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Welcome to the JOSM online help system
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Getting Started
Within this help/wiki
- Introduction to JOSM
- How Tos about JOSM
- Audio mapping: playing voice notes and synchronizing them with your GPS tracks in JOSM
OSM-wiki resources
- JOSM page and JOSM Guide
- Where to get help? - more general articles and resources (including Map features)
Concepts
- Objects - explains what objects maps consist of and how these objects are described in detail
- Changeset - explains why you create a changeset when you upload data to the OSM server
- Preferences - some of the setting are not acceptable via settings menu or just spread everywhere in the editor
- EVERY "button" and menu item may be assigned with hot-key (including menu items provided with plugins; popular presets and saved search queries). Some default hotkeys may surprise editors from iD and Poltrach. All shortcuts will be present "Hotkeys" tab in F12 menu you can adjust and fine-tune them or reset at any moment.
JOSM tools
Selection:
- Select (S) - contain many modifiers, including lasso mode
- Search (CTRL+F) - a very powerful tool with mini query language
- Help/Plugin/UtilsPlugin2#Selection
JOSM interface
Starting screen may be confusing for newcomers, you need to get data first using Download menu | Here is what you will see if you choose Moscow Kremlin | Additional and more complex tools may be activated with Expert mode (pay attention to the left side of the screen) | JOSM interface: 1 - main menu, 2 - main toolbar, 3 - edit toolbar, 4 - status bar, 5 - ..., 6 - toggle dialogs, 7 - Search menu items, 8 - map view. See also Help/JOSM interface customization |
JOSM Plugins
- A list of available plugins can be found at the plugin page
- Plugin descriptions within JOSM help
- Information and Documentation about various JOSM plugins can also be found starting from the JOSM-Plugin page in the OSM-wiki
JOSM error messages
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Moscow Kremlin was opened using Help/Action/Download dialog; note a few tools at left panel
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Moscow Kremlin was opened using Help/Action/Download dialog; note more tools at left panel because of Help/ExpertMode
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