Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of Help/Dialog/Measurement

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2018-03-11T07:49:38+01:00 (7 years ago)

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Help/Dialog/Measurement

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 The Measurements window shows
- * the length of the current measured path,
- * the length, area and radius of the selection and
- * the direction of the segment last drawn or selected.
+ * the length of the path on the Measure Path layer and 
+ * the length, the area, the radius and the heading of the segment last drawn of the selection.
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-[[TranslatedPages(outdated=work in progress - no need to translate now)]]
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-[[Image(Help/Dialog/Measurement:measurements-plugin.png,310,right))]] The Measurements window or "Measured values" panel belongs to the Measurements plugin. 
 It is activated via the [wikitr:/Help/ToggleDialogs#Toactivateawindow Windows] menu, this [[Image(osm:source:applications/editors/josm/plugins/measurement/images/measurement.png,16,link=)]] button or the  shortcut **`Ctrl+Shift+U`**. 
 
-A ''path'' can be measured in the [[Image(osm:source:applications/editors/josm/plugins/measurement/images/mapmode/measurement.png,13,link=)]] [wikitr:/Help/Action/MeasurementMode Measure mode]. 
-This path is independently of any map objects. 
-The cursor changes to a cross, indicating measuring mode. 
-Click on the start point and go on with the next points of the path.
-A measurement layer is opened upon the first click and line segments are shown between the points of the path. 
+The Measurements window belongs to the measurement plugin. 
+It is also called Measured values panel.
 
+[[Image(Help/Dialog/Measurement:measurements-plugin.png,310,right)]] 
+The ''Path Length'' is measured on a path independently of any map objects.
+That path can be drawn or imported on the Measure path layer.
+Drawing is possible in the [[Image(osm:source:applications/editors/josm/plugins/measurement/images/mapmode/measurement.png,13,link=)]] [wikitr:/Help/Action/MeasurementMode Measure mode]. 
+Click on the start point of the path and go on with its next points.
+The layer is opened upon the first click and line segments are shown between the points of the path. 
 
 === Panel Buttons ===
 || [[Image(source:trunk/images/dialogs/select.png,middle,link=)]] ||\
 || Reset ||\
-|| Clears the measurement layer. ||\
+|| Clears the Measure Path layer. ||\
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 == See also ==
 * [wikitr:/Help/Action/Select Select mode]
 * [wikitr:/Plugins Plugins] 
+* [ticket:16067 Proposed naming]
 
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