[OSM-newbies] display street names in JOSM (and flash)

[Richard Fairhurst]

anonymous guy wrote:
> I cannot imagine using any mapping tool without displaying street  
> names by default.

We pride ourselves in doing things you never imagined possible. :p

Anyway, in Potlatch (Flash), use the options box - which you bring up  
by clicking the little tick icon - to select a map background that  
makes sense for you. Maybe the standard OSM Mapnik background would be  
easiest. If the existing ways are getting in the way, you can quickly  
dim them by pressing Caps Lock.

Potlatch 2.0 will show street names on drawn ways, assuming they're  
long enough to fit the name in.

cheers
Richard