[josm-dev] "add node" to split up way?

[Maarten Deen]

David Earl wrote:
> On 12/08/2008 12:31, Maarten Deen wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 01:26:50PM +0200, Tobias Wendorff wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm missing one important function in JOSM: "Add Node"!
>>>
>>> In CAD-software and other GIS-editors, you can add nodes to existing
>>> ways in order to split them up.
>>>
>>> Is this really a missing feature or am I too stupid to find it?
>> 
>> I don't want to say "yes", but just select the segment tool and click
>> on a segment.
>> Or you are using an old version of JOSM. It was not present in older
>> versions.

I was a bit mistaken, press "A" or "N" and then click the segment.

> If you already have a way or end node of a way selected, that would 
> extend the way to the new node. If all you want is a new node in an 

You don't need to have a segment selected. JOSM always adds the node to the 
nearby segment if you click close enough.

> existing way, you need to SHIFT+CLICK. As SHIFT+CLICK always works 
> whether or not anything is selected, it is best to get into the habit of 
> using that IMO.

SHIFT+CLICK does not do much special. Ok, it does allow you to add multiple 
nodes without having JOSM making a segment between it, but as soon as you 
release the shift, JOSM wants to add a segment to the last node. Which, in a lot 
of circumstances, is a very anoying habit (adding amenities, adding nodes to a 
segment).

What JOSM really needs is a "add node and do not continue to make a segment" 
option. The shift+click would be perfect, were it not that it does add the 
segment to the last node you added.

Maarten