[Merkaartor] How to remove way_4539895?

[Shaun McDonald]

On 17 Jan 2009, at 22:21, Yves Goergen wrote:

> way_4539895 seems to be part of a relation, but Merkaartor doesn't  
> allow
> removing it. It also doesn't highlight the relation outline when I
> select the road. But it lists the relation when I click on "Referenced
> by relation". Adding and then removing the road to/from that relation
> doesn't make a difference.
>
> This way originally was almost directly over the near road of the same
> type. I managed to detach it at both ends and move it off the road so
> that it can be better seen and handled. It even shared its nodes with
> two on the real road. It almost wasn't visible if it didn't shortcut a
> slight curve...
>
> The road segment cannot be removed in Merkaartor, the server always  
> says
> "Precondition failed". Potlatch doesn't seem to have a remove  
> function.

Try shift+backspace in Potlatch. Backspace on it's own doesn't work as  
you are too easily to accidentally hit that key and delete random ways.

>
> JOSM is too complicated that I could use it.
>
> It seems that relations often cause problems in the map. 1) many  
> people
> just don't notice them and destroy carefully crafted bicycle routes
> (says someone from my neighbour village who constantly repairs his
> routes) and 2) they seem to cause "Precondition failed" errors that  
> you
> don't seem to be able to explain or resolve.

Hopefully api 0.6 will have better error messages. I hope that editors  
will show these.

Shaun