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

[Matthias Julius]

Maarten Deen <mdeen at xs4all.nl> writes:

> You have just redefined the meaning of "shift-click".
> No key or mouse combination with a special key I know of changes when you 
> release either key. JOSM is the first application I encounter that does so.
> Simple example: use shift and left mousebutton to select multiple icons on your 
> desktop (I guess X or Gnome works the same as Windows). The selection does not 
> magically change when I release the shift.
> To me your explanation sounds more like "it's a feature, not a bug".

- Click on an icon - it gets selected (standard behavior)
- Shift-Click on another icon - it gets added to the selection
  (modified behavior)
- release Shift and click on a third icon - the other icons get
  deselected and the third one gets selected (standard behavior)

How is that different to:

- Click somewhere - a new node is created and connected to the last
  node (standard behavior)
- Shift-Click somewhere else - a new node is created and _not_
  connected to the last node (modified behavior)
- Click on a third spot - a new node is created and connected to the
  last node (standard behavior)

JOSM won't create a segment to connect a just created node when you
release Shift after you created that node.

Matthias