I just tried it once more. It's not needed to have node on the way you want to connect to. As soon as it 'changes appearance', you can release the mouse button. Usually you still want to remove the node you started from by selecting it and pressing 'del'.<br>
<br>Thanks for helping out fixing the map.<br><br>Jo<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/9/5 Joren DC <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joren.libreoffice@telenet.be" target="_blank">joren.libreoffice@telenet.be</a>></span><br>
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    <div>Thanks for investing your time :-). <br>
      <br>
      My method as I thought you meant:<br>
      <br>
      - I make sure there is a note on my connection point<br>
      - I clicked on the unconnected road<br>
      - Then clicked on the end of my selected road to select the last
      note<br>
      - I draw a 'new' streetline from the end of the selected road to a
      note (I made in step 1).<br>
      <br>
      I found these unconnected roads by Johan C.'s link: <a href="http://tools.geofabrik.de/osmi/?view=routing&lon=5.02744&lat=50.79917&zoom=9&overlays=unconnected_major1,unconnected_major2,unconnected_major5" target="_blank">http://tools.geofabrik.de/osmi/?view=routing&lon=5.02744&lat=50.79917&zoom=9&overlays=unconnected_major1,unconnected_major2,unconnected_major5</a>
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      <br>
      Kind regards,<br>
      Joren<br>
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      Op 4/09/12 23:58, Jo schreef:<br>
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    <blockquote type="cite">I'll look into them in detail tomorrow. You probably
      did more or less what I said for Potlatch, but some nodes still
      need to be removed and sometimes the ways need to be concatenated
      (samengevoegd). Which I might have forgotten to mention.<br>
      <br>
      Jo<br>
      <br>
      <div class="gmail_quote">2012/9/4 Joren DC <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joren.libreoffice@telenet.be" target="_blank">joren.libreoffice@telenet.be</a>></span><br>
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            <div>That will be very helpful. Thanks!<br>
              <br>
              What did I wrong with my edits? I'm sorry.<br>
              <br>
              Kind regards,<br>
              Joren<br>
              <br>
              Op 4/09/12 23:52, Jo schreef:<br>
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                <blockquote type="cite">I would love to tell you yes,
                  but there are still some issues...<br>
                  <br>
                  BTW, how do you find those unconnected ways?<br>
                  <br>
                  If you like I'll create a 'screencast' (a recording of
                  an editing session) with JOSM to show how to
                  accomplish what you try to do. I see you are also
                  adding bus routes. That too is a lot easier with JOSM.<br>
                  <br>
                  Jo<br>
                  <br>
                  <div class="gmail_quote">2012/9/4 Joren DC <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joren.libreoffice@telenet.be" target="_blank">joren.libreoffice@telenet.be</a>></span><br>
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                        <div>To be sure: am I doing it right? <br>
                          <br>
                          <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/D%21zzy/edits" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/D!zzy/edits</a><br>
                          <br>
                          I wouldn't like to mess things up :-).<br>
                          <br>
                          Kind regards,<br>
                          Joren<br>
                          <br>
                          Op 4/09/12 22:55, Jo schreef:<br>
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                            <blockquote type="cite">OK, I tried it. You
                              select the end node which gives you a red
                              dashed line, move it over the node and the
                              nodes of the target way become blue.<br>
                              <br>
                              My advice though: get used to the more
                              powerful tool in the box. It's worth it
                              later on.<br>
                              <br>
                              Jo<br>
                              <br>
                              <div class="gmail_quote">2012/9/4 Joren DC
                                <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joren.libreoffice@telenet.be" target="_blank">joren.libreoffice@telenet.be</a>></span><br>
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                                    <div>Jo,<br>
                                      <br>
                                      I'm sorry, I use Potlatch 2. But I
                                      installed JOSM a while ago. I'll
                                      try it with JOSM, but I'm not that
                                      familiar with JOSM.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Kind regards,<br>
                                      Joren<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Op 4/09/12 22:44, Jo schreef:<br>
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                                      <div>
                                        <blockquote type="cite">Which
                                          editor are you using?<br>
                                          <br>
                                          With JOSM you select the
                                          endnode first, then the node
                                          you want to connect it to,
                                          while holding Ctrl of Shift,
                                          then m for merge.<br>
                                          <br>
                                          In Potlatch I'm not sure.
                                          Somebody else will surely will
                                          be able to help you with that
                                          one.<br>
                                          <br>
                                          Jo<br>
                                          <br>
                                          <div class="gmail_quote">2012/9/4
                                            Joren DC <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joren.libreoffice@telenet.be" target="_blank">joren.libreoffice@telenet.be</a>></span><br>
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                                                <div>Sure!<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  But I have a question
                                                  about this topic: when
                                                  I try to connect the
                                                  road by dragging its
                                                  end to the connection
                                                  point, it doesn't snap
                                                  to the other road...
                                                  How to let it snap?<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  Kind regards,<br>
                                                  Joren<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  Op 4/09/12 22:17,
                                                  Johan C schreef:<br>
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                                                    <blockquote type="cite">Hi
                                                      there
                                                      <div><br>
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                                                      <div>Belgium is
                                                        slowly starting
                                                        to look a bit
                                                        red again: </div>
                                                      <div><br>
                                                      </div>
                                                      <div><a href="http://tools.geofabrik.de/osmi/?view=routing&lon=5.02744&lat=50.79917&zoom=9&overlays=unconnected_major1,unconnected_major2,unconnected_major5" target="_blank">http://tools.geofabrik.de/osmi/?view=routing&lon=5.02744&lat=50.79917&zoom=9&overlays=unconnected_major1,unconnected_major2,unconnected_major5</a> </div>

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                                                      <div>These are all
                                                        unconnected ways
                                                        which will cause
                                                        routing errors
                                                        in any
                                                        navigation
                                                        device based on
                                                        OSM. Is anybody
                                                        willing to
                                                        remove these red
                                                        dots in his/her
                                                        province?<br>
                                                        <br>
                                                        <div class="gmail_quote">2012/6/3

                                                          Sander
                                                          Deryckere <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sanderd17@gmail.com" target="_blank">sanderd17@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
                                                          <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">It

                                                          looks like, in
                                                          half a month,
                                                          that most
                                                          problems are
                                                          gone now. At
                                                          least almost
                                                          all problems
                                                          concerning
                                                          routability
                                                          for cars are
                                                          gone, and the
                                                          others are
                                                          also
                                                          diminishing. <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Thanks again
                                                          for mentioning
                                                          this here. We
                                                          do a lot
                                                          better than
                                                          the UK now,
                                                          and even
                                                          better than
                                                          some parts in
                                                          Germany.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Cheers,<br>
                                                          Sander<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <div class="gmail_quote">2012/5/15


                                                          Johan C <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:osmned@gmail.com" target="_blank">osmned@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
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                                                          <div class="gmail_quote">Hi, is


                                                          anyone
                                                          familiar with
                                                          this site: <a href="http://tools.geofabrik.de/osmi/?view=routing&lon=4.32973&lat=50.82125&zoom=9" target="_blank">http://tools.geofabrik.de/osmi/?view=routing&lon=4.32973&lat=50.82125&zoom=9</a>
                                                          showing
                                                          several
                                                          hundred
                                                          routing
                                                          problems in
                                                          Belgium? </div>
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