OpenStreetMap
I took the time off the experiment with JOSM. I don’t know if its more technical, but I Really like Potlatch2 better. Either way, I used it to update some things that I’ve done while the servers here were being updated.
Today, I did some Massive changes. Of course, the Adlobe Plugin CRASHED Three times… twice when saving, and Once when editing. Both Saves look like they went thru before the crash, but my edits was about 70 mins and it didn’t save. As a recommendation, how about a changeset save of just the changes that someone’s working on every 15 mins, like MS Word has that creates a tmp file for just the open changesets. This would allow a user to start back where they left off within a few mins from a crash.
Changes included Blacks Fork, Corrections to Flaming Gorge and MANY Roads changed to tracks, edited and even Firehole Canyon after our 4x4 trip today…
TS
Discussion
Comment from LivingWithDragons on 5 April 2012 at 11:34
With Potlatch, I think you are recommended to save frequently, like every 1-5 minutes. An auto-save feature might be avoided because a lot of people start using Potlatch without realising they are editing the real live database.
It’s one reason I prefer JOSM, I can cntrl+s all the time to save, but then uploaded my changes in relevant chunks with specific changeset comments. But I am more technically inclined, so there are lots of reasons I prefer JOSM.
Comment from compdude on 5 April 2012 at 17:49
In P2, after 20+ minutes, it displays a message telling you to save your darn changes. IMHO, P2 is a lot more user-friendly than JOSM. I used JOSM occasionally when I got mad at P1 (which had more bugs than it did features) but P2 allows me to leave JOSM in the dust. I haven’t used for a while since P2 was introduced.
Comment from Richard on 6 April 2012 at 18:03
Yep - please, please save frequently. That’s why there’s a reminder and a time count on the save button.
Once you’ve saved the first time (and entered the comment), saving is just a matter of pressing ‘S’ each time. Please don’t leave it 70 minutes before saving!