My suggestion was a tick box in the "map data" pane to turn QA elements on/off. 
 I like your suggestion during save as well.  My focus is predominately on road 
names in OSM so improving that visually is a priority for me.

-Aaron.

> On May 17, 2016, at 08:08, Blake Girardot <bgirar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Aaron Young <aa...@kaartgroup.com> wrote:
>> I actually communicated with Bryan yesterday about a small QA toolset for 
>> iD.  It's my understanding that using tools like keep right is preferable 
>> but if iD had a few basic QA tools I believe data quality would increase 
>> overall and you would get more users taking interest in QA efforts overall.  
>> My suggestion was to halo/highlight roads that did not have a name tag.  3-4 
>> other simple QA functions would be great (non-squared buildings, 
>> disconnected roads, duplicate polygons/ways, etc).  It would prevent some 
>> beginner mistakes from persisting in mapathons/HOT tasks.
>> 
>> -Aaron.
> 
> Good suggestion.
> 
> There is a good basic error checking in iD now that I try and
> highlight, "check for warnings when you save, here is what they look
> like". if we could just enhance that some it would make a big
> difference like you say.
> 
> I would not check for missing street names though, most of the HOT
> mapping and Missing Maps mapping, we can not enter street name, so
> people if possible will be specifically entering those at a later
> time.
> 
> so I would rather not highlight that as an error for the many who
> remotely map as it is not really an error, just mapped for refinement
> later.
> 
> no tags on area (buildings), primary roads that connect to tracks etc,
> square check like you say and others I am not thinking about can be
> actual potential errors so I would like to remind folks to look at
> those twice.
> 
> cheers
> blake
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>>> On May 17, 2016, at 06:00, hot-requ...@openstreetmap.org wrote:
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>>>  1. Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web Editor
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>>>  2. Re: Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web
>>>     Editor (Nicholas Doiron)
>>>  3. Re: Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web
>>>     Editor (Courtney Clark)
>>>  4. Re: Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web
>>>     Editor (Blake Girardot HOT/OSM)
>>>  5. Re: Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web
>>>     Editor (john whelan)
>>>  6. Re: Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web
>>>     Editor (Courtney Clark)
>>>  7. Re: Moving the focus to JOSM in mapathons (Ben Abelshausen)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 14:59:26 +0200
>>> From: "Blake Girardot HOT/OSM" <blake.girar...@hotosm.org>
>>> To: HOT <hot@openstreetmap.org>
>>> Subject: [HOT] Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web
>>>   Editor
>>> Message-ID:
>>>   <cajtx3h6nzk4gziwjcqq-6rtoiynyb7__306g4borgwnwj_h...@mail.gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>> 
>>> Hi Everyone!
>>> 
>>> HOT is putting together a list of possible improvements or changes to
>>> the default OSM web editor iD that might help improve and ease typical
>>> HOT and Missing Maps OSM editing. As part of that process we would
>>> like to get ideas from the greater HOT and Missing Maps community.
>>> 
>>> A few things already on the list and near the top of priorities for HOT are:
>>> 
>>> * A building tool that would make drawing squared up (and round)
>>> buildings just a few clicks (this is close to being done already)
>>> 
>>> * Customizable presets for typical or special HOT/Missing Maps
>>> projects (already in process, but not close to done)
>>> 
>>> * Support for switching between two imagery sources (this is close to
>>> being done already)
>>> 
>>> But we would love to hear more ideas and feedback from you about ways
>>> that iD could better help support HOT and Missing Maps type of mapping
>>> projects as well as very very new OSM mappers that often work on our
>>> projects.
>>> 
>>> Please let us know things you think iD might be able to do to help new
>>> mappers or mappers that work on HOT / Missing Maps projects.
>>> 
>>> Obviously there is limited development time available so most things
>>> will not be done in the short or medium term, but let us see together
>>> if there are any quick wins we might be able to identify.
>>> 
>>> Also please share your feedback on things you had problems with or saw
>>> other mappers having problems with even if you do not have a
>>> suggestion for how to actually address those issues.
