[OSM-newbies] Lat/Long of Current Mouse Position

[Richard Fairhurst]

exnpo-openstreetmap wrote:
> As a newbie of two weeks, I hesitate to ask if there's a problem  
> with using the keyboard shortcut 'L' key, to display Lat/Long on the  
> map whilst editing?

Pretty sure there isn't a problem. The bit of code used by the 'L' key  
is exactly the same as that used to do the projection in the rest of  
Potlatch, so there isn't really any way in which it can get out of  
sync with the data.


Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote:
> As an old-timer, I advise against using Potlatch (the flash editor  
> you're using in the web page) and switch to JOSM. It will *always*  
> display the coordinates.

As an even-more-of-an-oldtimer I advise that human beings use  
Potlatch. JOSM is admittedly quite good for nerds who should get out  
more and think that things like co-ordinates are so important they  
must be on-screen at all times. Potlatch is more for people who "just  
want to make a frickin' map". But I may be biased. ;)

cheers
Richard