[OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Lester Caine
OK first call of the morning about the new front end ... I'm expecting to spend a lot of time this week explaining things to people, but *I* don't have the information I need to do that! PLEASE can someone who understands all the ramifications of the new changes produce a help file to

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Barry Hunter
On 2 December 2013 13:17, Lester Caine wrote: what is 'export' intended to do? It gives option to select an area, then download a osm XML file. Exports the map as data. If the area is big, gives direct links to various bulk options. Works in Chrome and Firefox for me, guess its a browser

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Ed Loach
Lester asked: I ask again - what is 'export' intended to do? Have you tried it? I just have and it lets me select an area then exports that area as OSM .osm XML format. I'm guessing there are similar limits to downloading areas as there are in JOSM but haven't tried it (I zoomed in on a single

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Maarten Deen
On 2013-12-02 14:38, Barry Hunter wrote: On 2 December 2013 13:17, Lester Caine wrote: what is 'export' intended to do? It gives option to select an area, then download a osm XML file. Exports the map as data. If the area is big, gives direct links to various bulk options. There was an

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Grant Slater
On 2 December 2013 13:45, Maarten Deen md...@xs4all.nl wrote: On 2013-12-02 14:38, Barry Hunter wrote: On 2 December 2013 13:17, Lester Caine wrote: what is 'export' intended to do? It gives option to select an area, then download a osm XML file. Exports the map as data. If the area is

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/12/2 Ed Loach edlo...@gmail.com I ask again - what is 'export' intended to do? Have you tried it? I just have and it lets me select an area then exports that area as OSM .osm XML format. I'm guessing there are similar limits to downloading areas as there are in JOSM but haven't

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Lester Caine
Maarten Deen wrote: On 2013-12-02 14:38, Barry Hunter wrote: On 2 December 2013 13:17, Lester Caine wrote: what is 'export' intended to do? It gives option to select an area, then download a osm XML file. Exports the map as data. If the area is big, gives direct links to various bulk

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Barry Hunter
On 2 December 2013 13:51, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: offering a list of services where you can actually get more and all data (i.e. planet.osm.org, already listed there geofabrik, already there metroextracts, already there coastlines, overpass, torrent, etc. (if those are fine with

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/12/2 Barry Hunter ba...@barryhunter.co.uk On 2 December 2013 13:51, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: offering a list of services where you can actually get more and all data (i.e. planet.osm.org, already listed there geofabrik, already there metroextracts, already there

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Ed Loach
There was an option to download to PDF and PNG, which was nice so you could make a printed map immediately. Why has that been removed? It moved to the Share button when that was added in early August. Ed ___ talk mailing list

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Barry Hunter
Yes, they are all in the wiki, of course, but where did you find that link to the Download page on the main page? When click Export :) Under the box for selecting a BBOX for the export. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Maarten Deen
On 2013-12-02 14:57, Lester Caine wrote: Maarten Deen wrote: On 2013-12-02 14:38, Barry Hunter wrote: On 2 December 2013 13:17, Lester Caine wrote: what is 'export' intended to do? It gives option to select an area, then download a osm XML file. Exports the map as data. If the area is big,

Re: [OSM-talk] Good use of time ...

2013-12-02 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/12/2 Barry Hunter ba...@barryhunter.co.uk When click Export :) Under the box for selecting a BBOX for the export. I apologize, this is really nice. cheers, Martin ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org