>>> 
>>> We will then take all those ideas and working with the iD Github
>>> repository issue/feature tracking make some requests to the iD
>>> developer. Yes, I said "developer" as in 1 person who does the bulk
>>> (not all, but most) of the iD maintenance and development, Bryan
>>> Housel. You can imagine he gets pulled in a lot of different
>>> directions by the greater OSM community and he has to balance a lot of
>>> needs and concerns. But Bryan has always been very open to suggestions
>>> and feedback and concerns about the iD editor and that is why it is
>>> the great tool it is.
>>> 
>>> The iD OSM Web Editor will always first and foremost be a general OSM
>>> editor so some things will just not be possible, but we are quite sure
>>> we can find some things that will help HOT/Missing Maps and be of use
>>> to the greater OSM mapping community as well. Our goal is to identify
>>> those things and help get them implemented through feedback and
>>> testing and maybe even some code contributions if anyone is interested
>>> in doing that.
>>> 
>>> So as I said, please, if you have a few minutes to share some thoughts
>>> on the iD editor it would be most appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Blake
>>> 
>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>> Blake Girardot
>>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>> Vice President, HOT Board of Directors
>>> skype: jblakegirardot
>>> HOT Core Team Contact: i...@hotosm.org
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 21:49:26 +0800
>>> From: Nicholas Doiron <ni...@codeforamerica.org>
>>> To: "Blake Girardot HOT/OSM" <blake.girar...@hotosm.org>
>>> Cc: HOT <hot@openstreetmap.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [HOT] Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web
>>>   Editor
>>> Message-ID:
>>>   <CAHzLaX9gMUKu6fHFatPT=dupzcl6ho6t9uhecjbmike4lq+...@mail.gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>> 
>>> Related - I've been adding right-to-left language support for iD OSM
>>> editor. It was already translated to Arabic and Persian/Farsi, but
>>> typically sites flip their UI, so our main sidebar would appear on the
>>> right.
>>> 
>>> We've got most technical parts done, so now we would much appreciate some
>>> fluent speakers looking it over. Please get in touch or connect me with
>>> interested mappers!
>>> 
>>> Discussion and code here:
>>> https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/pull/3087
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Nick Doiron
>>> On May 16, 2016 9:00 PM, "Blake Girardot HOT/OSM" 
>>> <blake.girar...@hotosm.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Everyone!
>>>> 
>>>> HOT is putting together a list of possible improvements or changes to
>>>> the default OSM web editor iD that might help improve and ease typical
>>>> HOT and Missing Maps OSM editing. As part of that process we would
>>>> like to get ideas from the greater HOT and Missing Maps community.
>>>> 
>>>> A few things already on the list and near the top of priorities for HOT
>>>> are:
>>>> 
>>>> * A building tool that would make drawing squared up (and round)
>>>> buildings just a few clicks (this is close to being done already)
>>>> 
>>>> * Customizable presets for typical or special HOT/Missing Maps
>>>> projects (already in process, but not close to done)
>>>> 
>>>> * Support for switching between two imagery sources (this is close to
>>>> being done already)
>>>> 
>>>> But we would love to hear more ideas and feedback from you about ways
>>>> that iD could better help support HOT and Missing Maps type of mapping
>>>> projects as well as very very new OSM mappers that often work on our
>>>> projects.
>>>> 
>>>> Please let us know things you think iD might be able to do to help new
>>>> mappers or mappers that work on HOT / Missing Maps projects.
>>>> 
>>>> Obviously there is limited development time available so most things
>>>> will not be done in the short or medium term, but let us see together
>>>> if there are any quick wins we might be able to identify.
>>>> 
>>>> Also please share your feedback on things you had problems with or saw
>>>> other mappers having problems with even if you do not have a
>>>> suggestion for how to actually address those issues.
