| 27 | | * [=#objects Objects] ([wiki:Help/Concepts/Object complete reference]) - explains what '''node''', '''way''', '''relation''' and '''tag''' is; ''Presets'' are introduced at the same page. |
| 28 | | * There are [wiki:Help/Concepts/Object#Relations many types of relations], currently loaded relations can be selected via [wiki:Help/Dialog/RelationList Relations] but there a [wiki:Help/Dialog/RelationEditor single interface to edit them] |
| | 27 | * [=#objects Objects] ([Help/Concepts/Object complete reference]) - explains what '''node''', '''way''', '''relation''' and '''tag''' is; ''Presets'' are introduced at the same page. |
| | 28 | * There are [Help/Concepts/Object#Relations many types of relations], currently loaded relations can be selected via [Help/Dialog/RelationList Relations] but there a [Help/Dialog/RelationEditor single interface to edit them] |
| 31 | | [wiki:Help/Concepts/Changeset Changesets] exists for every of your "edit". They simply group data creations, modifications and deletions - with additional properties {{{comment}}}, {{{created_by}}}, {{{imagery_used}}} [osmwiki:Proposed_features/changeset_tags and several others] (this information stored as simple tags). Similar to other wiki software, one changeset can affect one object (a single character edit in the text), but may contain big changes (removals of paragraphs, partial or complete rewrite of the text) with the only difference that geo information is edited instead of text. Investigating history of one character is equally hard to comparing text at given point in time. Since [osmwiki:Planet.osm complete "text" in OSM is 30-600GB big] therefore users speak of history within several changesets and not about complete history every time. |
| | 31 | [Help/Concepts/Changeset Changesets] exists for every of your "edit". They simply group data creations, modifications and deletions - with additional properties {{{comment}}}, {{{created_by}}}, {{{imagery_used}}} [osmwiki:Proposed_features/changeset_tags and several others] (this information stored as simple tags). Similar to other wiki software, one changeset can affect one object (a single character edit in the text), but may contain big changes (removals of paragraphs, partial or complete rewrite of the text) with the only difference that geo information is edited instead of text. Investigating history of one character is equally hard to comparing text at given point in time. Since [osmwiki:Planet.osm complete "text" in OSM is 30-600GB big] therefore users speak of history within several changesets and not about complete history every time. |
| 37 | | * [=#hotkeys Hotkeys] or shortcuts ([wiki:Shortcuts complete reference]). **EVERY** "button" and menu item may be assigned with hot-key (including menu items provided with [wiki:Plugins plugins]; popular [wiki:Presets presets] and [wiki:Help/Action/Search#SavesearchqueryinMaintoolbar saved search queries]). Some of the default hotkeys or activation steps may be surprising. All active shortcuts will be present under [wiki:Help/Preferences/Shortcuts "Hotkeys" tab in F12 menu] you can adjust and fine-tune them or reset at any moment. |
| 38 | | * [=#preferences Preferences] ([wiki:Help/Preferences complete reference]) - some of the settings are unaccessible via [wiki:Help/Action/Preferences settings menu] or have [#JOSMinterfacecustomization control elements and menus everywhere in the editor] |
| 39 | | * [=#undoredo Undo/redo mechanism] - used to spot mistakes, but these tools are especially useful when ''learning new tools'' in JOSM. Similar to other editors, ''most operations'' in JOSM can be [wiki:Help/Action/Undo undone] and [wiki:Help/Action/Redo redone], unless they are listed in [wiki:Help/Listofirreversibleoperations list of irreversible operations]. Difference is that all changes can be displayed in [wiki:Help/Dialog/CommandStack command stack dialog]. |
| | 37 | * [=#hotkeys Hotkeys] or shortcuts ([wiki:Shortcuts complete reference]). **EVERY** "button" and menu item may be assigned with hot-key (including menu items provided with [wiki:Plugins plugins]; popular [wiki:Presets presets] and [Help/Action/Search#SavesearchqueryinMaintoolbar saved search queries]). Some of the default hotkeys or activation steps may be surprising. All active shortcuts will be present under [wiki:Help/Preferences/Shortcuts "Hotkeys" tab in F12 menu] you can adjust and fine-tune them or reset at any moment. |
| | 38 | * [=#preferences Preferences] ([Help/Preferences complete reference]) - some of the settings are unaccessible via [Help/Action/Preferences settings menu] or have [#JOSMinterfacecustomization control elements and menus everywhere in the editor] |
