<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Happy 2018!  I just released iD v2.6.0 yesterday..<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class="">๐Ÿ“ฃ  Release Highlights</b></span><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- ๐ŸŽš  <b class="">You can now adjust imagery brightness, contrast, saturation, and sharpness.</b> </div><div class="">(Not currently available in Internet Explorer or Edge)</div><div class=""><i class="">Try enhancing the background imagery by opening the Background pane (shortcut โ€œB") and adjusting the slider controls.</i></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- ๐Ÿšซ <b class=""> iD will now prevent users from drawing many self-crossing lines and areas</b>. </div><div class="">See issue <a href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/4646" class="">https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/4646</a> for examples and more info. </div><div class="">You can override these checks by holding down the Alt/Option key while drawing.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- โ†•๏ธ  <b class="">Features with a direction-type tag will display view cones indicating the directions they face. </b></div><div class="">This is useful for mapping features like street signs, traffic signals, billboards, security cameras, and more.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- ๐ŸšŠ  <b class="">Transit-related presets have been updated to support Public Transport v2 tagging schema. </b></div><div class="">Many presets have new icons too, to better match the mode of transport (tram, light rail, trolleybus, etc.)</div><div class=""><i class="">Try mapping some transit platforms, stations, stop positions, etc.</i></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- ๐Ÿ“–  <b class="">We've completely refreshed the in-app Help content in iD. </b></div><div class="">Huge thanks to Manfred Brandl, Minh Nguyแป…n, and our many volunteers on Transifex for their work on this!</div><div class=""><i class="">Check out the new help texts by opening the Help pane (shortcut "H").</i></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There are many many more presets, usability improvements, and bug fixes included too.</div><div class="">Iโ€™m really proud of the work weโ€™ve been able to roll into this release, and I hope everyone takes a look at the changelog.</div><div class="">About 20 people contributed pull requests, many of them are first time contributors:  Thank you!  ๐Ÿ™</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Changelog:</b></div><div class="">   <a href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#260" class="">https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#260</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Twitter:</b></div><div class="">   v2.6.0, Imagery sliders:  <a href="https://twitter.com/bhousel/status/955146596211150852" class="">https://twitter.com/bhousel/status/955146596211150852</a></div><div class="">   New Help content:  <a href="https://twitter.com/bhousel/status/955148340857065472" class="">https://twitter.com/bhousel/status/955148340857065472</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Reddit:</b></div><div class="">   <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/openstreetmap/comments/7s2m3g/id_editor_v260_released_and_available_on/" class="">https://www.reddit.com/r/openstreetmap/comments/7s2m3g/id_editor_v260_released_and_available_on/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">As always, follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/bhousel" class="">https://twitter.com/bhousel</a> for the latest iD news.  2018 will be a great year!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you!</div><div class="">โค๏ธ Bryan, and the rest of the ๐Ÿ†” team.</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>