[josm-dev] JOSM interface for Tagwatch, OSBugs etc.

[Stefan Neufeind]

Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>     we have a growing number of web applications that help mappers 
> pinpoint possible errors. If you are a JOSM user, getting from a 
> situation listed on a web page to actually editing the area in JOSM has 
> been a bit cumbersome in the past.
> 
> RemoteControl plugin to the rescue: With this plugin installed in JOSM, 
> your editor will listen for commands on a local TCP port (8111). 
> Commands take the form of HTTP GET requests. So a web application 
> wanting to offer easy editing in JOSM can now do something like this:
> 
> <a 
> href="http://localhost:8111/load_and_zoom?left=8.5&right=8.6&top=51.0&bottom=50.8">Edit 
> this area in JOSM</a>
> 
> and when the user clicks the link, his (already running) JOSM instance 
> will load the area in question. It is smart enough to know when not to 
> load an area because it's been loaded before, and it can also be 
> instructed to highlight individual objects in the downloaded area.
> 
> I'm sure there are many things that need improvement but it's a start 
> and I encourage you to give it a try. The plugin is available through 
> the usual channels and WILL ONLY WORK WITH JOSM BUILDS FROM 05 AUG OR 
> LATER. There's minimalist documentation here:
> 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/JOSM/Plugins/RemoteControl
> 
> And the source is in SVN of course.

Hi Frederik,

would you be able to please include a possibility to download data from 
osmxapi using tagwatch? Currently links from tagwatch (e.g. for Europe) 
point to a download for an osm-file which you can then manually load 
into JOSM. However such a link would allow to click on a mis-spelled tag 
you find in tagwatch and instantly correct+upload it. (e.g. I've lately 
found "namee" which actually meant "name" in the list etc.)


Regards,
  Stefan