[josm-dev] Bug 595 - Virtual nodes - Comments requested

[David Earl]

On 18/08/2008 08:38, J.H. wrote:
> Dirk Stöcker schrieb:
>> Hello,
>>
>> in revision 805 I implemented a new feature I want to know your opinions 
>> about:
>>
>> Virtual nodes.
>>
>> When in select mode and the displayed way is long enough, in the middle of 
>> the way a little + is added. When clicking this, a new node is created, 
>> which can be used immediately. This makes adapting existing ways a lot 
>> easier I think.
>>   
> That would have been high on my list to implement as well...

Why would you want it, when SHIFT+CLICK does this? Or do you want it 
*exactly* half way? If you add a new node, I guess there are two things 
you might want to do next - extend a way from the new node, in which 
case you'd have to change mode, so the cross is less useful, or drag the 
new node to, say, improve a curve, which might be marginally easier if 
you are already in select mode (avoiding one 'S' keypress).

Personally I would prefer to work towards more modeless operation than 
introducing another way of doing the same thing to work around switching 
modes.

David