>>>> 
>>>> We will then take all those ideas and working with the iD Github
>>>> repository issue/feature tracking make some requests to the iD
>>>> developer. Yes, I said "developer" as in 1 person who does the bulk
>>>> (not all, but most) of the iD maintenance and development, Bryan
>>>> Housel. You can imagine he gets pulled in a lot of different
>>>> directions by the greater OSM community and he has to balance a lot of
>>>> needs and concerns. But Bryan has always been very open to suggestions
>>>> and feedback and concerns about the iD editor and that is why it is
>>>> the great tool it is.
>>>> 
>>>> The iD OSM Web Editor will always first and foremost be a general OSM
>>>> editor so some things will just not be possible, but we are quite sure
>>>> we can find some things that will help HOT/Missing Maps and be of use
>>>> to the greater OSM mapping community as well. Our goal is to identify
>>>> those things and help get them implemented through feedback and
>>>> testing and maybe even some code contributions if anyone is interested
>>>> in doing that.
>>>> 
>>>> So as I said, please, if you have a few minutes to share some thoughts
>>>> on the iD editor it would be most appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Blake
>>>> 
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>> Blake Girardot
>>>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>>> Vice President, HOT Board of Directors
>>>> skype: jblakegirardot
>>>> HOT Core Team Contact: i...@hotosm.org
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> HOT mailing list
>>>> HOT@openstreetmap.org
>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
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>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 10:01:49 -0400
>>> From: Courtney Clark <courtneycla...@gmail.com>
>>> To: Nicholas Doiron <ni...@codeforamerica.org>
>>> Cc: HOT <hot@openstreetmap.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [HOT] Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web
>>>   Editor
>>> Message-ID:
>>>   <cabned+typoguu3mtagybpabkolrdjcxgtw2ics5smvji3f+...@mail.gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>> 
>>> Hi Blake,
>>> 
>>> This might already be part of the presets that you mentioned, but it would
>>> be great to have the capacity to "copy and paste" buildings. In Botswana,
>>> for example, where Peace Corps does a lot of mapping, the government
>>> provides a lot of housing to its employees. Many of the houses are the same
>>> shape and size -- it would be great to trace once and then copy and paste
>>> that shape over other structures.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Courtney
>>> 
>>> On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Nicholas Doiron <ni...@codeforamerica.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Related - I've been adding right-to-left language support for iD OSM
>>>> editor. It was already translated to Arabic and Persian/Farsi, but
>>>> typically sites flip their UI, so our main sidebar would appear on the
>>>> right.
>>>> 
>>>> We've got most technical parts done, so now we would much appreciate some
>>>> fluent speakers looking it over. Please get in touch or connect me with
>>>> interested mappers!
>>>> 
>>>> Discussion and code here:
>>>> https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/pull/3087
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Nick Doiron
>>>> On May 16, 2016 9:00 PM, "Blake Girardot HOT/OSM" <
>>>> blake.girar...@hotosm.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Everyone!
>>>>> 
>>>>> HOT is putting together a list of possible improvements or changes to
>>>>> the default OSM web editor iD that might help improve and ease typical
>>>>> HOT and Missing Maps OSM editing. As part of that process we would
>>>>> like to get ideas from the greater HOT and Missing Maps community.
>>>>> 
>>>>> A few things already on the list and near the top of priorities for HOT
>>>>> are:
>>>>> 
>>>>> * A building tool that would make drawing squared up (and round)
>>>>> buildings just a few clicks (this is close to being done already)
>>>>> 
>>>>> * Customizable presets for typical or special HOT/Missing Maps
>>>>> projects (already in process, but not close to done)
>>>>> 
>>>>> * Support for switching between two imagery sources (this is close to
>>>>> being done already)
>>>>> 
>>>>> But we would love to hear more ideas and feedback from you about ways
>>>>> that iD could better help support HOT and Missing Maps type of mapping
>>>>> projects as well as very very new OSM mappers that often work on our
>>>>> projects.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please let us know things you think iD might be able to do to help new
>>>>> mappers or mappers that work on HOT / Missing Maps projects.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Obviously there is limited development time available so most things
>>>>> will not be done in the short or medium term, but let us see together
>>>>> if there are any quick wins we might be able to identify.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Also please share your feedback on things you had problems with or saw
>>>>> other mappers having problems with even if you do not have a
>>>>> suggestion for how to actually address those issues.
