[josm-dev] Expanded functionality of Join Areas action

[Viesturs Zariņš]

  Hi!

On 2010.10.09. 19:03, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> 2010/10/7 Viesturs Zariņš<viesturz at gmail.com>:
>> I propose two new use cases:
>> - select outer and inner way that have no intersections. Joining them makes
>> a multipolygon, transfers all relevant tags from outer way to the
>> multipolygon.
>
> the "transfer all relevant tags" should be interactive: how could the
> program know which tags belong to the outer way and which to the
> relation?
>
Point taken.
>> Ultimately I see the Join areas as a tool to "Make an area out of the
>> selected ways, no matter what it takes" and the tool will do all that is
>> necessary to do so.
>
> I don't see this as "join" area, there is already a different
> multipolygon-plugin. (Unfortunately it "destroys" current shortcuts (m
> for merge points), at least it did this when I installed it some time
> ago).
>
It is bound to ctrl+shift+m for some time now.
I will work on the plugin, make it better.

> cheers,
> Martin
Cheers,
Viesturs