[OSM-newbies] Not really a problem (gpx files)

[Robert Helvie]

As I mentioned before, it is not really a problem for editing, but if
you want to know the steps to see if there may be a problem ...

I open JOSM (I usually download the "latest version" every few weeks),
and open a GPX file from the command menu. The layers box shows three
layers, in order

the Validation errors layer
(said GPX file)
an unnamed data layer

Nothing is displayed, a completely blank edit screen. There are
several things I can do. If I delete the unnamed data layer, the GPX
points pop into view in the default color. Or I can right click the
GPX file, choose 'Customize Line Drawing' and then choose 'Draw Lines
Between Points For This Layer' and the GPX trace pops into view. Then
I download some osm data, do my editing on that layer, upload and
'Bob's your uncle'.

Like I said, I usually just download a new version of JOSM and replace
the old one, so somewhere along the way I guess I could have changed
something, and the behavior just keeps getting carried on. But I don't
remember changing anything that might affect the GPX. (I have had a
devil of a time trying to get the zoom in keyboard shortcut to be
mapped to the '=' though. Just can't seem to get it to stick.)

Perhaps next download I'll go through and delete all the JOSM setting
files and such just to see what happens. I have to try and remember
where they are, though. I'm on Vista.

Hope the info helps or at least allays any concern.

Robert


From: "Russ Nelson" <russ at cloudmade.com>

> I cannot reproduce this problem in JOSM version 1345.

> On Feb 7, 2009, at 2:32 PM, Robert Helvie wrote:
>>
>> For some reason it seems that loading a new GPX file into an empty
>> JOSM just doesn't show the points right away.



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