[josm-dev] Newbie question

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

> Often when I upload to OSM, I am presented with errors or warnings that
> the validator has not detected.
> 
> My problem is in locating these errors. Often I can spot them visually
> or just by checking recent edits. I have tried clicking on the error box
>  and the like in an attempt to highlight or select the offending nodes
> or ways, but to no avail. With the errors spotted by the validator, it
> is all easy, but I can't find any similar mechanism for the error dialog
> presented during uploads.
> 
> This message is prompted by a case where "two crossing ways" were
> reported, but I couldn't locate them, so I uploaded anyway.

Crossing ways are in no way checked by the server, so you should be
able to upload data with as many crossing ways as you like and it
should not complain.

> In the past I have actually read the coordinates from the dialogue box
> and manually entered them (I couldn't cut-and-paste: why not?) and found
> errors that way, but it was impossibly slow and tedious.

You're saying you got a dialogue box with an error message that
contained coordinates? Totally news to me - next time this happens,
can yo somehow make a screenshot or so?

Bye
Frederik

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