[OSM-newbies] AussiePaul (newbie) mapping problems

[Dave F.]

Sebastian Klein wrote:
> Paul wrote:
>   
>> Hi, I'm new here and have been trying to learn. I thought I was at a
>> stage where I could make some basic edits and so on. I made some
>> tentative attempts and then thought I would wait and see if I was
>> doing stuff correctly.
>>     
>
> There is a trick to update mapnik: Right click on a tile to get the 
> image adress.
> (Something like http://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/18/242316/152039.png)
> You can update that tile by visiting this address:
>
> http://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/18/242316/152039.png/dirty

Also, sometimes the tiles get cached locally on your PC.
To force a refresh in Firefox hold down the shift key while clicking the 
refresh button.
Not sure if it's the same command in other browsers.

Cheers
Dave F.