Richard Fairhurst wrote: >Sent: 28 April 2009 11:55 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] Lat/Long of Current Mouse Position > >exnpo-openstreetmap wrote: >> As a newbie of two weeks, I hesitate to ask if there's a problem >> with using the keyboard shortcut 'L' key, to display Lat/Long on the >> map whilst editing? > >Pretty sure there isn't a problem. The bit of code used by the 'L' key >is exactly the same as that used to do the projection in the rest of >Potlatch, so there isn't really any way in which it can get out of >sync with the data. > > >Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote: >> As an old-timer, I advise against using Potlatch (the flash editor >> you're using in the web page) and switch to JOSM. It will *always* >> display the coordinates. > >As an even-more-of-an-oldtimer I advise that human beings use >Potlatch. JOSM is admittedly quite good for nerds who should get out >more and think that things like co-ordinates are so important they >must be on-screen at all times. Potlatch is more for people who "just >want to make a frickin' map". But I may be biased. ;)
Dont have it all your own way ;-) I may be a slightly less old timer than you but I still get out plenty and enjoy my hours of JOSM editing to boot. As for being a nerd, well no comment :-D Cheers Andy _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
