JOSM: Fixing the "Centering map when drawing" feature.
Fri 28 June 2019
It happened again. I hit some keys while editing in JOSM and my imagery started centering itself while adding a way. I’ve done this in the past and it’s really quite annoying. The "feature" is documented on the web but due to a misspelling you can’t find it. Well, here it is so I can find it next time.
By Sparks, Category: Cartography
Tags: JOSM / OpenStreetMap /
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