[OSM-newbies] JOSM preference set up

[Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)]

mclay wrote:
>Sent: 15 October 2008 5:53 PM
>To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: [OSM-newbies] JOSM preference set up
>
>Hello,  New Here.
>
>I read an old post about a Dummies manual.  I would really like to get a
>hold of one if anyone know where I can get one.  I've got the latest
>version of  JOSM working and is able to edit OSM data and all.  But what I
>would really like to do is set my preferences so the downloaded OSM lines
>are displayed like a map; motorways, railways, etc.  all have their own
>display.  I've gone into the preference settings and entered color
>preferences but none of the OSM data I download display differently.  I am
>not very computer savy here, so I would appreciate step by step
>instructions.

Sounds like you are in "wireframe" mode. If you click off the tick in the
wireframe box on the "View" menu you should see generalised formatting of
the data as you are looking for.

Cheers

Andy