| | 39 | * [=#undoredo Undo/redo mechanism] - used to spot mistakes, but these tools are especially useful when ''learning new tools'' in JOSM. Similar to other editors, ''most operations'' in JOSM can be [Help/Action/Undo undone] and [Help/Action/Redo redone], unless they are listed in [Help/Listofirreversibleoperations list of irreversible operations]. Difference is that all changes can be displayed in [Help/Dialog/CommandStack command stack dialog]. |
| 43 | | * [[Help/Relations]] - relation editing may involve multiple windows ([wiki:Help/Dialog/RelationList Relations window], [wiki:Help/Dialog/SelectionList Selection], [wiki:Help/Dialog/RelationEditor Relation editor]) in JOSM. Some plugins may simplify some steps, but provide less clarity about what you do: many tools, states or tags become "hidden" or even worse: simply unaccessible. |
| 44 | | * [wiki:Help/AudioMapping Audio mapping:] playing voice notes and synchronizing them with your GPS tracks in JOSM |
| 45 | | * [wiki:Help/Preferences/Validator Validator messages] - will explain how to fix common mistakes and what do they mean |
| | 43 | * [[Help/Relations]] - relation editing may involve multiple windows ([Help/Dialog/RelationList Relations window], [Help/Dialog/SelectionList Selection], [Help/Dialog/RelationEditor Relation editor]) in JOSM. Some plugins may simplify some steps, but provide less clarity about what you do: many tools, states or tags become "hidden" or even worse: simply unaccessible. |
| | 44 | * [Help/AudioMapping Audio mapping]: playing voice notes and synchronizing them with your GPS tracks in JOSM |
| | 45 | * [Help/Preferences/Validator Validator messages] - will explain how to fix common mistakes and what do they mean |
| 66 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/Select Select, move and rotate] tools - you only need subset of tools from this list |
| 67 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/DrawBuilding Draw a rectangular stub] - optionally aligned along by other objects |
| 68 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/FastDrawingMode FastDraw] - useful with natural objects; |
| 69 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/Extrude Extrude], [wiki:Help/Action/Draw/AngleSnap Angle snapping], [osmwiki:JOSM/Plugins/CommandLine#Usage Spline or Bezier ''from commandline plugin''] - mostly for man made objects |
| 70 | | * both [wiki:Help/Action/Draw Draw nodes mode] (A) and [wiki:Help/Action/ImproveWayAccuracy Improve Way Accuracy mode] (W) - have their followers and use cases |
| 71 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/Paste Paste previously copied objects] (Ctrl+V) - not only tags but also their geometries |
| | 66 | * [Help/Action/Select Select, move and rotate] tools - you only need subset of tools from this list |
| | 67 | * [Help/Action/DrawBuilding Draw a rectangular stub] - optionally aligned along by other objects |
| | 68 | * [Help/Action/FastDrawingMode FastDraw] - useful with natural objects; |
| | 69 | * [Help/Action/Extrude Extrude], [Help/Action/Draw/AngleSnap Angle snapping], [osmwiki:JOSM/Plugins/CommandLine#Usage Spline or Bezier ''from commandline plugin''] - mostly for man made objects |
| | 70 | * both [Help/Action/Draw Draw nodes mode] (A) and [Help/Action/ImproveWayAccuracy Improve Way Accuracy mode] (W) - have their followers and use cases |
| | 71 | * [Help/Action/Paste Paste previously copied objects] (Ctrl+V) - not only tags but also their geometries |
| 74 | | Selection (or list of currently selected objects) is preciesly described in [[Help/Dialog/SelectionList#Selection]] (because it is visible from this dialogue), it can be modified with following tools (incomplete list): |
| 75 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/Select#Selecttool Select objects] (S) - contains many modifiers, including [wiki:Help/Action/LassoMode lasso mode] |
| 76 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/Search Search] (Ctrl+F) - a very powerful tool and a query language with [wiki:Help/Action/Search#Keywords over 28 keywords] and flexible operators to combine them in flexible manner. Not to mention regex and [wiki:Help/Styles/MapCSSImplementation mapcss] filters. |
| | 74 | Selection (or list of currently selected objects) is precisely described in [Help/Dialog/SelectionList#Selection] (because it is visible from this dialogue), it can be modified with following tools (incomplete list): |
| | 75 | * [Help/Action/Select#Selecttool Select objects] (S) - contains many modifiers, including [Help/Action/LassoMode lasso mode] |
| | 76 | * [Help/Action/Search Search] (Ctrl+F) - a very powerful tool and a query language with [Help/Action/Search#Keywords over 28 keywords] and flexible operators to combine them in flexible manner. Not to mention regex and [wiki:Help/Styles/MapCSSImplementation mapcss] filters. |
| 78 | | * [[Help/Plugin/UtilsPlugin2#Selection]] - multiple selection focused tools ''from UtilsPlugin2'' |
