Changes between Version 38 and Version 39 of Help/Action/Select

Timestamp:

2016-04-27T15:57:08+02:00 (10 years ago)

Author:

openstreetmap.org-user-d1g

Comment:

howto was merged here, reword

Help/Action/Select

@@ -25 +25 @@
 **Left-click** to select the node [[Image(source:trunk/images/cursor/modifier/select_node.png)]] or way [[Image(source:trunk/images/cursor/modifier/select_way.png)]] nearest to the pointer. The node or way that would be selected is highlighted as a hint.
 
-If multiple objects overlap or are very close to each other, there are several ways to select a specific object.
-* **Middle-click** to show a pop-up window of nearby objects and to cycle through them.
-* **Left-click** while holding the **{{{Alt}}}** (or **{{{AltGr}}}**) key to cycle through nearby objects without showing a pop-up window. To make this type of selection the default, and thus not require the use of the **{{{Alt}}}** key, change the [Help/Preferences/Advanced advanced preference] {{{selectaction.cycles.multiple.matches}}} to true.
+==== Selecting particular ways ====
+
+This is useful when: 
+
+* certain way which **shares common nodes** with one or more other ways
+* multiple objects overlap
+* multiple objects very close to each other
+
+To activate menu, you can use one of two options:
+* **Middle-click**
+* **Left-click** while holding the **{{{Alt}}}** (or **{{{AltGr}}}**) key to cycle through nearby objects without showing a pop-up window. 
+
+It will show a pop-up window of nearby objects and to cycle through them. To make this type of selection the default, and thus not require the use of the **{{{Alt}}}** key, change the [Help/Preferences/Advanced advanced preference] {{{selectaction.cycles.multiple.matches}}} to true.
 
 Hold the **{{{Shift}}}** key while **left-clicking** to add the node [[Image(source:trunk/images/cursor/modifier/select_node_add.png)]] or way [[Image(source:trunk/images/cursor/modifier/select_way_add.png)]] to the current selection. Hold the **{{{Ctrl}}}** key while **left-clicking** to toggle the selection of the object (if the object is already selected, remove it from the selection, otherwise add it to the selection).
+
+=== Double click to select object around cursor ===
 
 **Double click** to select the surrounding area (closed way or multipolygon).
@@ -53 +65 @@
 
 If you have more than one [Concepts/Object object] selected, and just want to unselect one particular **object**, then click it with the 'Select tool' while holding down **{{{Ctrl}}}** [[Image(source:trunk/images/cursor/modifier/select_node_remove.png)]] [[Image(source:trunk/images/cursor/modifier/select_way_remove.png)]].
-
-=== Selecting particular ways ===
-
-For help on selecting a certain way which **shares common nodes** with one or more other ways see [wiki:/HowTo here].
 
 == Move ==