[OSM-dev] Potlatch node positioning

[Robert Funnell]

Richard: thanks for your quick and informative reply to my previous 
question. There are two other questions that I've been meaning to ask 
related to node positioning.

When I shift-click to add a node to a way, or when while creating a 
new way I click on an existing way to create an intersection, the new 
node is sometimes not in the centre of the existing way, so the way 
segment becomes crooked. A few days ago it seemed that this was no 
longer happening, but then today it seemed to be happening again. What 
is supposed to happen? Shouldn't the new node be positioned so as to 
keep the old way segment straight?

Second, sometimes when I try to reposition a node Potlatch decides 
that I didn't move it enough to be worthwhile so it just leaves it 
where it was. This makes it difficult to make fine adjustments. Is 
this intentional? If so, is it really useful?

- Robert