Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/build.xml
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/build.xml	(revision 24625)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/build.xml	(revision 24787)
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 
     <!-- enter the SVN commit message -->
-    <property name="commit.message" value="Commit message" />
+    <property name="commit.message" value="Add selectWayNodes action by vetinari (see #j5745)" />
     <!-- enter the *lowest* JOSM version this plugin is currently compatible with -->
     <property name="plugin.main.version" value="3650" />
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/SelectWayNodesAction.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/SelectWayNodesAction.java	(revision 24787)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/SelectWayNodesAction.java	(revision 24787)
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// License: GPL. Copyright 2010 by Hanno Hecker
+package utilsplugin2;
+
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.help.HelpUtil.ht;
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.trn;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.JosmAction;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.command.AddCommand;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.command.ChangeCommand;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.command.Command;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.command.SequenceCommand;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Node;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.OsmPrimitive;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Relation;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.RelationMember;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Way;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MapView;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Shortcut;
+
+/**
+ * Select all nodes of a selected way.
+ *
+ */
+
+public class SelectWayNodesAction extends JosmAction {
+
+    private Node selectedNode;
+    private ArrayList<Node> selectedNodes;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new SelectWayNodesAction
+     */
+    public SelectWayNodesAction() {
+        super(tr("Select Way Nodes"), null, tr("Select all nodes of a selected way."),
+                Shortcut.registerShortcut("tools:selectwaynodes", tr("Tool: {0}", tr("Select Way Nodes")), KeyEvent.VK_N, Shortcut.GROUP_EDIT), true);
+        putValue("help", ht("/Action/SelectWayNodes"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when the action is executed.
+     *
+     * This method does some checking on the selection and calls the matching selectWayNodes method.
+     */
+    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+        Collection<OsmPrimitive> selection = getCurrentDataSet().getSelected();
+
+        String errMsg = null;
+        for (OsmPrimitive p : selection) {
+            if (p instanceof Way) {
+                Way w = (Way) p;
+                if (!w.isUsable() || w.getNodesCount() < 1) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                selectWayNodes(w);
+            }
+            else if (p instanceof Node) {
+                Node n = (Node) p;
+                if (selectedNodes == null) {
+                    selectedNodes = new ArrayList<Node>();
+                }
+                selectedNodes.add(n);
+            }
+        }
+            
+        getCurrentDataSet().setSelected(selectedNodes);
+        selectedNodes = null;
+    }
+
+    private void selectWayNodes(Way w) {
+        
+        for (Node n : w.getNodes()) {
+            if (selectedNodes == null) {
+                selectedNodes = new ArrayList<Node>();
+            }
+            selectedNodes.add(n);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void updateEnabledState() {
+        if (getCurrentDataSet() == null) {
+            setEnabled(false);
+        } else {
+            updateEnabledState(getCurrentDataSet().getSelected());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void updateEnabledState(Collection<? extends OsmPrimitive> selection) {
+        setEnabled(selection != null && !selection.isEmpty());
+    }
+}
+
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/UtilsPlugin2.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/UtilsPlugin2.java	(revision 24625)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/UtilsPlugin2.java	(revision 24787)
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
     JMenuItem addIntersections;
     JMenuItem splitObject;
+    JMenuItem selectWayNodes;
 
     public UtilsPlugin2(PluginInformation info) {
@@ -21,13 +22,14 @@
         addIntersections = MainMenu.add(Main.main.menu.toolsMenu, new AddIntersectionsAction());
         splitObject = MainMenu.add(Main.main.menu.toolsMenu, new SplitObjectAction());
+        selectWayNodes = MainMenu.add(Main.main.menu.toolsMenu, new SelectWayNodesAction());
     }
 
     @Override
     public void mapFrameInitialized(MapFrame oldFrame, MapFrame newFrame) {
-        if (oldFrame == null && newFrame != null) {
-            unglueRelation.setEnabled(true);
-            addIntersections.setEnabled(true);
-            splitObject.setEnabled(true);
-        }
+        boolean enabled = newFrame != null;
+        unglueRelation.setEnabled(enabled);
+        addIntersections.setEnabled(enabled);
+        splitObject.setEnabled(enabled);
+        selectWayNodes.setEnabled(enabled);
     }
 }