>>>>> 
>>>>> We will then take all those ideas and working with the iD Github
>>>>> repository issue/feature tracking make some requests to the iD
>>>>> developer. Yes, I said "developer" as in 1 person who does the bulk
>>>>> (not all, but most) of the iD maintenance and development, Bryan
>>>>> Housel. You can imagine he gets pulled in a lot of different
>>>>> directions by the greater OSM community and he has to balance a lot of
>>>>> needs and concerns. But Bryan has always been very open to suggestions
>>>>> and feedback and concerns about the iD editor and that is why it is
>>>>> the great tool it is.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The iD OSM Web Editor will always first and foremost be a general OSM
>>>>> editor so some things will just not be possible, but we are quite sure
>>>>> we can find some things that will help HOT/Missing Maps and be of use
>>>>> to the greater OSM mapping community as well. Our goal is to identify
>>>>> those things and help get them implemented through feedback and
>>>>> testing and maybe even some code contributions if anyone is interested
>>>>> in doing that.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So as I said, please, if you have a few minutes to share some thoughts
>>>>> on the iD editor it would be most appreciated.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Blake
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Blake Girardot
>>>>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>>>> Vice President, HOT Board of Directors
>>>>> skype: jblakegirardot
>>>>> HOT Core Team Contact: i...@hotosm.org
>>>>> 
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> HOT mailing list
>>>>> HOT@openstreetmap.org
>>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> HOT mailing list
>>>> HOT@openstreetmap.org
>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Innovation Specialist, Peace Corps <http://www.peacecorps.gov/>
>>> Member, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team <http://www.hotosm.org>
>>> Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Guinea 2012-2014
>>> Loyola University Chicago
>>> 231-740-9595 | courtneycla...@gmail.com
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>>> 
>>> Message: 4
>>> Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 16:49:31 +0200
>>> From: "Blake Girardot HOT/OSM" <blake.girar...@hotosm.org>
>>> To: Courtney Clark <courtneycla...@gmail.com>
>>> Cc: HOT <hot@openstreetmap.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [HOT] Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web
>>>   Editor
>>> Message-ID:
>>>   <CAJtx3h6dmBD+K93CR_KuK0ahB5hwOOP88gWFOSKS1xSo=-1...@mail.gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>> 
>>> Hi Courtney,
>>> 
>>> I do not think the presets changes will address your suggestion.
>>> 
>>> To me it makes me think of "step and repeat" so you draw a building
>>> once, select it and then just communicate, "duplicate this building to
>>> here, in a line"
>>> 
>>> Thats a great idea.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Blake
>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>> Blake Girardot
>>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>> Vice President, HOT Board of Directors
>>> skype: jblakegirardot
>>> HOT Core Team Contact: i...@hotosm.org
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 4:01 PM, Courtney Clark
>>> <courtneycla...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi Blake,
>>>> 
>>>> This might already be part of the presets that you mentioned, but it would
>>>> be great to have the capacity to "copy and paste" buildings. In Botswana,
>>>> for example, where Peace Corps does a lot of mapping, the government
>>>> provides a lot of housing to its employees. Many of the houses are the same
>>>> shape and size -- it would be great to trace once and then copy and paste
>>>> that shape over other structures.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Courtney
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Nicholas Doiron <ni...@codeforamerica.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Related - I've been adding right-to-left language support for iD OSM
>>>>> editor. It was already translated to Arabic and Persian/Farsi, but 
>>>>> typically
>>>>> sites flip their UI, so our main sidebar would appear on the right.
