[OSM-newbies] How do I add an object in Potlach at specific coordinates?

[Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason]

On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net> wrote:
> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
>>
>> What the subject says, I have a set of coordinates and I want to add
>> an object at that location in Potlach. Do I have to produce a GPX file
>> with markers at those locations or is there a way to do this in the
>> interface?
>
> There is no way to do that in Potlatch - Deelkar is right in suggesting you
> use the API or JOSM.
>
> However, you can press L in Potlatch to get a display of your current
> latitude and longitude, so in isolated cases you might find that useful.
>
> cheers
> Richard

Thanks, I've filed an enhancement request in trac[1] for this, but in
the meantime I'll use other means

1. http://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/1067#comment:1