Why is there no live editing in Potlatch Two and iD? asked 23 Apr '13, 17:36  erkinalp edited 28 May '13, 13:58 |
One Answer:
Because to implement it would be insanely complex, especially with a full-featured undo system. The tiny number of people who find it important don't merit the resources required. answered 23 Apr '13, 17:41  Richard ♦ |
Or to give another perspective: live editing is scarily dangerous, and I am glad it's (almost) gone.
I realized the danger but I am a responsible man, and experienced enough for live editing. My choice is always live editing in Potlatch One. And I am ready for live editing without undo support.
Sorry - there simply aren't enough people like you to make it worthwhile coding the feature. You could of course code it yourself, but I doubt it'd be deployed on osm.org.