[OSM-newbies] Latitude and Longitude in Potlatch 2

[Steve Bennett]

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Steve Doerr
<steve.doerr at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Is there a way to see the latitude and longitude of a node in Potlatch 2,
> other than clicking on the node id and opening a new page showing the OSM
> details (which is only good for existing nodes anyway)? In Potlatch 1 I use
> the Inspector gadget for this.

In the Options screen, select "Show mouse latitude/longitude". Will
that do what you need?

> Also, could Potlatch 2 allow you to edit the lat/long directly? (It could
> warn you if it's outside the current bounding box as a safeguard.)

Yeah, someone else wanted that. You can put suggestions for enhancements here:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potlatch_2/Suggested_enhancements

I don't think Richard F looks at that list much, but I do. If you're
really keen, put them directly in Trac: http://trac.openstreetmap.org/
(remember to make the component "Potlatch2")

Steve