[josm-dev] Please do not change long established shortcuts

[Maarten Deen]

On 30-4-2012 18:46, Dirk Stöcker wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Apr 2012, Maarten Deen wrote:
>
>> To continue my rant: N used to be the method to place one node only.
>> That seems to have disappeared too. It looks like I now have to start
>> drawing a way with A and then press escape to end drawing the way so I
>> can change its properties.
>
> 'N' was simply a secondary key for 'A' for a very long time now. It had
> exactly same function and thus has been removed. To place a single node
> use <SHIFT> + Click or <ESC> and afterwards Click.

N had not the same function. A starts a way, N sets a node. To set one 
node now, you have to do the things you mention. To set one note before 
you only had to select N and click once.

In any case: it is more work. Yes, I'm nitpicking, but nitpicking is 
easy when there is no guide or releasenotes where this is mentioned.

> To end drawing after the node has been created either Double-Click or
> press <ESC> afterwards.
>
> All of this beeing available for a very long time also.

If you are not using those other keys, you are not aware of them. I 
haven't read anywhere in releasenotes that certain shortcuts were dropped.
I must have also missed all those discussions about it on this list 
because I can't remember any.

Maarten