I found a nice little feature in JOSM: q makes rectangles with 90 degree angles. They look perfect while still in JOSM. Then it gets rendered and I end up with parallellograms. What's up with that? (and more importantly: what can I do to prevent it?)
Jo
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Vclawಅವರಿಂದ 15:51 ರಲ್ಲಿ 24 ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 2010ರಂದು ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ
Check what projection you are using in JOSM - on Edit -> Preferences, then third icon down. It should be set to Mercator, then you'll get things the same shape as they are on the online maps.
Polyglotಅವರಿಂದ 19:13 ರಲ್ಲಿ 24 ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 2010ರಂದು ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ
Yep, that was the culprit. Many thanks for your help!!!
Jo