[OSM-talk] JOSM goes multi data layer
Christof Dallermassl
cdaller.hw at gmx.at
Thu Jul 19 07:15:46 BST 2007
Measurement plugin is broken but not in svn, so I could not fix it.
christof
Immanuel Scholz schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> The latest JOSM now supports multiple data layers again. This was
> requested since about the day after I removed the feature over a year
> ago ;-).
>
> As another big data source hits the main database (AND's
> netherland-parts-of-china-and-india map) the feature got more urgent. I
> think it is especally cool for people who want to compare two unrelated
> datasets ;-).
>
> Every file open and every download opens the data into a new, seperate
> layer now. You can merge these layers using the merge button in the
> layer dialog. By selecting an layer in the layer dialog, you can switch
> the current editing dataset as needed.
>
>
> Now for the bad news:
>
> As the feature is a ground shaking one for the whole JOSM data holding
> structure, I expect many new bugs introduced :-(. If you run into
> problems that block you from mapping, please revert to the latest
> release from last week.
>
>
> For Plugin writers:
>
> Plugins, that used Main.ds could be affected as well. Main.ds now holds
> the dataset of the current editing layer rather than all the data
> together. If you are a plugin writer and your plugin is broken and you
> cannot fix it to work with josm-latest *and* the josm-1.5 release,
> please link a version which is working with the latest release at
> http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Plugins/LatestRelease.
>
>
> Ciao, Imi.
>
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