[josm-dev] Surveyor and LiveGPS - feedback

[Gervase Markham]

Christof Dallermassl wrote:
> When I started with the plugin I thought that adding osm nodes directly 
> is the best. Later I switched to adding waypoints for most of the types 
> and to convert them to osm nodes later. The different keys just set a 
> predefined value and give the user the possibility to add a comment (so 
> I do not always have to retype "church", etc.).

This is true, although I find it is rare that I don't need to add 
additional information. E.g. for a church, I normally want to add the 
name (e.g. "Morland Church").

> The surveyor frame can be configured by an xml file (set in properties), 
> so you can add/remove/change all buttons and the actions (add waypoint, 
> add node, etc.). Just extract the surveyor.xml file from the jar file 
> and put in your josm directory (and set the preferences to this file).

Indeed; I have my own surveyor.xml. But, in hindsight, it's not 
particularly well suited to the surveying I was doing! I think I'll 
write another one and see if that is better.

Gerv