[OSM-newbies] Selecting a segment in JOSM

[Bob Hawkins]

Thomas and Andrew,

I thank you both for your prompt responses.

Perhaps like many other new users attempting to master JOSM and become 
proficient, and in the absence of a comprehensive manual, I search all 
manner of places for information.  It is clear from some items I have found 
and read, that they do no longer apply, or have been superseded.  It is 
difficult to know in other cases, however, such as selecting a segment.  The 
most recent place that I saw this, but not the only place, was JOSM 
Introduction on YouTube by InteRubke.

With regards,

Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Wood" <grand.edgemaster at gmail.com>
To: <newbies at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] Selecting a segment in JOSM


> Hi Bob,
>
> On Mon, 2008-06-09 at 18:42 +0100, Bob Hawkins wrote:
>> I have read that, to select a segment in JOSM, I should press ALT and
>> click. With the 'Select, move and rotate objects' button selected, if
>> I press ALT and click the required segment with the left mouse button,
>> the whole way is selected.  What am I doing wrong?
>
> Segments haven't existed for several months now, it is no longer
> possible to select a single segment.
>
> If you want to tag just one segment of a way, you should split the way
> at the nodes that the attributes change.
>
> Where did you read this? This documentation error should be fixed since
> it is confusing.
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Thomas Wood
> (Edgemaster)
>
>
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