Changes between Version 30 and Version 31 of Introduction

Timestamp:

2012-06-08T22:55:28+02:00 (14 years ago)

Author:

techlady

Comment:

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Introduction

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 == Editing in JOSM ==
-JOSM is an offline editor which means everything you do won't be visible for anyone else until uploading it to the server. This makes it possible to experiment and repeatedly moving, tagging, adding and deleting elements without breaking anything. Subsequential actions on a single element will go into the database as a single modification when uploaded.
+JOSM is an offline editor which means everything you do won't be visible for anyone else until uploading it to the server. This makes it possible to experiment and repeatedly moving, tagging, adding and deleting elements without breaking anything. Subsequent actions on a single element will go into the database as a single modification when uploaded.
 
 '''Adding a Node or a Way'''
 
-The first step of actual editing is to add a node to the OSM data. Y can add standalone nodes or you can add nodes to ways, especially where there is a junction between two ways or a significant change in direction of the way. To add a node, highlight the "Node" button, either by clicking the 2nd button in the left menu bar, or by hitting the "A" key on the keyboard (the 2nd button should then be highlighted). Then, move the mouse cursor over where you want the node, over a way or over your GPS track (if you uploaded one) and left click wherever you want a node. A white dot (a selected node) should appear and a rubber-line span from that dot to the mouse cursor. If you create subsequent nodes, the earlier nodes will be shown as yellow dots.
+The first step of actual editing is to add a node or way to the OSM data. You can add standalone nodes or you can add nodes to ways, especially where there is a junction between two ways or a significant change in direction of the way. 
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+To add a node, highlight the "Node" button, either by clicking the 2nd button in the left menu bar, or by hitting the "A" key on the keyboard (the 2nd button should then be highlighted). Then, move the mouse cursor over where you want the node, over a way or over your GPS track (if you uploaded one) and left click wherever you want a node. A white dot (a selected node) should appear and a rubber-line span from that dot to the mouse cursor. If you create subsequent nodes, the earlier nodes will be shown as yellow dots.
 
 A series of joined nodes forms a way.
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 '''Adding Tags'''
 
-Ways or nodes on their own are not of much use unless they are tagged to say what they represent. The Map Features web page [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_features Map Features] shows and explains all the current tags that could be used on a point or way. The features are organized into "keys" and "values." Keys are basically larger categories, such as "Road" or "Land Use," while values are specific features, such as "Primary Road" or "Residential Street" and "Residential" or "Retail" land use
+Ways or nodes on their own are not of much use unless they are ''tagged'' to say what they represent. The Map Features web page [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_features Map Features] shows and explains all the current tags that could be used on a point or way. The features are organized into "keys" and "values." Keys are basically larger categories, such as "Road" or "Land Use," while values are specific features, such as "Primary Road" or "Residential Street" and "Residential" or "Retail" land use
 
-The Properties Pane: The first step in adding tags is to be sure the Properties Pane is open on the right hand side of JOSM, the 8th button on the left (an icon with a wrench over a document) should be highlighted. If not click the wrench button or hit "Alt+Shift+P." 
+The Properties Pane: The first step in adding tags is to be sure the Properties Pane is open on the right hand side of JOSM. The 8th button on the left (an icon with a wrench over a document) should be highlighted. If it is not highlighted, click the wrench button or hit "Alt+Shift+P." 
 
 The properties pane has three buttons: 1) a plus sign with "Add" next to it, 2) "Edit" and 3) "Delete."