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

[Mike Collinson]

At 01:02 PM 21/06/2007, Jon Stockill wrote:
>Frederik Ramm wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
>You're assuming that the way runs the entire length of the segments - 
>this may not be the case (the name could change, there could be 
>different restrictions, requiring the use of multiple differently tagged 
>ways). The current system allows you to precisely select the start and 
>end points - it would be a shame to lose this facility.

An alternative is to create one long way, add the common tags and then use the JOSM split tool.

Mike