>>>>> 
>>>>> We've got most technical parts done, so now we would much appreciate some
>>>>> fluent speakers looking it over. Please get in touch or connect me with
>>>>> interested mappers!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Discussion and code here:
>>>>> https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/pull/3087
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Nick Doiron
>>>>> 
>>>>> On May 16, 2016 9:00 PM, "Blake Girardot HOT/OSM"
>>>>> <blake.girar...@hotosm.org> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Everyone!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> HOT is putting together a list of possible improvements or changes to
>>>>>> the default OSM web editor iD that might help improve and ease typical
>>>>>> HOT and Missing Maps OSM editing. As part of that process we would
>>>>>> like to get ideas from the greater HOT and Missing Maps community.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> A few things already on the list and near the top of priorities for HOT
>>>>>> are:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> * A building tool that would make drawing squared up (and round)
>>>>>> buildings just a few clicks (this is close to being done already)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> * Customizable presets for typical or special HOT/Missing Maps
>>>>>> projects (already in process, but not close to done)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> * Support for switching between two imagery sources (this is close to
>>>>>> being done already)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> But we would love to hear more ideas and feedback from you about ways
>>>>>> that iD could better help support HOT and Missing Maps type of mapping
>>>>>> projects as well as very very new OSM mappers that often work on our
>>>>>> projects.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Please let us know things you think iD might be able to do to help new
>>>>>> mappers or mappers that work on HOT / Missing Maps projects.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Obviously there is limited development time available so most things
>>>>>> will not be done in the short or medium term, but let us see together
>>>>>> if there are any quick wins we might be able to identify.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Also please share your feedback on things you had problems with or saw
>>>>>> other mappers having problems with even if you do not have a
>>>>>> suggestion for how to actually address those issues.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> We will then take all those ideas and working with the iD Github
>>>>>> repository issue/feature tracking make some requests to the iD
>>>>>> developer. Yes, I said "developer" as in 1 person who does the bulk
>>>>>> (not all, but most) of the iD maintenance and development, Bryan
>>>>>> Housel. You can imagine he gets pulled in a lot of different
>>>>>> directions by the greater OSM community and he has to balance a lot of
>>>>>> needs and concerns. But Bryan has always been very open to suggestions
>>>>>> and feedback and concerns about the iD editor and that is why it is
>>>>>> the great tool it is.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The iD OSM Web Editor will always first and foremost be a general OSM
>>>>>> editor so some things will just not be possible, but we are quite sure
>>>>>> we can find some things that will help HOT/Missing Maps and be of use
>>>>>> to the greater OSM mapping community as well. Our goal is to identify
>>>>>> those things and help get them implemented through feedback and
>>>>>> testing and maybe even some code contributions if anyone is interested
>>>>>> in doing that.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So as I said, please, if you have a few minutes to share some thoughts
>>>>>> on the iD editor it would be most appreciated.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Blake
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> Blake Girardot
>>>>>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>>>>> Vice President, HOT Board of Directors
>>>>>> skype: jblakegirardot
>>>>>> HOT Core Team Contact: i...@hotosm.org
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> HOT mailing list
>>>>>> HOT@openstreetmap.org
>>>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> HOT mailing list
>>>>> HOT@openstreetmap.org
>>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Innovation Specialist, Peace Corps
>>>> Member, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>>> Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Guinea 2012-2014
>>>> Loyola University Chicago
>>>> 231-740-9595 | courtneycla...@gmail.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Message: 5
>>> Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 10:56:21 -0400
>>> From: john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com>
>>> To: "Blake Girardot HOT/OSM" <blake.girar...@hotosm.org>
>>> Cc: HOT <hot@openstreetmap.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [HOT] Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web
>>>   Editor
>>> Message-ID:
>>>   <CAJ-Ex1F6ewKDm0j8AHodJXSQP7jSnu-wO3Wm-WvKh=g=mwn...@mail.gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>> 
>>> iD isn't as strong as some editors for error checking so perhaps HOT could
>>> look at some tools for detecting errors,
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Quality_assurance I'm thinking of Keep
>>> Right for example that checks for crossing ways and almost meeting highways
>>> which seem to be a blind spot for iD mappers.
