The August version of JOSM is now available as version 7480 :)

This version brings a ton of enhancements and bug fixes, especially in map rendering, here’s the changelog:

Notable changes

major enhancements

• Map styles:
  • better view on low zooms (shrink nodes, hide texts and icons)
  • unification of font rendering on all systems (new Droid font)
  • better label placement inside areas (ex: addr:housenumber on buildings)
  • display real speed limit on maxspeed nodes
  • display name of highway
  • more prominent label for place
  • user-settings for mapcss mappaint styles
• use N as a new shortcut for Move Node onto Way action
• add offline mode with new command line argument --offline=[josm_website|osm_api|all]

minor enhancements

• Presets/Map styles:
  • new icons for barrier=block, barrier=chain, natural=peak + tourism=viewpoint
  • new styles for highway=track, embankment=yes, landuse=residential/garages, barrier
  • new presets: man_made=embankment, natural=bare_rock/stone/ridge, place=farm
  • updated presets: natural=water, power=generator, tunnel, sport=handball, tourism, addr:*, bicycle=use_sidepath
  • removed presets: natural=land
• Plugins:
  • openstreetbugs and nearclick plugins are deprecated
  • core changes for better integration of notes plugin
• Validator:
  • Check MapCSS assertions in local rules (new option validator.check_assert_local_rules)
• Improved performance of multipolygon computation
• WMS: Improved exception handling. Proper message is now displayed on tiles

other enhancements

• show undo/redo buffers state in Command Stack dialog
• ask for JOSM update in case of crash with old version
• add last error/warning messages to bug reports
• Linux: add .desktop and AppData files
• OS X: use native look-and-feel by default

major bugs

• Incomplete menus on small resolutions
• Text rendering issues on OS X

Summarized changelog

Complete changelog

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Remember we’re still holding a logo contest until 30th of September :)

Cheers, Vincent