Cool! I'll look forward for it. Thank you. On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 8:18 AM Bryan Housel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks! The iD walkthrough is often a new user’s first introduction to > mapping on OpenStreetMap, so I really wanted to make it accessible to as > many users as possible. > > Completely localizable means that when the user starts the walkthrough, > there is special code to replace the name and address tags to better fit > that users language. So “Spring Street” in English becomes “Gartenstraße” > in German, or "Весенняя улица” in Russian. The entire town contains about > 120 named objects, and these can all be translated like any other text > string in the user interface. > > I’ll be blogging more about the walkthrough improvements later in the week! > Bryan > > > On May 9, 2017, at 7:52 PM, Erwin Olario <[email protected]> wrote: > > I like the new walk-through! Great job every one. > > It's been mentioned that it's now "complete localizable", and that sounds > very interesting in the outreach training programs we do in OSMph. Could > you post a link for details about this? > > Thank you. > > /Erwin > > On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 5:24 AM Dave F <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Excellent, the radial menu's finally been removed! It always appeared >> precisely where I wanted to edit! I might start using it now. >> >> The walk-through is very intuitive. >> >> DaveF. >> >> >> On 09/05/2017 19:49, Bryan Housel wrote: >> >> *iD v2.2.0* was released May 9 2017 and is now available for editing on >> openstreetmap.org >> >> This is possibly our biggest release ever because it includes over 100 >> features and represents about 3 months of work by 13 contributors, and >> countless other translators and testers. Thank you to everyone who made >> this possible! ❤️ >> 📣 Release Highlights >> >> - >> >> 🛰 Two new global satellite imagery layers: DigitalGlobe Premium and >> DigitalGlobe Standard! >> These new layers cover many parts of the world that previously had no >> usable imagery. >> *Check out the new imagery by opening the Background pane >> (shortcut B)* >> - >> >> 👉 A new right-click editing menu replaces the old radial menu. >> The new editing menu gives iD room to grow and won't get in the way >> of your editing. >> *Remember: Right-click on map features to use the new menu.* >> - >> >> 👩🎓 The introductory walkthrough has been completely revised, >> covering more OpenStreetMap concepts and common editing tasks using the >> new >> right-click menu. Users can explore and practice editing in the example >> town - now much better mapped than before and completely localizable. Even >> long time iD users should give it a try! >> *Replay the walkthrough from the Help pane (shortcut H).* >> - >> >> 🚦 Big refresh of icons! You'll see a lot more icons for commonly >> mapped features. >> *Map traffic signals, stop signs, benches, crossings, street lamps, >> fountains, towers, and many more.* >> - >> >> ✍️ You can now see and edit changeset tags before uploading to >> OpenStreetMap. >> >> >> The complete changelog is pretty epic, and can be found here: >> Changelog: >> https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#220 >> >> The next time you launch iD, you might even see a notification down in >> the corner of the screen about the new version! >> >> >> Twitter: >> v2.2.0: https://twitter.com/bhousel/status/862014150528180225 >> New Imagery: https://twitter.com/bhousel/status/862006438096510977 >> Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/bhousel for more iD updates. >> >> >> Thanks! 🙇 >> Bryan >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk mailing >> [email protected]https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >> > -- > > -- Dispatched by mental telepathy via Ansible > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > > -- -- Dispatched by mental telepathy via Ansible
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