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

[Steve Bennett]

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 3:14 AM, Sebastian Klein
<bastikln at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Yes, concrete ideas for improvement would be appreciated.

One thing I found very offputting was the conceptual model required
that "map data" itself is an object you have to process. In Potlatch,
there is minimal distinction between the viewport and map data: when
you scroll, map data just floods in, and old stuff that is off screen
may be purged. But in JOSM you have to explicitly download data,
manipulate it, then explicitly upload it again. (And, if my memory
serves, you get slapped on the wrist for trying to download too much.)

Steve