Presets: comma conversion

[jumat@…]

Values like widths/heights etc. are regulary used in JOSM to specify certain tags, independently the used unit.
We in continental Europe use a comma instead of a point. E.g. 2,5 and not 2.5.
Is it possible to implement an automatic conversion (depended on the standard language that is choosen in JOSM), so that a user can fill in data as he/she is used to do it and JOSM converts this to the OSM-standard.
Advantage: always correct values displayed in JOSM to which a user is used to and on the other hand correct data in the OSM-database and its usage.

[simon04]

implement an automatic conversion

JOSM accepts decimal numbers in a dozens of places throughout the application. Please be more precise, which dialogs/functions lack the mentioned conversion.

[skyper]

• There is a validator warning with auto-fix option already.
• JOSM does not use any translation for tags but always displays original data. Why should there be any differences in number format?

Only place I see room for improvements are "display_values" in presets.

[anonymous]

Just one examples on values used in tags:
maxheight = 2.5 (m) In case I write 2,5 into this field, which value will be saved in OSM-database? Will it be converted automatically to 2.5?
2; 2,5; 2.5. I've made the experience, that - in case there is no correct conversion - applications, that are OSM-data based - read out only one number. My concern is - in case maxheight is 2.5 (m) - only 2(m) will be read out.
I hope I could specify the issue a bit.

[jumat@…]

I still get an error message when using comma instead of point when I try to upload data.

[Klumbumbus]

Replying to jumat@…:

I still get an error message when using comma instead of point when I try to upload data.

Thats the intended bahavior. If you use comma instead of point and try to upload the validator warns you, so you can fix it before you upload.

[Klumbumbus]

In this case (comma instead of point) there is even the "Fix" button of the validator available for the most used keys.

[gaben]

TL;DR He wants the comma -> dot auto-fix on the fly (without interaction) + show dot as comma depending on locale.

[stoecker]

As skyper already says. There is no reason to handle this special from all the other tags. JOSMs philospohy was always allow make access to the real data possible.