[OSM-talk] "Potlatch really hacks me off because..."

[Tom Hughes]

In message <47BC3044.1030106 at na1400.info>
        Lambertus <osm at na1400.info> wrote:

> Pressing [Enter] is counter intuitive to me, as that usually confirms 
> what I'm doing instead of canceling for which [ESC] is more common.

Exactly - enter confirms the edit and escape cancels it. That is
precisely what happens in Potlatch.

> God knows how many times I have hit [ESC] when using Potlatch to find 
> out that doesn't work... again...

It does work. It cancels the current operation, which seems to be what
you're saying you expect it to do?

> An idea to show the possibilities somewhere when one is activating some 
> command? Like in the edit way mode:
> - Press [Enter] to cancel
> - Click somewhere on the map to extend the way

Enter doesn't cancel. Escape does.

Tom

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