[OSM-talk] Could JOSM be dumbed down?

[Andy Townsend]

On 19/01/2022 18:23, John Whelan wrote:
> I'm thinking of new mappers adding buildings.  JOSM with the 
> buildings_tool plugin is ideal for doing this but is considered by 
> many to be too complex for a beginner.
>
> So would it be possible to hide most of the flexibility and options 
> and present an easy to use version of JOSM to new mappers?
>
Presumably you're referring to 
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/JOSM/Plugins/BuildingsTools rather 
than anything actually called "building_tool".

What would it and a "dumbed down JOSM" offer that iD does not already offer?

"drawing a rectangle and clicking q" does not seem arduous to me at all.

I can imagine that if someone's mapping intricate terraces then JOSM 
plugins are really useful, but I'm guessing that's not really an issue 
where you're looking at new users' edits?

Best Regards,

Andy