[josm-dev] JOSM extension for orthogonalizing ways

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2008/10/31 Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org>:
> Hi,
>
> Brian Quinion wrote:
>> This is my
>> big problem with the current implementation - it creates a rectangle
>> in the current projection with the result that (as you go further
>> north / south) the rectangle become more and more misaligned to
>> physical reality.

yes, I guess this is the same issue as occuring for the displayed
angle. When drawing a 90 deg. angle (according to the displayed
angle), it ends up quite different on the screen (in JOSM with
mercator-projection). Screenshot here:

http://www.koppenhoefer.com/osm/JOSM_angle_screen.png

Martin