[OSM-newbies] updating OSM?

[Bob Maloney]

James Ewen wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 7:11 PM, James Ewen <ve6srv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> I'm going to add detail to Lake Skemonto... have a look and see. Your
>> homework will be to make a new lake... go north east a bit, and add in
>> Little Long Pond. I'll be watching to see how you do! 8)
>>     
>
> Oops, that one's already in there... How about a real easy one? Spring Pond?
>
> James
>
>   
Well, I tried and am totally frustrated with the POTLATCH editor. I 
picked Turkey Lake. I  zoomed in  to get  more detail. The lake did not 
fit totally on the screen. I then started to plot the lake presuming I 
could pan the image to continue. I had a lot of problems panning. When I 
was able to pan, all the points that I had generated disappeared and 
turned into a blue line. I then exited and started over. I must have 
done this a dozen times before giving up.

I then tried Lake Nawahunta which was small enough to fit on the screen 
when I zoomed in. I had simlar problems. Halfway around the lake, I 
would do something and all the points that I created turned into a blue 
line. I then would exit and start over and it would happen again.

I have read the primer and watched the video tutorial on the editor to 
no avail.

Bob m

PS : I did not do sSring Pond because I don't know where it is. I know 
Nawahunta and Turkey Lake. There are probably about a half dozen lakes 
which I would like to get into the map. For now though, I am taking the 
night off.

PPS: how does the information get from OSM to OSM Cycle? I am really 
more interested in the OSM Cycle maps.

PPPS: I am sending this note to both you and newbies at openstreetmap.org. 
Hopefully, it works and in the future I will only replt to newbies.