Allows you to load place name and street name dictionaries that GuideSIGN Plus will use for compiling the name list in the Name Suggestions dialog box.
To load the desired place name dictionaries which you can use for creating guide signs, select the corresponding check boxes under Place Names.
Note: The AASHTO Control Cities dictionary shipped with GuideSIGN Plus is selected by default.
To load the desired street name dictionaries which you can use for creating street name signs, select the corresponding check boxes under Street Names.
A name dictionary is a vertical line delimited text file. You can create and edit custom dictionary files using any text editor (e.g. Microsoft® Notepad). The following are dictionary file content examples.
Feature_Name|County|Class
Autauga County Airport|Autauga|Airport
Gholson Bar|Autauga|Bar
Autauga County Courthouse|Autauga|Building
Big Springs Cemetery|Autauga|Cemetery
Allen Chapel|Autauga|Church
Autauga County Medical Center|Autauga|Hospital
Alpha Springs|Autauga|Locale
Bell Park|Autauga|Park
Autaugaville|Autauga|Populated Place
Control City|Interstate Direction
Tampa|4-0
Orlando|4-1
Daytona Beach|4-2
San Diego|5 NB-0
Santa Ana|5 NB-1
Los Angeles|5 NB-2
San Francisco|5 NB-3
Sacramento|5 NB-4
Redding|5 NB-5
STREET_NAME
1ST
2ND
A
ABBAS
ABBEY
ABBINGTON
ABBOTT
B
BABROF
Note: The first line in each file is intended for the table headings in the Name Suggestions dialog box list.
The place name and street name dictionaries supplied with GuideSIGN Plus are installed to the Dictionary folder located in the Program Files folder (see Installation -> GuideSIGN Configuration Utility). The Dictionary folder has the Place Name and Street Name subfolders for storing respective dictionaries. Each dictionary file is located in its own folder (e.g., the Alabama place name dictionary AL.txt file is located in the Alabama folder, the Alaska place name dictionary AK.txt file is located in the Alaska folder, etc.). GuideSIGN Plus uses the names of the folders for the names of the dictionaries displayed under Place Names and Street Names in the Dictionary category.
To add a custom name dictionary, save the file to a folder created with the same name as the dictionary file in the User Data Dictionary folder (create the Dictionary folder first if it has not been created previously). Use GsConfig.exe (see GuideSIGN Configuration Utility) to point the software to the Dictionary location. When the software is run again, the name dictionary will be displayed in the lists in this category and in the Name Suggestions dialog box.