[OSM-talk] Bounding boxes?

[Martijn van Oosterhout]

On 6/5/07, Berto 'd Sera <berto.d.sera at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hoi!
>
> Bear with dumb me, since I'm probably making very silly questions. I managed
> to start JOSM and import what I can trace from the good sat pics on the
> online applet. I know the places pretty well, so I don't even need to go
> there.

OK

> My problem is that I cannot seem to define anything but segments, whereas I
> need to define an area of navigable water. Been googling hi and low, and I'm
> still unable to find out how to do it.

You need to make ways. Selects the segment you want to make a way, hit
the "way" tool on the left hand side and answer yes to the question.

An area is a way that loops all the way round back to itself (make
sure you have direction arrows turned on in the preferences.

Hope this helps,
-- 
Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog at gmail.com> http://svana.org/kleptog/