[OSM-talk] For an easier JOSM

[Christoph Eckert]

> 1) Choose the node mode 'add node and connect'
> 2) Click the first two points and these will be connected via a
> segment 3) Use way tool, select the segment just created and add tags
> 4) Use select tool to select node at end of way in direction you wish
> to extend
> 5) Switch to 'add node and connect' tool
> 6) Each new mouse click will create a new node, join to previous with
> a new segment and add it into the way.

that may help for a long way containing many segments. I'd prefer a true 
way tool which creates a way in one step.

As I'm mainly mapping a city, I have many streets which only consist of 
two or three segments, but I have many of them. What I can imagine is:

* Rename the current way tool to something like "Combine segments" or 
"create polygon" to avoid confusion

* Create a true way tool which will create nodes, segmentes and make 
them a way in one single step. In the optimal case it even can insert 
nodes into existing ways

But as I'm not able to write the code by myself, I have to shut up :-) .

ce