Windows

To activate a window

• click on its icon in the lower part of the Edit Toolbar on the left side of JOSM
• click on its menu item under "Windows" in the main menu
• by searching its name (in Ctrl+Spacebar menu)
• by its keyboard shortcut (see table below)

Window pinning

• To pin a separated window: Click the ordinary close button
• To unpin a window: press pin icon

Header buttons for each window when it's pinned

• The black, downheaded arrow head rolls the window up and the black, rightheaded arrow head respectively rolls it out.
• The eye symbol switches dynamic buttons on and off.
• The pin icon unpins the window (e.g. opens it in a separate window). Note: non-standard icons will disappear in this mode
• The cross closes the window.

Windows

Icon	Name	Shortcut	Description
	Changeset Manager	Ctrl+Alt+C	Extended manager for changesets (main menu "windows" only)
	Layers	Alt+Shift+L	List of all open layers. Note that it contains different menus for the different layer types.
	Tags/Memberships	Alt+Shift+P	Tags and memberships of selected objects.
	Selection	Alt+Shift+C	Selection window.
	Relations	Alt+Shift+R	List of all relations.
	Mini Map		Displays a minimap for better overview of the currently displayed area in the Map View.
	Command Stack	Alt+Shift+O	List of all commands (undo buffer)
	Authors	Alt+Shift+A	List of Authors of selected objects
	Conflicts	Alt+Shift+C	List of unsolved conflicts.
	Validator	Alt+Shift+V	Validator window
	Filter	Alt+Shift+F	Filter objects and disable (or optionally hide) them.
	Changeset List		Changeset List (expert mode only)
	Map Style	Alt+Shift+M	Configure the map painting style.
	Notes		List of OSM notes
	Geotagged Images	Y	(only if photos are loaded; defaults to open as unpinned window)
	Customize toolbar		Show/hide icons

There might be more buttons depending on the loaded plugins, e.g. Dialog/MapillaryMain, Dialog/MapillaryHistory or Dialog/MapillaryFilter.

OS specific window management for unpinned windows

Microsoft Windows

• ​Desktop Window Manager (dwm.exe) is used by default
  • 2*2 tiles
  • ​Default shortcuts
  • ​more alternative ways
• bug.n ​Github recommended as open source alternative
• AquaSnap ​nurgo-software.com is recommended as non-free, priced alternative

MacOS

• Spectacle ​Spectacle open source alternative
  • 2*2 tiles
  • ​Shortcuts
• Moom from Many Tricks (10$ in app store)
• ​others

Linux

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

• Uses Compiz
  • 2*2 tiles
  • Default shortcuts ​under "Window Placement" section

Others

• ​Gnome shortcuts
• ​Comparison of tiling window managers at Arch wiki

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