[OSM-talk] JOSM user interface

[Robert (Jamie) Munro]

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Chris Morley wrote:
> 4) As Ben has pointed out on this list, it is not easy to remove a 
> 'segment' from an existing way. Can I suggest it could be done by a 
> procedure which feels like the opposite of adding a 'segment'. Adding is 
> done by dragging from the last node of the (selected) way to an external 
> node. The removal would be dragging in a reverse direction, from the 
> last node to the second last node. At the other end, dragging from the 
> second to the first node would remove the first node. For a closed way 
> (first and last nodes the same), dragging from any node to an adjacent 
> node would open the way. I think this way of working would be intuitive 
> and make editing significantly easier.

I think you should be able to select the segment and press delete. If it
was at the end of a way, the way is shortened. If if was in the middle,
the way is split into 2.

> 6) The delete mode should not delete anything when you click the button. 
> Deletion should occur only when you subsequently click an object.

I strongly disagree with this, and join the list of people who believe
that deleting should be an action, and not a mode. I.e. to delete
something, you select it, then press delete, but you remain in selecting
(or moving) mode.

But the rest of your suggestions were great :-)

Robert (Jamie) Munro

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