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     1[[TranslatedPages(outdated=The example screenshots need to be retaken with bigger node render setting.)]]
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    33= Tools > Merge Nodes =
    44[[PageOutline(2-10,Table of Contents)]]
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    6 [[Image(source:trunk/images/mergenodes.svg,48,middle)]] ''Keyboard shortcut:'' **{{{M}}}**
     6[[JOSMImage(mergenodes,48,link=,middle,margin-right=20)]] ''Keyboard shortcut:'' **`M`**
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    8 **Merge the currently selected nodes into one node.**
     8**Merge nodes into the oldest one.**
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    10 **Note**: There are different activation steps for this tool which are covered at [wikitr:/Help/Action/Select Select Move tool] (you have to hold "Ctrl" while moving object).
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    12 * The order of selection matters, as the remaining node will keep the position of the last selected node.
    13 * Usually the [wikitr:/Help/Concepts/Object#ObjectId object id] and [wikitr:/Help/Concepts/Object#ObjectHistory object history] of the oldest node with lowest, positive id will be preserved (see #17866).
     10* The order of [wikitr:/Help/Action/Select selection] matters, as the remaining target node will keep the position of the last selected one.
     11* The [wikitr:/Help/Concepts/Object#ObjectId object id] and [wikitr:/Help/Concepts/Object#ObjectHistory object history] of the oldest node with at least one parent will be preserved. If no parent object exists, the oldest node with lowest, positive id will be used (see #17866).
    1412* Ways will be silently deleted if their child node number drops below two, see [#WaysToDeleteStillInUse below].
    1513* All [wikitr:/Help/Concepts/Object#Tags1 tags] with only a single value and all relation memberships from all nodes will be added and the [wikitr:/Help/Action/CombineWay#TagsMembershipsConflictDialog Tags/Memberships Conflict Dialog] will open if manual decisions are needed. In normal user mode it will additionally warn before adding any tag or membership the nodes do not have in common, like Combine Ways, see [wikitr:/Help/Action/CombineWay#CombineConfirmation Combine Confirmation].
     
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    1816== Can't merge because way still in use == #WaysToDeleteStillInUse
    19 The nodes you merge may be part of [wikitr:/Help/Concepts/Object#Ways ways]. If you merge them these parent ways may loose one or more of their nodes. In some cases the number of nodes left in these ways may drop below 2. Ways with less than 2 nodes don't make sense and JOSM tries to delete them.
     17The nodes you merge may be part of [wikitr:/Help/Concepts/Object#Ways ways]. If you merge them these parent ways may lose one or more of their nodes. In some cases the number of nodes left in these ways may drop below two. Ways with less than two nodes are invalid and JOSM tries to delete them.
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    2119In some cases, though, a way to be deleted could still be in use, for instance, because a relation is referring to it. JOSM aborts merging nodes in these cases. Instead, it displays the following warning message:
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    23 [[Image(warning-way-still-in-use.png)]]
     21[[Image(warning-way-still-in-use.png,link=)]]
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    2523Click on ''Abort Merging'' to close the dialog. The selected nodes are not merged.
     
    2725
    2826== Target position depends on last selection and advanced setting ==
     27=== Advanced Preferences ===#AdvancedPreferences
     28One of 3 modes can be set in the [[JOSMImage(preferences/advanced,link=,24,middle)]] [wikitr:/Help/Preferences/Advanced advanced preferences] with the `merge-nodes.mode` key:
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    30 === Advanced Preferences ===
    31 One of 3 modes can be set in the [wikitr:/Help/Preferences/Advanced advanced preferences] with the {{{merge-nodes.mode}}} key:
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    33 * merge-nodes.mode=0 - default and simple: '''last selected node will be used as position of resulting node'''
    34 * merge-nodes.mode=1 - to average locations of all selected nodes
    35 * merge-nodes.mode=2 - weighted average where nearby nodes have lower weight than remote
     30||= **Mode setting** =||= **Description** =||
     31||  `merge-nodes.mode=0`  || default and simple: **last selected node will be used as position of resulting node**. ||
     32||  `merge-nodes.mode=1`  || to average locations of all selected nodes.
     33||  `merge-nodes.mode=2`  || weighted average where nearby nodes have lower weight than remote. ||
    3634
    3735Before merge (initial state):
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    39 [[Image(before merge.png,50%)]]
     37[[Image(before merge.png,800,link=)]]
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    41 After merge with merge-nodes.mode=0 (latest selected node is important): 
     39* After merge with `merge-nodes.mode=0` (latest selected node is important):
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    43 (''one of 9 positions, depending on the last node in selection'')
     41 (''one of 9 positions, depending on the last node in selection'')
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    45 After merge with merge-nodes.mode=1 (without weight):
     43* After merge with `merge-nodes.mode=1` (without weight):
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    47 [[Image(after merge-nodes.mode=1.png,50%)]]
     45 [[Image(after merge-nodes.mode=1.png,800,link=)]]
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    49 After merge with merge-nodes.mode=2 (weighted average):
     47* After merge with `merge-nodes.mode=2` (weighted average):
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    51 [[Image(after merge-nodes.mode=2.png,50%)]]
     49 [[Image(after merge-nodes.mode=2.png,800,link=)]]
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    5351
    5452== See also ==
    55  * [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/move/move.png,middle)]] [wikitr:/Help/Action/Select Select Move]
    56  * [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/improvewayaccuracy.png,middle)]] [wikitr:/Help/Action/ImproveWayAccuracy Improve Way Accuracy] - over time many mappers switch to this tools instead of manually selecting-and-moving each node
    57  * #6696 - patch about merge-nodes.mode
     53* [[JOSMImage(mapmode/move/move)]] [wikitr:/Help/Action/Select Select Move]
     54* [[JOSMImage(mapmode/improvewayaccuracy)]] [wikitr:/Help/Action/ImproveWayAccuracy Improve Way Accuracy] - over time many mappers switch to this tools instead of manually selecting-and-moving each node
     55* #6696 - patch about merge-nodes.mode
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