[OSM-newbies] JOSM: unjoin crossing / joining path at junction

[John McKerrell]

On 4 Jan 2008, at 22:43, Jason Reid wrote:

> Harald Kirsch wrote:
>> If I accidently created a junction between two paths where it should
>> rather be a bridge, i.e. no connections, how can I split the junction
>> point in two points again? For now I always had to delete the  
>> point and
>> then perform some surgery on the severed ends.
>>
>> Is there a better way to do this?
>>
>> Harald.
>>
>>
> What I typically do is add a node fairly close on either side of the
> shared node on all the ways that are involved, then simply select and
> delete the shared node. I don't think there is really any other way to
> handle it right now.
>
Do you mean that you have:

---*---

When really you want:

---*-*--

If so I'd just add another node in one of the ways, then split that  
way on that node, resulting in three ways. You can then edit the tags  
on the new short way to do what you need. I could be completely  
missing the point though.

John