Can't copy and paste an object

[naoliv]

Open the attached file, select that small round building at the middle, copy (Ctrl+C) and try to paste:

This object was restored (ie, it was previously deleted and I am restoring it now), but this shouldn't interfere while copying it and pasting as a new object, right?

JOSM:

Relative:URL: ^/trunk
Repository:UUID: 0c6e7542-c601-0410-84e7-c038aed88b3b
Last:Changed Date: 2018-11-28 01:09:01 +0100 (Wed, 28 Nov 2018)
Revision:14460
Build-Date:2018-11-28 00:26:41
URL:https://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn/trunk

Identification: JOSM/1.5 (14460 en) Linux Debian GNU/Linux testing (buster)
Memory Usage: 855 MB / 6144 MB (535 MB allocated, but free)
Java version: 11.0.1+13-Debian-2, Oracle Corporation, OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM
Screen: :0.0 1600x900, :0.1 1280x1024
Maximum Screen Size: 1600x1024
Java package: openjdk-11-jre:amd64-11.0.1+13-2
Java ATK Wrapper package: libatk-wrapper-java:all-0.33.3-21
VM arguments: [-Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=gasp]
Program arguments: [--language=en]
Dataset consistency test: No problems found

Plugins:
+ OpeningHoursEditor (34535)
+ PicLayer (34544)
+ SimplifyArea (34586)
+ apache-commons (34506)
+ buildings_tools (34724)
+ download_along (34503)
+ ejml (34389)
+ geojson (87)
+ geotools (34513)
+ jaxb (34506)
+ jts (34524)
+ log4j (34527)
+ measurement (34529)
+ merge-overlap (34664)
+ opendata (34698)
+ poly (34546)
+ reverter (34552)
+ tageditor (34560)
+ todo (30306)
+ turnlanes-tagging (272)
+ turnrestrictions (34643)
+ undelete (34568)
+ utilsplugin2 (34506)

[stoecker]

You can't create a new object referencing non-existing data. Simply make the relation not-incomplete (i.e. download the missing members before) to fix the problem.

Incomplete objects aren't available for most editing actions for a good reason.

[naoliv]

It's a simple building (a way with 8 nodes), not a relation.
I am copying a geometry that that I can see, move and edit in JOSM.

If I ask to download the related ways/relations nothing happens.
I would expect it to to copy the way (with its 8 nodes) and paste it as a new way with 8 nodes.

And I also fail to see why JOSM thinks that this object is incomplete.

[GerdP]

Seems the problem is that the nodes have the status "deleted-on-server modified"

[stoecker]

It's a simple building (a way with 8 nodes), not a relation.

Ah sorry.

And I also fail to see why JOSM thinks that this object is incomplete.

Right.

[stoecker]

mini-example

[stoecker]

JOSM probably should offer to add them "undeleted".

[Don-vip]

In 14493/josm:

fix #17051 - allow to copy/paste undeleted objects