[OSM-talk] Why I don't use JOSM (was Re: Non-map-based OSM editor)

[Floris Looijesteijn]

In the same way I try to convince long-time JOSM users to once again look
at Potlatch2 you should also have another look at JOSM if you tried
fiddling with it once. It is not that bad at the moment.

But I also use Potlatch2 more often than JOSM now. But mostly for casual
editing...

Groet,
Floris

Steve Bennett wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:
>> I'm not quite sure why, but I really don't like JOSM.
>
> In my case I think it boils down to:
> 1) Complicated, idiosyncratic user interface. My brain just doesn't
> have space to learn new interfaces. Everything needs to behave the
> same.
> 2) Fragility. I tried fiddling with a plug in once and everything just
> broke.
> 3) Poor performance. (On my environment anyway.)
> 4) General preference for online tools (so I don't need to synchronise
> environments across different computers)
>
> It looks like a fantastically powerful tool, and I wish all those who
> use it the very best. But I'm probably one of those few people who
> actually moved from JOSM *to* Potlatch.
>
> Steve
>
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