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

[Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)]

Richard Fairhurst wrote:
>Sent: 28 April 2009 11:55 AM
>To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] Lat/Long of Current Mouse Position
>
>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. ;)

Don’t have it all your own way ;-) I may be a slightly less old timer than
you but I still get out plenty and enjoy my hours of JOSM editing to boot.
As for being a nerd, well no comment :-D

Cheers

Andy