>>> 
>>> Cheerio John
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 16 May 2016 at 08:59, Blake Girardot HOT/OSM <blake.girar...@hotosm.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Everyone!
>>>> 
>>>> HOT is putting together a list of possible improvements or changes to
>>>> the default OSM web editor iD that might help improve and ease typical
>>>> HOT and Missing Maps OSM editing. As part of that process we would
>>>> like to get ideas from the greater HOT and Missing Maps community.
>>>> 
>>>> A few things already on the list and near the top of priorities for HOT
>>>> are:
>>>> 
>>>> * A building tool that would make drawing squared up (and round)
>>>> buildings just a few clicks (this is close to being done already)
>>>> 
>>>> * Customizable presets for typical or special HOT/Missing Maps
>>>> projects (already in process, but not close to done)
>>>> 
>>>> * Support for switching between two imagery sources (this is close to
>>>> being done already)
>>>> 
>>>> But we would love to hear more ideas and feedback from you about ways
>>>> that iD could better help support HOT and Missing Maps type of mapping
>>>> projects as well as very very new OSM mappers that often work on our
>>>> projects.
>>>> 
>>>> Please let us know things you think iD might be able to do to help new
>>>> mappers or mappers that work on HOT / Missing Maps projects.
>>>> 
>>>> Obviously there is limited development time available so most things
>>>> will not be done in the short or medium term, but let us see together
>>>> if there are any quick wins we might be able to identify.
>>>> 
>>>> Also please share your feedback on things you had problems with or saw
>>>> other mappers having problems with even if you do not have a
>>>> suggestion for how to actually address those issues.
>>>> 
>>>> We will then take all those ideas and working with the iD Github
>>>> repository issue/feature tracking make some requests to the iD
>>>> developer. Yes, I said "developer" as in 1 person who does the bulk
>>>> (not all, but most) of the iD maintenance and development, Bryan
>>>> Housel. You can imagine he gets pulled in a lot of different
>>>> directions by the greater OSM community and he has to balance a lot of
>>>> needs and concerns. But Bryan has always been very open to suggestions
>>>> and feedback and concerns about the iD editor and that is why it is
>>>> the great tool it is.
>>>> 
>>>> The iD OSM Web Editor will always first and foremost be a general OSM
>>>> editor so some things will just not be possible, but we are quite sure
>>>> we can find some things that will help HOT/Missing Maps and be of use
>>>> to the greater OSM mapping community as well. Our goal is to identify
>>>> those things and help get them implemented through feedback and
>>>> testing and maybe even some code contributions if anyone is interested
>>>> in doing that.
>>>> 
>>>> So as I said, please, if you have a few minutes to share some thoughts
>>>> on the iD editor it would be most appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Blake
>>>> 
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>> Blake Girardot
>>>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>>> Vice President, HOT Board of Directors
>>>> skype: jblakegirardot
>>>> HOT Core Team Contact: i...@hotosm.org
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> HOT mailing list
>>>> HOT@openstreetmap.org
>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
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>>> Message: 6
>>> Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 11:25:27 -0400
>>> From: Courtney Clark <courtneycla...@gmail.com>
>>> To: john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com>
>>> Cc: HOT <hot@openstreetmap.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [HOT] Request: Suggestions for improvements to iD OSM Web
>>>   Editor
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>>> Mikel Maron just clarified for me that there is a copy and paste function
>>> in iD (thank you, and my apologies!), however I think we could make it more
>>> obvious. I've never heard it mentioned at any trainings and there isn't
>>> anything that I can see in the iD interface that would tell a user they can
>>> copy and paste. Perhaps we can add that function to the Walkthrough, and
>>> perhaps the u-shaped menu that appears when you click on an object? Of
>>> course the ideal would be that users just use keyboard commands to copy and
>>> paste, but perhaps the presence of a copy and paste button in that menu
>>> would be a good cue.
