[OSM-talk] Users of the JOSM "select straight line" feature?

[Simon Hewison]

Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>     is anyone using the "select straight line" feature in JOSM at all?

I used it all the time. Far better than the current rectangular area selection 
tool.

> A patch has been submitted that would add a feature where you select  
> one  segment and it automatically selects all adjacent, unwayed, non- 
> branching segments, with the aim of making it easier to create ways.

That sounds quite useful. The "select straight line" can be a bit fiddly, 
especially when going around curves.

> I feel this is similar (but not identical) to the "select straight  
> line" feature. I am reluctant to add the new feature as-is because it  
> might confuse people due to its similarity to the existing feature.  
> But what about replacing the "select straight line" by this new  
> feature? It seems that the new feature can be used in almost all  
> cases where "select straight line" was used previously, or am I  
> missing something?

Have you got a build that we could try out?

-- 
Simon Hewison