On 2 Apr 2009, at 07:13, <[email protected]> <[email protected] > wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 19:10:37 +0100, Shaun McDonald > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> So if someone downloads and starts using JOSM today, will it >>> automatically switch over next month when the API changes, or will >>> users need to fiddle their config? >>> >> >> No. >> >> They currently need to fiddle with the config. I believe that on the >> first day of the API being down JOSM will be updated to by default >> use >> 0.6, at which point no more fiddling will be needed. I believe that >> Merkaartor is the same, though the fiddling is a lot simpler. >> >> I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong. > > Just don't forgat that users have lots of v0.5 -maps still lying on > their hard-disk at and after that date. So the default should also > set alternatice accepted versions. If you are on the JOSM-dev list, you will have noticed that Fredrik is working on improving the cross API version support, especially now that there is a versionless capabilities call in the current live API, like in API 0.6. Hopefully more editors will make use of the capabilities call in the future. Shaun _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev
