDonnell
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Hi List,
I am having the same problem as Wai Chan. My
me advices. I really appreciate a
lot.
Lacey
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> I wanted to use my custom
We are upgrading our OS to Win XP and I am testing MapInfo v 7.0. I have a
set of custom symbols (standard format) which I used in v 6.0.
I cannot for the life of me figure out where the custsymb folder is
Searched for preloded bitmaps (ie ambul32.bmp) and only could find then in
a cab archive
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Hi,
I've install MapInfo 6.5 on several NT4, SR6 computers and our custom
symbols do not appear in the symbol dialog box on any of them.
Our symbols are all
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HI every one,
I have two questons to ask.
1 Can I use multiple custom symbols in thematic map to represent a range.
2 Who do I add custom symbol in the list. I have put the BMP in Pr
Good morning everyone,
I am wondering if anyone might have come up with this problem...
Using MapInfo 6.5 (+patch) on Windows 2000, I tried adding a bitmap to
the MapInfo Custom Symbol folder. I tried different formats of bitmaps,
various name formats. They are of an appropriate size.Then I tried
When I open any of
my previous version (7.8) maps in MI 8.0 that has any custom symbols that I
added, these symbols are appearing as black boxes. And, for the custom made
highway symbols, they seem to lose the fill in the symbol and appear as an
outline of the shield with the number inside.
g
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> With post-WIN 2000 OS Mapinfo stores them locally and
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Hi,
I've install MapInfo 6.5 on several NT4, SR6 c
ver. 6.5!)
Cheers,
Chris
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Good morning everyone,
I am wondering if
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Catherine,
Make sure that your symbol is has 256k color depth or less. If it is set
to 24-bit color (which paintbrush defaults to, for example) then the
symbol will not show. Also, the symbol has to 32x32 pixel
Hi List,
I am having the same problem as Wai Chan. My custom symbols won't appear in
the Custom Symbols in MapInfo. The Bitmaps are no greater than 32 x 32
pixels and all are under 1k. They are also 8 bit color format, but only
contain black and white. I have even removed some of the symbols t
Thanks to all for the help,
I just needed to put it in the 'other' CUSTSYMB folder. It's early and I
need more coffee to wake up.
Don Mitchell
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Hi List,
I am having the same problem as Wai Chan. My custom symbols won't appear in
the Custom Symbols in MapInfo. The Bitmaps are no greater t
"Bagwell, Ross" wrote:
> It isn't that MapInfo 7 doesn't automatically recognize the CustSymb folder, it is
> that the CustSymb folder has been moved due to Windows 2000 compliancy.
Anyone know where to find a list of "Windows 2000 compliancy" rules? I'm particularly
interested in how developer
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Do someone have a better guess or knowledge??
Best regards,
Peter Horsbøll Møller
COWI A/S
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I wanted to use my custom bitmap as symbols. I followed what the manual
suggested, i.e. saved the symbol as bitmap in the CUSTSYMB directory. I
reloaded it
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