[josm-dev] Misc. questions about tools in the tools menu

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

> * When I select the end node of a way and select the draw tool I can
> continue drawing the way further, however I'd like to start drawing a
> new way with the select node being shared between the two. If I press
> Alt a dividing line is shown when I draw it but if I click the map the
> way isn't extended, and so the only way for me to do this is either to
> split the way after the fact or draw another way and end it where I
> would have otherwise started it.

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> Maybe this is a problem with my WM? I'm using Compiz under GNOME in Ubuntu 8.10.

Yes it is. Either tell your window manager not to capture the Alt+Click 
for itself (Compiz does window dragging with Alt), or simply press 
another modifier key together with Alt which will confuse Compiz and let 
JOSM react as programmed (Alt+AltGr, or Alt+Ctrl or Alt+Windows keys or 
so, but when using Alt+Ctrl JOSM will also react to Ctrl i.e. not re-use 
an existing node that happens to be under the mouse pointer).

Bye
Frederk