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== Fast Draw - creating lines with mouse or pen ==

Main area of usage - tracing forests, rivers, lakes, twisted roads etc. without too much clicking.
It is a specialized alternative to standard drawing tool (A).

Plugin is in testing phase, you can add ticket with bug or enhancement at http://josm.openstreetmap.de/newticket.

'''Please use simplification and validator! Do not upload huge and self-intersecting lines.'''

'''Usage:'''

1) Enter the drawing mode  ('''Shift-F''' or Pen toolbar icon)

2) Draw a line by mouse

3) Press '''enter'''. Line is simplified to reduce number of nodes. Tune simplification by pressing '''Up/Down''' buttons repeatedly.

4) Press '''enter''' again. Line (Way) is created and selected.

'''Drawing:'''
1) Use left mouse button clicks or drags to create draft contour.

2) '''Ctrl-Click''' adds '''fixed point''' that will  not be affected by simplification. Use it for corners etc.

3) When dragging over existing nodes, they are included in new line automatically.

4) Clicking on the first point makes the line closed (no more adding points).

'''Editing in drawing mode:'''

1) '''Backspace''' - delete last added node, then previous etc.

2) '''Ctrl-Shift-Click''' - clears the scetch and start new one.

3) '''Ctrl-Click''' on fixed node makes it free, '''Ctrl-Click''' on free node makes it fixed (see marks).

4) '''Shift-Click''' - delete selected node (marked by red X) or selected '''fragment'''. Fragment is a line between two fixed nodes.

5) After deletion of the fragment you can '''redraw''' it by mouse from the beginning to the end (active segment marked orange). 

6) To stop editing fragment Shift-Click on free area or press '''Escape'''.