I are with keeping the scope very limited - if we start to add too many features you will get Potlatch, which would defeat the object of a very simple, easy to use editor for people that do not understand much about the underlying data structure.<br>
<br>I think that Adding POIs and changing labels of existing entities should be enough for most casual users (so people can change the spelling of their street, add a bank etc.).<br><br>We could then have a nice banner on the bottom of the screen pointing to the descriptions of the other editors that would allow you to add or change geometries.<br>
<br>Graham.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 25 February 2010 20:29, Roy Wallace <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:waldo000000@gmail.com">waldo000000@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 7:42 PM, Liz <<a href="mailto:edodd@billiau.net">edodd@billiau.net</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> I would suggest that Potlatch is left alone for its devotees.<br>
><br>
> I'd start with the following in the design brief for the "Newbie Editor"<br>
> Can add nodes, label them with default tags only (other than name).<br>
> Can add ways, again default tag list only, other than name.<br>
> Very limited deletion ability (no clear idea yet on how to define this).<br>
<br>
</div>I suspect starting at even this level of complexity would cause<br>
feature creep towards Potlatch, anyway...In particular, being able to<br>
add/edit ways requires handling many complex concepts (as others have<br>
brought up), like joining ways, way direction, overlapping ways, etc.<br>
<br>
How about an even bigger step back? If starting a new editor from<br>
scratch is to be worthwhile, surely it should be a LOT more basic than<br>
all other existing editors. i.e. how about only these features:<br>
<br>
1) Add POI<br>
User specifies:<br>
a) where it is<br>
b) what it is (choose from a single list of options)<br>
c) the name<br>
<br>
2) Edit Name<br>
e.g. add or fix the name of an existing road - this should help a<br>
lot with noname roads<br>
<br>
<br>
Secondly: can we please decide on the scope of before we talk about<br>
the details of the implementation (flash/javascript/etc)?<br>
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