Member Of in Properties and Relation toolboxes for routes should use description

[KelleyCook]

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Click on any highway with a relation
2. Open Properties toolbox or Relation toolbox
3. Look at the relation section

What is the expected result?

The relation section shows the description of the route relation "Future I-11 North", "I 40 (AZ) (West)", etc.

What happens instead?

It only gives the route number in the case of the screenshot 11, 11, 40, 40, 93, 93

Please provide any additional information below. Attach a screenshot if possible.

Relative:URL: ^/trunk
Repository:UUID: 0c6e7542-c601-0410-84e7-c038aed88b3b
Last:Changed Date: 2026-03-28 20:28:41 +0100 (Sat, 28 Mar 2026)
Revision:19555
Build-Date:2026-03-29 01:30:57
URL:https://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn/trunk

Identification: JOSM/1.5 (19555 en) Windows 11 64-Bit
OS Build number: Windows 10 Pro 25H2 (26200)
Memory Usage: 396 MB / 8176 MB (82 MB allocated, but free)
Java version: 21.0.11+10-LTS, Azul Systems, Inc., OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM
Look and Feel: com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel
Screen: \Display0 2560x1440x32bpp@144Hz (scaling 1.00×1.00)
Maximum Screen Size: 2560×1440
Best cursor sizes: 16×16→32×32, 32×32→32×32
System property file.encoding: UTF-8
System property sun.jnu.encoding: Cp1252
Locale info: en_US
Numbers with default locale: 1234567890 -> 1234567890
VM arguments: [-Dicedtea-web.bin.location=%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Programs\OpenWebStart\javaws, -Djava.util.Arrays.useLegacyMergeSort=true, --add-reads=java.base=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-reads=java.desktop=ALL-UNNAMED,java.naming, --add-reads=java.naming=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.desktop/javax.jnlp=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.jar=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.provider=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.util=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.validator=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.x509=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/jdk.internal.util.jar=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.X11=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.applet=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop,jdk.jsobject, --add-exports=java.naming/com.sun.jndi.toolkit.url=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-modules=java.scripting,java.sql,javafx.controls,javafx.media,javafx.swing,javafx.web, --add-exports=java.desktop/com.apple.eawt=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.imageio.spi=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.imageio.plugins.jpeg=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-exports=javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-exports=jdk.deploy/com.sun.deploy.config=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.loader=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.ref=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.imageio.spi=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.text.html=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.prefs/java.util.prefs=ALL-UNNAMED, -Djava.security.manager=allow]
Dataset consistency test: No problems found

Plugins:
+ Relation.Validation.Plugin (1.0.1)
+ RelationDissolve (0.2.0)
+ apache-commons (36474)
+ ejml (36474)
+ geotools (36474)
+ imagery_offset_db (36474)
+ jackson (36474)
+ jaxb (36474)
+ jts (36474)
+ michigan_left (36474)
+ opendata (36474)
+ reltoolbox (36474)
+ reverter (36474)
+ turnrestrictions (36474)
+ utilsplugin2 (36497)

Map paint styles:
- https://josm.openstreetmap.de/josmfile?page=Styles/Modified&zip=1
- https://josm.openstreetmap.de/josmfile?page=Styles/Lane_and_Road_Attributes&zip=1
+ https://josm.openstreetmap.de/josmfile?page=Styles/ColourGPSData&zip=1
- https://josm.openstreetmap.de/josmfile?page=Styles/Enhanced_Lane_and_Road_Attributes&zip=1
- https://josm.openstreetmap.de/josmfile?page=Styles/Lane_features&zip=1
- https://josm.openstreetmap.de/josmfile?page=Styles/Lane_features_ryg&zip=1

Last errors/warnings:
- 00039.097 W: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Connect timed out
- 00039.097 W: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Connect timed out
- 00039.097 W: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Connect timed out
- 00039.097 W: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Connect timed out
- 00039.097 W: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Connect timed out
- 00039.097 W: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Connect timed out
- 00039.098 W: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Connect timed out
- 00039.098 W: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Connect timed out
- 00039.098 W: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Connect timed out
- 00039.098 W: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Connect timed out

[KelleyCook]

Screenshot of Properties box

[KelleyCook]

I believe the fix is very simple. In josm/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/DefaultNameFormatter.java String[] DEFAULT_NAMING_TAGS_FOR_RELATIONS move "ref" down thirteen lines to be below "description"

[KelleyCook]

DefaultNameFormatter.java

@@ -104 +104 @@
      */
     private static final String[] DEFAULT_NAMING_TAGS_FOR_RELATIONS = {
             "name",
-            "ref",
             //
             "amenity",
             "landuse",
@@ -118 +117 @@
             //
             ":LocationCode",
             "description",
+            "ref",
             "note",
             "?building",
             "?building:part",

[GerdP]

Did not try it but I think you can simply change the preference relation.nameOrder to get what you want.

[GerdP]

I've now tested this. It's a bit complicated for an end user but possible:

• load data whith a relation (without this step the default value for the preference is not loaded)
• press F12 to open preferences -> Advandced preferences
• enter relation.nameOrder as a filter
• Click edit and add e.g. test as last entry (I found no way to change the order directly or add an entry in that list)
• press OK
• stop JOSM
• open preferences.xml in a text editor and search for relation.nameOrder

This should show

  <list key='relation.nameOrder'>
    <entry value='name'/>
    <entry value='ref'/>
    <entry value='amenity'/>
    <entry value='landuse'/>
    <entry value='leisure'/>
    <entry value='natural'/>
    <entry value='public_transport'/>
    <entry value='restriction'/>
    <entry value='water'/>
    <entry value='waterway'/>
    <entry value='wetland'/>
    <entry value=':LocationCode'/>
    <entry value='description'/>
    <entry value='note'/>
    <entry value='?building'/>
    <entry value='?building:part'/>
    <entry value='test'/>
  </list>

• remove the line with test and edit the order of the list so that it looks like this:

    <list key='relation.nameOrder'>
      <entry value='name'/>
      <entry value='description'/>
      <entry value='ref'/>
      <entry value='amenity'/>
      <entry value='landuse'/>
      <entry value='leisure'/>
      <entry value='natural'/>
      <entry value='public_transport'/>
      <entry value='restriction'/>
      <entry value='water'/>
      <entry value='waterway'/>
      <entry value='wetland'/>
      <entry value=':LocationCode'/>
      <entry value='note'/>
      <entry value='?building'/>
      <entry value='?building:part'/>
    </list>
  

JOSM now prefers the description.

For those who read this text: Simply add the last block into preferences.xml, e.g. before the last line containing </preferences>