Map downloading still required when imported .OSM

[duffskit]

Hi,

On 0.18.2, I've imported a (large) .OSM file, but I keep getting messages that the area I'm editing is outside the download area.

Is it normal to have to keep downloading sections of the map in real time even when you have the OSM file that covers the area?

Thanks,

[Krakonos]

Hi!
From the top of my head, Merkaartor does not consider OSM file as "authoritative", as it can be arbitrarily old. One way would be to download the section and then save the Merkaartor project, not the OSM file itself. That should store the information.

That might be a problem if the area is too large, as Merkaartor currently cannot split it into multiple pieces. Is this the problem you're trying to solve, or saving the project would work for you?

Anyway, I think it might be useful to make an option when importing OSM file to consider it authoritative, or perhaps to have a "Don't bother me again" button when you first edit it? I think the second one would be much easier, as I'm not sure how this data is managed and how to extract that from the OSM file itself (I haven't written that part of the code...).

[duffskit]

Thanks for the quick response! Yes it's quite a large map, so lots of downloading sections needed. I'll give that a go for now and save, but an option to treat the OSM as authoritative would be quite handy :)