[OSM-newbies] Potlatch Copy

[Nick Austin]

Hi Margie,

The psychedelic circles seems to be a recently added feature in PotLatch.

Press j to get rid of the circles which will also join the ends
together to make an area.

Nick.

On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Margie Roswell <mroswell at gmail.com> wrote:
> When I do this, I get a "Click to unlock" note, and all sorts of
> animated blinking circles around nodes. I really don't get what's
> going on there.
>
> Also, the new area seems to be a way rather than an area.
>
> Once I understand what's going on, I can make a little screencast to
> explain it... but can't do it, until I understand it.
>
> Here's what works:
> create an area
> press p
> choose 0 offset
>  that's when the unlock note, and the animated blinking circles appear
> I can move the item, and indeed, I see two, but the new one has a
> blinking node, as well.
>
> Even when I click unlock, the blinking nodes appear, and both objects
> turn into ways rather than areas.
>
> Can anyone explain?
>
> Margie
>
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com> wrote:
>> Nick Austin wrote:
>>> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 7:34 PM, Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> Is there a copy way command in Potlatch.
>>>> I have multiple buildings of the same size & it's a bit labourious to
>>>> draw them all individually.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Here's a sneaky way...
>>> Use the 'p' function (Parallel Way), choosing an offset of 0.
>>> This creates two identical locked copies of the way.
>>> Click on the way again which should select one of copies and drag it sideways.
>>> Click on the way again to get the second copy and also drag it sideways.
>>> Now unlock whichever of the copies that you want to keep.
>>>
>>> Nick.
>> Ah, of course. Ishould have worked that out myself. Thanks
>>
>> Dave F.
>>
>>
>>
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