[OSM-talk] The OSM Applet - let's ditch it for JOSM (was: Mapping Reading, some impressions)

[Thomas Walraet]

Tom Carden a écrit :
> 
> Speaking as the person who wrote the initial version of the current
> applet, can I just say that the continued trashing of it on this list
> is tiresome, offensive, and not constructive.

I add that most of the criticisms is about speed. Even if the applet may 
be better with different implementation choice, this is mainly a 
server-side problem. It will not disappear by switching to AJAX or Flash 
if those editor still use the current tile process.


> How about
> we ditch the applet and put a page about JOSM on the edit tab?

I think we could keep a simple interface for the person who discover the 
project. If people start their experimentation directly with JOSM, they 
can easily delete or move a large amount of data by mistake.

The current applet is good to discover OSM for different reason that the 
new flash or AJAX editor should try to keep :
- Landsat background. Not usefull when you have your 1pt/s tracks on 
JOSM, but it is really reassuring when you begin to try things.
- Common look with the slippy map. JOSM is more abstract (no landsat 
again...)
- Limited area editing, impossible to select/delete/move large amount of 
data.

To sum up, the online editor should be designed for casual edition, and 
the user should be informed that other editors exist for mass edition. 
(I personally spend a lot of time before trying JOSM because I was 
certain when I discover the project that the applet was the normal 
interface that everybody used)


Another great thing that we should have is a sandbox to let people 
experiment editing without the fear of messing up the data.