[josm-dev] restriction to delete big ways?

[Dirk Stöcker]

On Sun, 16 May 2010, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote:

> 2010/5/16 andrzej zaborowski <balrogg at gmail.com>:
>> It seems that for some time josm is ignoring user input if you're
>> trying to delete something that would cause a deletion of a node
>> outside downloaded area, (so that would mean you've not downloaded the
>> full area, and that not all nodes are shared in the two ways).  It's
>> an annoying bug/feature.
>
> Yeah, I noticed this as well. Sometimes when you're tired you forget
> about this, sorry ;-)
> IMHO it is a very useful feature, because you don't delete stuff of
> which you don't know what it is connected to (e.g. you can't delete
> nodes outside where the other ways are not yet loaded).

Very likely you once selected "Don't nag me again". Go to advanced 
preferences and remove the related message.delete_outside_nodes in prefs 
and you see it again.

Ciao
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