Lasso tool - Enable entire features selection

[ignaciolep]

Since now iD can edit multiple selected features #7276, the shift-click-drag (lasso tool) should select the entire feature once all its nodes are selected, instead of only selecting nodes as now.

The use case is when the user needs to select multiple areas to change the tagging of them. For example consider selecting multiple areas tagged as "house" to change them to "plot" preset. Now the user has to shift-click over each one of the feature instead of using the lasso tool.

[ignaciolep]

Example of the use case:

[quincylvania]

I agree we should have a quicker way to select lines and areas, but it might be nice to also keep node-only selection as an option. Perhaps a second hotkey?

It's also a pain to do polygon-polygon intersection accurately and efficiently, but worth figuring out.

[ignaciolep]

Perhaps a second hotkey?

Agree!

[1ec5]

#8264 adds a keyboard shortcut to select the nodes’ parent ways, which you’d use after using the lasso tool.

[quincylvania]

#8264 adds a keyboard shortcut to select the nodes’ parent ways, which you’d use after using the lasso tool.

This is a great new workflow, but I'd still like a way to lasso-select lines and areas directly.

[SomeoneElseOSM]

Interestingly, some seems to be asking for exactly this over at the help site: https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/85519/how-do-i-lasso-select-buildings-only?page=1&focusedAnswerId=85898#85898 .