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JOSM - Java OpenStreetMap Editor

2012-01-22 (4846)
- The ImproveWayAccuracy plugin has been added to core. Select a way, click , and improve its accuracy. Check the help page for a detailed usage.
2012-01-21 (4791, 4796, 4833)
- Various extensions for the RemoteControl feature: new command '/load_object' to download objects by id; '/add_way' command to create a new way with certain coordinates; parameter 'new_layer' for the '/load_and_zoom' command to load the data into a new layer.
2012-01-12 (4789)
- New command line option to set an arbitrary preference value on start. (e.g. --set=expert=true)
2012-01-07 (4767, 4768)
- Highlight for nodes and ways under the mouse cursor can be turned off: 'Preferences' > 'Display Settings' > 'OSM Data' (Only in Expert mode)
- The drawing action allows to draw segments with discrete angles (e.g., 30/45°). Press the tabulator key to cycle through different modes.
2012-01-04 (4765)
- The automatic hiding of buttons for the right hand side dialogs can be disabled for each window individually. (Eye-symbol in the upper right corner)
2011-12-29 (4745)
- New command to load and cache WMS background images along a gpx track in advance. (In right click menu of GPX-Layer)

The current stable snapshot is 4878 and 4898 is the unstable development version.

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