Tag-only mode should make it clearer what I am editing
osmuser63783 opened this issue · comments
I quite like tag-only mode (its main purpose, for me, is to prevent you from accidentally moving objects when you are just trying to move the map.)
But try tagging a path or a road with a tag e.g. smoothness or trail_visibility. When you tap a segment of road the tagging screen immediately opens, and when you close the tagging screen, the segment is immediately unselected. This means there is no visual feedback on how long the segment of road or path is that you have just edited, and you also don't know where the next one begins, which is a problem when you are trying to make sure that every segment along a path/road has been tagged.
One solution would be for tag only mode to not immediately open the tagging screen after tapping an element, so you can check what you're editing before you edit it and/or not immediately unselect the element after editing it. (See also #522)
Another improvement would be to visually highlight any elements you have edited in the current session. (But I imagine that the first suggestion is much less work!)
Apologies if I have missed something, I don't consider myself an expert user of Vespucci.
As it is the tag only mode is currently most useful for actual POIs and using it on roads (or other similar objects) is a bit of an edge case. IMHO at least "tag-only classic" mode should continue to directly start the property editor, but there is clearly room for other variants.
Related: #522