Hi, i wanted to know if there is a way/ guide to connecting to two servers on josm, and for it to be interchangeable, right now id have to go to edit -> preference -> connection settings ; and retype all the details for when i need to change to which ever server. is there a way to put the other server with its details in the [OSM server URL drop down menu] or something similar so it is interchangeable. hard to describe what I'm trying to do.. any help will be appreciated. asked 05 Jan '21, 15:30  shafi-as |
2 Answers:
You can run JOSM with a second profile directory: https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/2710#comment:8 I have 2 shortcuts setup, one to my main account and another to a secondary account. To use the secondary account I just click that shortcut. A downside is that you'll have to configure plugins and such for each profile. answered 05 Jan '21, 23:42  maxerickson |
If you turn on "Expert Mode" you will get an additional entry "Advanced Preferences". You can save and load preferences from a file on that page so I suspect you should be able to simply create a preferences file for each of the APIs and load that. No guarantees that this actually works. answered 05 Jan '21, 20:32  SimonPoole ♦ |
The OHM/beginner page suggests this can be done from the command line, is that how you made your shortcuts?
It's platform dependent. I've created .desktop files in .local/share/applications/ on a Linux system (the command goes on the Exec line, see https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html ). On Windows, the command line in a shortcut could be edited to point to the additional profile(s). I don't know how OS X works.
Shell aliases are another way to do it. Creating the .desktop files adds them to compatible launchers.
is there any more information on this, "On Windows, the command line in a shortcut could be edited to point to the additional profile(s)" im also trying to do this on a window's platform
I don't know how JOSM installs on Windows. If there is a shortcut in the start menu, you can locate and duplicate that, and then edit it to point to a new profile directory. There's lots of general information about working with the shortcuts, for example https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-tip-add-custom-shortcuts-to-the-start-menu/
And then https://windows.tips.net/T010869_Changing_Shortcut_Properties.html shows the dialog. You'd want to adjust the target line to point to the second profile.