Changes between Version 70 and Version 71 of Help/Concepts/Object


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2016-06-13T14:14:32+02:00 (10 years ago)
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openstreetmap.org-user-d1g
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  • Help/Concepts/Object

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    101101== Technical properties ==
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     103=== Object ids ===
     104The OSM server assigns each object a unique number, the **object ID** or **OSM ID**. A new object doesn't have an ID (it's ID is 0) until it is uploaded the first time to the OSM server.
     105* Under **''Preferences -> [[Image(source:trunk/images/preferences/display.png,18,middle)]] [Preferences/Display Display Settings] -> Look and Feel''** it is possible to en- or disable the display of objects ids in the toggle dialogs.
     106* With **''File -> [[Image(source:trunk/images/downloadprimitive.png,18,bottom)]] [Action/DownloadObject Download object ...]''** it is possible to download **objects** by Ids.
     107
     108=== Object versions and history ===
     109
    103110They were introduced to simplify wiki-style editing. Unfortunately, to track changes to ways/relations you need to use more complex tools than simple comparison by version number.
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    109116Also, you can use time sliced data (region extracts by date) to inspect how objects were changing (and refer to object id and point in time from the database).
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    111 === Object ids ===
    112 The OSM server assigns each object a unique number, the **object ID** or **OSM ID**. A new object doesn't have an ID (it's ID is 0) until it is uploaded the first time to the OSM server.
    113 * Under **''Preferences -> [[Image(source:trunk/images/preferences/display.png,18,middle)]] [Preferences/Display Display Settings] -> Look and Feel''** it is possible to en- or disable the display of objects ids in the toggle dialogs.
    114 * With **''File -> [[Image(source:trunk/images/downloadprimitive.png,18,bottom)]] [Action/DownloadObject Download object ...]''** it is possible to download **objects** by Ids.
     118==== Information about latest version ====
    115119* **''View -> [[Image(source:trunk/images/info.png,18,bottom)]] [Action/InfoAboutElements Advanced info]''** opens separated windows with informations about selected objects in text format.
    116120* **''View -> [[Image(source:trunk/images/info.png,18,bottom)]] [Action/InfoAboutElementsWeb Advanced info (web)]''** opens the **objects' pages** of selected objects on the [osmwww: OSM website] in your web browser.
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    122126}}}
    123127
    124 === Object versions ===
     128==== History of the object ====
     129
    125130Each object has a **version**. The **version** is incremented whenever the object is uploaded to the server and the OSM server not only stores the most recent version of an object, but it's complete **history**.
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