Editor Map/Char ?
Polka1 won't receive any updates, but Polka2 is on its way, and it can do all you probably ever want.
By Google
Yes, but not exist map or screen edit for use pattern.
See you tomorrow!
P2 will have map editors.
Until then you could probably use any bitmap-based map editor for PC, and use a screenshot of your MSX tiles. I dunno names of editors as I typically make my own ones - hardwired to directories on my HD and only useful for exactly one game of course.
TileStudio is kinda nice for map editing.
Sorry, but exist SGE by Shamshura from site http://fms.komkon.org/MSX/
( click su "Educational games and utilities by Oleg Shamshura" )
This is editor map / sprite but not easy to use : the screen 2-8 is full but editing 8x8 or 16x16
is difficolty to draw and select icon but small operation to mirror vertical, orizzont, ecc...
This is the example for msx2 but ... use <fmeiser> for editor screen/pattern but not
save on disk :( save to tape :( and get data from tape is complicated save/load , but work this tape on real MSX to 100% !!!)
Already, can't help to find new editor application for msx1/msx2+ ?
found on msx generation "g.a.m.e. " http://www.generation-msx.nl/msxdb/softwareinfo/3553
but not found on internet. :(
;(
Can't help ?
I'm arrange with this application only :
SGE or Tile Studio for make map and sprite
Bye bye
Just use pc based graphics programs and convert your bmp/pcx/gif/jpg or whatever to data that is compatible with the msx.
It will only take a few lines of code shouldn't be a real challenge 
The absolute minimum needed is the conversor from BMP to VDP format in binary, then you can manually convert it to assembler/BASIC. It is almost impossible to find a tool that does exactly what you want.
Every tile of my game Zombie Near was coded and optimized manually, the maps are written directly in assembler, and I had to wrote a special program for converting and compressing the graphics screens and another for drawing the sprites.
Okey, but found BMP to MSX convert, but the map is not all screen, cute 256x192 for screen
and convert to MSX. This is difficolty, but use Tile Studio and import this image, patterns
is all present, but no map?! 
And olther program pc convert to v9990, found ! But no for v9958, can't cute the map
on screen per screen or image to map convert ?
Beh, ok.... but send mail to autor for polkia for extra info. Ok.
Talk you!

By DanySoft
Expert (125)
07-10-2011, 23:28