>>> 
>>>> On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 10:56 AM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> iD isn't as strong as some editors for error checking so perhaps HOT could
>>>> look at some tools for detecting errors,
>>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Quality_assurance I'm thinking of Keep
>>>> Right for example that checks for crossing ways and almost meeting highways
>>>> which seem to be a blind spot for iD mappers.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheerio John
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 16 May 2016 at 08:59, Blake Girardot HOT/OSM <blake.girar...@hotosm.org
>>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Everyone!
>>>>> 
>>>>> HOT is putting together a list of possible improvements or changes to
>>>>> the default OSM web editor iD that might help improve and ease typical
>>>>> HOT and Missing Maps OSM editing. As part of that process we would
>>>>> like to get ideas from the greater HOT and Missing Maps community.
>>>>> 
>>>>> A few things already on the list and near the top of priorities for HOT
>>>>> are:
>>>>> 
>>>>> * A building tool that would make drawing squared up (and round)
>>>>> buildings just a few clicks (this is close to being done already)
>>>>> 
>>>>> * Customizable presets for typical or special HOT/Missing Maps
>>>>> projects (already in process, but not close to done)
>>>>> 
>>>>> * Support for switching between two imagery sources (this is close to
>>>>> being done already)
>>>>> 
>>>>> But we would love to hear more ideas and feedback from you about ways
>>>>> that iD could better help support HOT and Missing Maps type of mapping
>>>>> projects as well as very very new OSM mappers that often work on our
>>>>> projects.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please let us know things you think iD might be able to do to help new
>>>>> mappers or mappers that work on HOT / Missing Maps projects.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Obviously there is limited development time available so most things
>>>>> will not be done in the short or medium term, but let us see together
>>>>> if there are any quick wins we might be able to identify.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Also please share your feedback on things you had problems with or saw
>>>>> other mappers having problems with even if you do not have a
>>>>> suggestion for how to actually address those issues.
>>>>> 
>>>>> We will then take all those ideas and working with the iD Github
>>>>> repository issue/feature tracking make some requests to the iD
>>>>> developer. Yes, I said "developer" as in 1 person who does the bulk
>>>>> (not all, but most) of the iD maintenance and development, Bryan
>>>>> Housel. You can imagine he gets pulled in a lot of different
>>>>> directions by the greater OSM community and he has to balance a lot of
>>>>> needs and concerns. But Bryan has always been very open to suggestions
>>>>> and feedback and concerns about the iD editor and that is why it is
>>>>> the great tool it is.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The iD OSM Web Editor will always first and foremost be a general OSM
>>>>> editor so some things will just not be possible, but we are quite sure
>>>>> we can find some things that will help HOT/Missing Maps and be of use
>>>>> to the greater OSM mapping community as well. Our goal is to identify
>>>>> those things and help get them implemented through feedback and
>>>>> testing and maybe even some code contributions if anyone is interested
>>>>> in doing that.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So as I said, please, if you have a few minutes to share some thoughts
>>>>> on the iD editor it would be most appreciated.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Blake
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Blake Girardot
>>>>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>>>> Vice President, HOT Board of Directors
>>>>> skype: jblakegirardot
>>>>> HOT Core Team Contact: i...@hotosm.org
>>>>> 
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>>> Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 11:52:17 +0200
>>> From: Ben Abelshausen <ben.abelshau...@gmail.com>
>>> To: Claire Halleux <claire.hall...@hotosm.org>
>>> Cc: "hot@openstreetmap.org" <hot@openstreetmap.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [HOT] Moving the focus to JOSM in mapathons
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>>> On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Claire Halleux <claire.hall...@hotosm.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The only issue is that there's always at least one or few participants
>>>> without updated antivirus software and we always end up with at least one
>>>> infected USB stick.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> There are also write-protected USB sticks, meaning with a hardware switch
>>> to write-protect them. An example here:
>>> 
>>> http://store.kanguru.com/products/kanguru-flashblu30
>>> 
>>> Met vriendelijke groeten,
>>> Best regards,
>>> 
>>> Ben Abelshausen
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