David Earl wrote: > On 18/08/2008 14:13, Maarten Deen wrote: >> Press 'A' or 'N' or select the 'Draw Nodes' tool. Press and hold >> SHIFT and click a few nodes. These nodes are drawn without a segment. >> So far so good. Now release SHIFT and move the mouse. You will see a >> segment that starts from the last node you entered. >> That is my gripe with the SHIFT-CLICK option. It works until you release >> SHIFT, which makes it broken. >> The same happens when you don't add single nodes on the map but when >> you click on a segment so JOSM adds them to the segment. The last node >> always results in a segment being created. > > But that's what it is supposed to do. It's not a SHIFT+CLICK if the > shift key isn't down.
You have just redefined the meaning of "shift-click". No key or mouse combination with a special key I know of changes when you release either key. JOSM is the first application I encounter that does so. Simple example: use shift and left mousebutton to select multiple icons on your desktop (I guess X or Gnome works the same as Windows). The selection does not magically change when I release the shift. To me your explanation sounds more like "it's a feature, not a bug". > I guess what you're saying is you want the shift key to be sticky - in > other words a new mode! That would be a weird behaviour for a modifier > key like shift. No. I want an option that only sets a node. Just a node, no segment attached to it. How that is accomplished is really not important. Wheter it is through a redefine of the 'A' or 'N' key, or a (IMHO) proper implementation of shift-click is fine by me. As long as there is a possibility that I select a mode and then click-click-click-click nodes into JOSM. At present there is no possibilitiy to just add a node (e.g. for an amenity or another node in an existing way). You always have to press another key to get that annoying segment away (and in my mind I am really using profanities now because I'm thourghouly pissed off at not having that option). Maarten _______________________________________________ josm-dev mailing list josm-dev@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/josm-dev
