[Potlatch-dev] [OpenStreetMap] #4458: Ask for confirmation before deleting "unknown" nodes or relation members

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#4458: Ask for confirmation before deleting "unknown" nodes or relation members
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 Reporter:  ajank                     |       Owner:  potlatch-dev@…                
     Type:  defect                    |      Status:  new                           
 Priority:  minor                     |   Milestone:                                
Component:  potlatch2                 |     Version:                                
 Keywords:  unknown nodes, relations  |  
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 With the current Potlatch2 version, a novice user may easily consider a
 "not recognised" node as junk and delete it. Such "not recognised" nodes
 will always be present, since it is not possible for Potlatch to capture
 every tag used. However, these nodes should be clearly distinguishable as
 informative by novice users. I suggest Potlatch ask for confirmation
 before deleting a node that has has any tags.

 The question could read: "This node is not recognised by Potlatch, but it
 holds some information, which could be displayed under the advanced
 properties. Are you sure you want to delete it?".

 The same applies to deleting any objects that are members of a relation. A
 novice user may be completely unaware of the existence of relations.
 He/she may find it easier to draw a new way/node and delete the old one,
 instead of adjusting the old one, thus breaking the relations without any
 notice.

 Potlatch could ask: "This way[or node] is a member of a relation [here the
 relation name, being a link to the 'Edit Relation' window]. Are you sure
 you want to delete it?". The relation should be labelled like in the "Edit
 Relation" window, with the respective icon.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/4458>
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