[OSM-talk] JOSM update

[Franc Carter]

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>   just to give you a quick overview about recent changes in JOSM
> (some of them will only apply after tonight's automatic build):
>
> * Scale has been fixed, now displays correct value and has some
>  "ticks" for better reading. However, I have not forced the scale
>  to round values because this would mean that it would wiggle while
>  zooming in and out.
>
> * Tagging presets have been changed to take existing settings into
>  account, i.e. when you go to a preset panel for "roads" and have
>  some roads already selected, only those values that you explicitly
>  change will be changed. If you have multiple items selected with
>  incompatible values, the well-known "<different>" will appear. This
>  feature is still a bit experimental, most notably because I had to
>  introdue a quad-state checkbox for it to work... tell me if it
>  works for you or if you want it different.
>
> * It is now possible to have arrows on the lines connecting GPS
>  points (draw.rawgps.direction=true), and you can also limit the
>  length of these GPS connection lines (draw.rawgps.max-line-length=x,
>  in metres), for those cases where you get crazy zig-zagging. Caveat
>  emptor, using the max-line-length option will slow things down a
>  bit. These config options have to be set manually (via the
>  expert preferences panel or with a text editor in the preferences
>  file).


Fantastic - I'm going to find this incredibly useful for oneways and knowing
which direction I was going when I took a photo.

cheers


>
>
> Bye
> Frederik
>
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Franc
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