Changes between Version 20 and Version 21 of Help/Dialog/Validator

Timestamp:

2016-06-19T15:20:19+02:00 (10 years ago)

Author:

Klumbumbus

Comment:

+hints: Validation result can depend on the downloaded area, see #12993

Help/Dialog/Validator

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 If not disabled through preferences a validator run will open a validator layer.
 
-= See also =
+== Validation result can depend on the downloaded area ==
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+Some validator tests include a check whether the tested object is in or out of the downloaded area to avoid false positives. The not downloaded area is displayed with a yellow hatching. Downloaded ways can end in the not downloaded area. If e.g. a waterway ends in the downloaded area then the validator warns that it should be connected to another waterway. If the waterway ends out of the downloaded area then the validator will not warn because it doesn't know if there is really an error because the possible connected waterway was not downloaded. The validator will also not warn if there was never an area download in this data layer (there is no yellow hatching in this layer). Such a layer exists when you e.g. create a [wiki:Help/Action/NewLayer new empty layer] or when you download single objects via [wiki:Help/Action/OverpassDownload Overpass]. In both cases the data is assumed as incomplete and handled like out of the downloaded area to avoid false positives and a lot unnecessary warnings.
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+There are plans to limit validation rules to defined areas (e.g. countries), see #10387.
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+== See also ==
 * [wiki:Rules external Validator rules]
 * [wiki:/Help/Preferences/Validator Validator preferences] and description of validator tests