Custom configurations for my GPS...

[nrgy]

I have a portable car gps similar to the Garmin Streetpilots, however this one is calledthe Navman iCN 630. Basically what I want to do is to modify the colors shown on the display. When the gps is first bought, you must download the files onto the unit from a computer via USB cable. I found a file that controls the map colors, with a .col extension. It looks like it simply uses RGB values to control the different items on the display, such as road colors, land, water, etc.

I would also like to implement my own custom icons, and notice there is a bitmap.bm file, which I assume contains the icons. However how does one go about modifying this file? I can't even open it.

There are other elements of the display, in particular the color, that I would like to change that I can't find the files where this would be configured, such as the menu and some title bars. There are no other .col files.

I guess I should first ask if this is something that could easily be modified. I can supply anyone with the files if they need to look at them. I don't have much programming knowledge, but from looking at the file that contains the RGB values for the map display, this looks like I would simply need to input my own RGB values, for the first part of my question anyway.

Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks.

[DsgnrsTLZAdmin]

post the files up and ill get back to you. if this forum wont let you upload them then email me

[Antoniohawk]

resource hacker perhaps? http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/

[nrgy]

Thanks for the help. I tried the resource hacker, and unfortunately it won't open the file, but at least it was a place to begin. I tried to attach the file but it's not a valid extension. I'll send it via email DsgnrsTLZAdmin. By the way, this is the file that I assume contains the bitmap images displayed by the GPS.

Thanks! I appreciate the feedback.

[scroots]

try renaming the extension to .bmp and for the colour file rename to .txt

scroots