Colour schemes
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Similar to the possibility to create a custom menu, you can add your own color schemes. TomTom uses a common format for the "Navigator" and "GO" platform.
The Color File
The color definition is a plain ASCII file of the following structure:
rrr,ggg,bbb // descriptive comment
where rrr,ggg,bbb are numeric representations of the corresponding Red, Green and Blue value of the color ranging from 000 up to 255 each. The descriptive comment is not used by the software, instead it selects the entry by line number. Although you may change the comment to any value, you should use a word or phrase that describes where this color is indeed used on the map. Currently there are 70 lines of color definition in this file.
sample content
The sample file is taken from a free published color scheme called "HOLLAND"
153,204,000 // background
191,063,000 // built-up area (city)
051,102,255 // water solid
153,204,000 // park
109,189,002 // woodland
255,255,153 // beach/dune/sand
128,128,128 // industrial zone
128,128,128 // harbor/marina
255,128,255 // moor/heath
153,255,204 // marsh
255,000,000 // pedestrian zone
128,128,128 // airport
255,255,255 // runway
255,255,255 // route background ('below' the road)
255,212,000 // route foreground (on top of the road)
255,000,000 // blocked road (dotted on top of any road)
255,000,000 // traffic jam (dotted on top of any road)
255,255,000 // highlighted / selected (line on top of any road)
255,000,000 // unreachable / not allowed to drive (dotted on top of any road)
255,255,255 // motorway solid
000,000,000 // motorway edge
255,255,255 // motorway inside
247,238,000 // motorway text
255,255,255 // major/international road solid
000,000,000 // major/international road edge
255,255,255 // international road inside
255,255,255 // major road inside
051,051,000 // major road text
255,255,255 // secondary road small
255,255,255 // secondary road solid
000,000,000 // secondary road edge
255,255,255 // secondary road inside
153,153,000 // secondary road text
255,255,255 // connecting road small
255,255,255 // connecting road solid
000,000,000 // connecting road edge
255,255,255 // connecting road inside
153,153,000 // connecting road text
255,255,255 // (major)local road small
255,255,255 // major local road solid
255,255,255 // local road solid
000,000,000 // local/destination road edge
255,255,255 // local/destination road inside
085,085,085 // local road text
255,255,255 // destination road solid
085,085,085 // destination road text
255,255,255 // ferry background
000,000,136 // ferry dots
000,000,136 // ferry text
000,000,000 // railroad dashed A
204,255,204 // railroad dashed B
000,064,128 // water edge outlines
000,000,000 // borders (dot-dash)
000,000,255 // arrows (road direction)
255,255,255 // arrows border (road direction)
000,000,255 // Route indication arrow color, normal
000,000,255 // Route indication arrow color, highlighted
000,000,000 // Tollroad edge color
255,255,255 // Tollroad inside color
051,051,051 // NavView: status/safeview panel background (default:dark blue)
051,051,051 // NavView: status/safeview panel borders (default:blue)
255,204,000 // NavView: status/safeview panel text (default:white)
255,255,255 // NavView: status/safeview panel dim text (default:lightblue)
000,000,255 // NavView: next highway background
255,255,255 // NavView: next highway border
255,255,255 // NavView: next highway text
000,000,255 // NavView: next highway EXIT background
255,255,255 // NavView: next highway EXIT border
255,255,255 // NavView: next highway EXIT text
000,000,255 // NavView: routeplanning progressbar color
The Color Style Editor
While it is possible to change this file with any ASCII editor, users with Windows Platform can use the aid if a "Color Style Editor" which is published here.
Download an install the Color scheme editor
First of all, get the editor (grab a couple of example styles while you're at it) and install it.
Bear in mind - for me is started with iirc Svenska as the language. Just go to the second menu, and select the last option on that menu. That brings up the language dialog.
To start working with the editor, you must first load a sample color file to work with. You currently cannot start from scratch, but you may start with the above sample or any other you can downoad.
The program features a preview, so you can see how the scheme will look on the GO.
When saving the file, you can give it any name but make sure you give it the extension ".clr". The file name later shows up in the color selection screen on the GO.
load the scheme(s) into the unit
Next... create a folder on your Go - (again, TomTom is case sensitive)
schemes
Copy editied styles to this folder on your go.. remembering to make sure that the file has the extension
.clr
Do I need to mention that it's lower case?
activate the new colors
Go to Change preferences-> change map colors ... keep clicking the arrows until you reach 'Plug-in scheme' then click select. You should see a list of your schemes. Select one to load for the day or night colors as required...
Bask in the sunlight and have fun creating your own color schemes...
