On 26 February 2010 09:47, Graham Jones <[email protected]>wrote: > > We could then have a nice banner on the bottom of the screen pointing to > the descriptions of the other editors that would allow you to add or change > geometries. > > +1
I think the app should provide some form of stepping stone functionality for more advanced tools. For future discussion, once scope has been determined: Would it be an idea to provide a toggle between simple mode & complex mode inside of Potlatch, rather than build a completely new editor? Potlatch could default to simple mode to prevent scaring off new contributors, but provide more complex operations with one click. > Graham. > > > On 25 February 2010 20:29, Roy Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 7:42 PM, Liz <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > I would suggest that Potlatch is left alone for its devotees. >> > >> > I'd start with the following in the design brief for the "Newbie Editor" >> > Can add nodes, label them with default tags only (other than name). >> > Can add ways, again default tag list only, other than name. >> > Very limited deletion ability (no clear idea yet on how to define this). >> >> I suspect starting at even this level of complexity would cause >> feature creep towards Potlatch, anyway...In particular, being able to >> add/edit ways requires handling many complex concepts (as others have >> brought up), like joining ways, way direction, overlapping ways, etc. >> >> How about an even bigger step back? If starting a new editor from >> scratch is to be worthwhile, surely it should be a LOT more basic than >> all other existing editors. i.e. how about only these features: >> >> 1) Add POI >> User specifies: >> a) where it is >> b) what it is (choose from a single list of options) >> c) the name >> >> 2) Edit Name >> e.g. add or fix the name of an existing road - this should help a >> lot with noname roads >> >
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