iD: selecting the element I want when disconnecting elements

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iD has an “extract node” function.

When I select a node and choose “extract this node from its parent lines/areas”, the node I want is always at the bottom of the pile: to select the node I want, I first have to move the other lines/areas out of the way. Then I put the node I want where I want it, then I return the lines/areas to (roughly) where they were before.

This edits all the ways at that intersection, and returning the way is also imprecise.

Is there a way of selecting the node without moving the other ways? The same problem occurs when disconnecting and splitting multiple ways - the way you had selected when you performed the operation is at the bottom of the heap.

In this case I want to move n2620774068 to 51.047694, -3.630958. (I want to know how to do that, too, but will ask on another thread.)

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Here’s another workaround, but you have to use the keyboard:

  1. Move the other lines or areas out of the way.
  2. Select the extracted node.
  3. Press CtrlZ (⌘Z on macOS) to undo the move in step 1.
  4. Press M (might be different in some locales) to move the extracted node out from under the lines or areas.
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In the shortcuts wiki iD/Shortcuts - OpenStreetMap Wiki

There’s this line that might do it.

  • </kbd>, ↨ Pause (PC), F15 (Mac) – if a node at a line intersection is selected: Cycle through parent ways (currently selected parent is highlighted in light red). Currently only useful for vertex navigation: “turning” at intersections.

Edit: Maybe this github exchange using the ID Editor preview points at the solution

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I have no problems moving this node after I extracted it. Maybe you are in “No filling” mode (not sure is the right translation, I have iD in italian)? Does something change after you click “W” on your keyboard?

No filling:
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Partial filling (you can now select the node with ease):
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Certainly in JOSM this is a peanut effort by clicking the centre mousewheel after selecting aline or node and it presents a list what’s all stacked on that line/node. Pick and copy or unglue, pick and move. Then reglue what’s left in it’s old spot.

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To see a list of all keyboard shortcuts click the Help button “?” on the right side and then go for the keyboard shortcuts.

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(JIC you don’t know how to in JOSM) To extract/disconnect of a POI or other things like stop spots on a road, found selecting of a target node and hitting the G (unGlue), extracts the node information and puts a copy to the side, removing the same information from it’s original spot but otherwise leaving the source node alone. The example for an address on the wrong building wall.

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Select the address, hit G and the action screen appears

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Hit Unglue and this is the result.

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Take it wherever you want, or bin it.

Oh, and the history for the unglued info carrying node is preserved. :O))