[josm-dev] JOSM Fail

[Shaun McDonald]

On 16 Jan 2009, at 12:08, Pieren wrote:

> On 1/16/09, Sascha Silbe <sascha-ml-gis-osm-josm-dev at silbe.org> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 03:55:42AM +0100, Frederik Ramm wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe the moving of entire ways should be removed completely or at
>>> least moved out of the standard editing mode; in my time as a mapper
>>> the only use I ever had for it was nudging buildings.
>> +1 for making this harder to activate (separate mode, ctrl+drag,
>> whatever). It's pretty annoying when trying to select a region in a
>> densely mapped area.
>>
>
> -1
> I'm moving ways. I cannot say "every day" but I move ways when I:
> - improve roundabouts (position, circle)
> - draw dual carriageways (copy, paste, reverse, move)
> - draw areas like buildings or parks

Making (small) areas and roundabouts the exception to the rule, would  
do the trick.

Having an option to disable the prevention measure would be a  
workaround.

Having it as a non-modal dialog would also be an option.

Shaun