How do I ensure that ways are connected in Potlatch ?

When you're drawing a road, you can tell whether you're going to make the connection with another road by a number of visual hints:

• The pointer changes to a pen with a + (for a new node), an X (for an existing node), or an O (for an end node). If you've turned custom pointers off, it turns to a hand instead.
• The nodes on the road light up blue.
• If you're hovering over an existing node, a little tip appears at the top right, saying "over point".

Once you've made the connection, it should show up with a black outline around the node. If you only see the node without an outline, you haven't made the connection.

You can also start drawing a new road with it already connected to another road. To do this shift-click on an existing node belonging to the other road. You then can continue to draw as normal. If there isn't a handy node available in the right place then shift-click on the way to create one. This is useful for roads you want connected at both ends.

If you're having difficulty making connections, then make sure "Use thin lines at all scales" isn't checked (in the preferences - the tick at the bottom left).