[josm-dev] Latest patches and plans for next week(s)

[Matthias Julius]

Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> writes:

> * when setting a new node with "shift", i.e. not connected to
> anything, then select the node
> * when setting a new node (or connecting to an existing one), then
> select way only (not the node) and remember the node in some magic
> global "last used node" variable
> * when connecting, always connect to the global "last used node" if
> (and only if) that node is still at one end of the currently selected
> way

That sounds good. You could visualize that by having a dangling
segment (a line) connecting the "last used node" and the mouse
pointer.

That also helps to draw ways horizontal, vertical or parallel to some
other or to trace images.

Matthias