[OSM-talk] Making iD the default editor on osm.org

[Tom MacWright]

Given that we're in the process of launching iD, we need to set some basic
guidelines so that this conversation actually results in launching iD
rather than continues to blue-sky and OT.

Thus, for something like 'is iD dangerous to use', it cannot be a question
of 'what's the most wonderful way that iD could be safe' since that is
infinite, but it should be 'is iD as safe as existing options', because
that is finite, and we have finite time.

I, like you, love to dream big. That's what the next version is for.


On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2 at obviously.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Tom MacWright <tom at macwright.org> wrote:
>
>> In this case and others, we should keep in mind whether P2 or JOSM have
>> safer or smarter behavior. Would they 'notice' that this new road segment
>> has meaning? Put another way: iD will never prevent all mistakes, but does
>> it prevent less than P2 and co? (in this case, I think the answer is "no")
>>
>
> It is clear that the project team's sights are set far higher than
> replicating P2.
> iD raises the bar, as should any project that wholesale replaces another.
> Instead the question should be "what achievable workflows have a shot at
> helping starting mappers turn into quality repeat mappers"?
>
> ----
> In regards to mistakes: I think it clear that iD makes delete more
> prominent and easy to hit than P2, and misses opportunities to have better
> delete workflows.
> Particularly on POIs the single lone trash can could be confused with
> another feature, and it is on top of features one might want to inspect.
>  P2's delete key binding was broader than needed for efficient editing, and
> iD carried it over equally.
>
> Relations are opaque in JOSM and P2: iD has the opportunity to raise the
> bar and take the mystery out of relations.
>
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