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delorme map software(Re: [ST] Moto Maps for Deal's Gap area)



On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 09:11:04AM -0500, John Hickman wrote:
> STeve said:
> 
> >I have a couple of Delorme software programs, Street Atlas 8.0 and
> >the "Awesome" Topo USA 3.0  Maybe you could give some info on roads
> >and locations and I could find them in my software.  Can't figure
> >how to send them electronically though, I think you have to have
> >the software to open any e-mail attachments.
> 
> STeve,
> 
> I talked to a guy at work that has this software at home.  He confirmed that
> there is no internal way to export map files for non-TopoUSA users.  He did
> have a possible solution though.  He said you could try to create the
> appropriate map, center it on the screen, then hit "Control-Print Screen".
> This places a bitmap version of whatever is on the screen on the clipboard.
> Assuming you have some kind of graphics software (Paint Shop, Photoshop,
> etc.), you can then paste this bitmap to it.  Almost any graphics software
> package allows saving in jpeg or gif format which could be send to TriumphNet.
> 
> Who knows, it could work.
> 
> -John Hickman

Likewise, there are many "screen grabber" programs available via
download.com, tucows.com, etc. that might be work.

I may have to look into the DeLorme software.  I just got their Atlas of
Texas a week or two ago, and it's fantastic (though a little too large
to go in the map pocket  :b).

Laters,
Brian
- -- 
'99 ST (black)
Dallas, TX

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