| 79 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/SelectNonBranchingWaySequences Select non branching way sequences] (Shift+W) - useful when editing highways, railways, rivers, power networks and networks in general |
| 80 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/SelectAll Select all] (CTRL+A) is more useful after you download precise list of objects |
| | 78 | * [wiki:Help/Plugin/UtilsPlugin2#Selection] - multiple selection focused tools ''from UtilsPlugin2'' |
| | 79 | * [Help/Action/SelectNonBranchingWaySequences Select non branching way sequences] (Shift+W) - useful when editing highways, railways, rivers, power networks and networks in general |
| | 80 | * [Help/Action/SelectAll Select all] (CTRL+A) is more useful after you download precise list of objects |
| 83 | | Tags of currently selected objects displayed in [wiki:Help/Dialog/TagsMembership Tags/Memberships Dialog]. |
| 84 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/Copy Copy] (Ctrl+C) - copy selected objects to the buffer |
| 85 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/PasteTags PasteTags] (Ctrl+Shift+V) - paste previously copied tags |
| 86 | | * Tabular editor (Ctrl+T) from ([[Help/Plugin/UtilsPlugin2]]) |
| 87 | | * (Shift+R) (from [[Help/Plugin/UtilsPlugin2]]) copy tags from previous selection |
| 88 | | * Standard [wiki:Help/Dialog/AddValue Add value] (Alt+A) dialogue provides 5 shortcuts to 5 last used tags without closing this dialogue |
| | 83 | Tags of currently selected objects displayed in [Help/Dialog/TagsMembership Tags/Memberships Dialog]. |
| | 84 | * [Help/Action/Copy Copy] (Ctrl+C) - copy selected objects to the buffer |
| | 85 | * [Help/Action/PasteTags PasteTags] (Ctrl+Shift+V) - paste previously copied tags |
| | 86 | * Tabular editor (Ctrl+T) from ([wiki:Help/Plugin/UtilsPlugin2]) |
| | 87 | * (Shift+R) (from [wiki:Help/Plugin/UtilsPlugin2]) copy tags from previous selection |
| | 88 | * Standard [Help/Dialog/AddValue Add value] (Alt+A) dialogue provides 5 shortcuts to 5 last used tags without closing this dialogue |
| 97 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/SplitWay Split way] (P) - split way by a node |
| 98 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/CombineWay Combine Way] (С) - combine several selected ways in one |
| 99 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/JoinAreas Join overlapping areas] (Shift+J) |
| 100 | | * [wiki:Help/Plugin/ContourMerge ContourMerge] mode can used to glue complex parts that would require too many ''Merges'' otherwise; it could also used to partially or completely replace geometry of one object with partial or a complete geometry of other object |
| | 97 | * [Help/Action/SplitWay Split way] (P) - split way by a node |
| | 98 | * [Help/Action/CombineWay Combine Way] (С) - combine several selected ways in one |
| | 99 | * [Help/Action/JoinAreas Join overlapping areas] (Shift+J) |
| | 100 | * [Help/Plugin/ContourMerge ContourMerge] mode can used to glue complex parts that would require too many ''Merges'' otherwise; it could also used to partially or completely replace geometry of one object with partial or a complete geometry of other object |
| 104 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/Draw#Anglesnapping Anglesnapping] (A, twice) will ease drawing way segments in 30°, 45°, 60° and 90° degrees |
| 105 | | * [wiki:Help/Action/Extrude#Basicusage Extrude] (X, with modifiers) tool will ease drawing of strictly perpendicular segments |
| | 104 | * [Help/Action/Draw#Anglesnapping Anglesnapping] (A, twice) will ease drawing way segments in 30°, 45°, 60° and 90° degrees |
| | 105 | * [Help/Action/Extrude#Basicusage Extrude] (X, with modifiers) tool will ease drawing of strictly perpendicular segments |
| 151 | | * [[wiki:JOSM interface]] > [[wiki:Help/Menu]] > [[Help/Menu/Presets]] |
| 152 | | * [[wiki:JOSM interface]] > [[wiki:Help/ToggleDialogs]] > [[wiki:Help/Dialog/TagsMembership]] - most users will stop here, but actually there are at least two menus: [[Help/Menu/TagsMembershipMenu#Rightclickonitemsintagspart]] and [[Help/Menu/TagsMembershipMenu#Rightclickonitemsinmembershipspart]] |
| 153 | | * [[wiki:JOSM interface]] > [[wiki:Help/ToggleDialogs]] > [[wiki:Help/Dialog/LayerList]] - most users will stop here, but actually [wiki:Help/Dialog/LayerList#Layertypes there are not two, but 7 menus] |
| | 151 | * [[wiki:JOSM interface]] > [Help/Menu] > [Help/Menu/Presets] |
| | 152 | * [[wiki:JOSM interface]] > [Help/ToggleDialogs] > [Help/Dialog/TagsMembership] - most users will stop here, but actually there are at least two menus: [Help/Menu/TagsMembershipMenu#Rightclickonitemsintagspart] and [Help/Menu/TagsMembershipMenu#Rightclickonitemsinmembershipspart] |
| | 153 | * [[wiki:JOSM interface]] > [Help/ToggleDialogs] > [Help/Dialog/LayerList] - most users will stop here, but actually [Help/Dialog/LayerList#Layertypes there are not two, but 7 menus] |
