[OSM-talk] JOSM observations from a newcomer

[Etienne]

On 10/12/06, David Earl <david at frankieandshadow.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the information and advice. I was using the stable version
> previously, but switched to the latest one now.
>
> > > - Assigning properties is tedious. A set of buttons to do the common
> > > highway=trunk etc, and name= -> pop up box for name would be really
> > > useful. Minimising the number of key and mouse clicks is my concern.
> >
> > Again, as Etienne pointed out, this can be achieved by specifying
> > annotation presets. ...
>
> It is still a selection from two pop ups to set e.g. highway=primary
> (though
> it remembers the previous one). I had in mind a button to assign
> keyword/value combination in just one click.


If you use a particular tag frequently then you could set it up as its own
preset entry.  So then it is just a case of selecting from the preset list
and clicking OK to confirm.  Still not quite one click, but closer.


> > - How do I merge two ways into one?
> > > - How do I split one Way into two?
> >
> > The former was suggested before at
> http://josm.eigenheimstrasse.de/ticket/8.
> The latter now is http://josm.eigenheimstrasse.de/ticket/35 ;-)
>
> I would put the second (splitting) as the higher priority.
>
> David
>
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