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

Suggested usage - tracing forests, rivers, lakes, twisted roads etc. Without clicking {{{A}}} button or left mouse click too much.

=== Usage with streams ===

[[Image(fastdraw-stream.gif,nolink)]]

1. ''Enter the drawing mode, click pen toolbar icon (or {{{Shift+F}}}))''
2. ''Point cursor at starting position. Move mouse. Press or hold {{{Spacebar}}} or left mouse button pressed when you want to add more nodes''
* {{{Backspace}}} - to delete one of previous nodes sequentially
* {{{Ctrl+Click}}} on free node makes it '''fixed''' (icon: a green dot) - that will not be affected by simplification; you may use it for corners or other significant parts of shape but this is not required
* {{{Ctrl+Click}}} on ''fixed node'' (icon: a green dot inside red dot) -  makes it normal node
* {{{Shift+Click}}} (icon: red cross) - to delete selected node 
* {{{Shift+Click}}} (icon: red cross) - can also used to delete sequence of ''insignificant nodes'' between two ''fixed nodes''; it will be highlighted in blue
* Click on the first node (icon: rectangle with red corners) - will create continuous contour 
3. ''{{{Enter}}}. Line is simplified to reduce number of nodes. 
4. ''(optionally) fine tune simplification using {{{Up}}} or {{{Down}}} buttons.''
5. ''{{{Enter}}} again. Line (Way) is created and selected.''

=== Configuration menu (Q) ===

[[Image(fastdraw-q-settings.png,nolink)]]

=== Drawing ===

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

=== Editing in drawing mode ===

* {{{Ctrl+Shift+Click}}} - clears the sketch and start new one.

* After deletion of the fragment you can '''redraw''' it by mouse from the beginning to the end (active segment marked orange). 
* To stop editing fragment {{{Shift+Click}}} on free area or press {{{Escape}}}.

=== See also ===

* [http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=13369 Russian discussion in 08-2011]

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.