Follow operation should prefer the focused way

[1ec5]

The “follow” operation added in #8671 stops when encountering a node that’s shared among multiple features. iD already keeps track of the “focused” way for the purpose of reliably navigating back and forth among its vertices using the keyboard. It would be natural to extend this capability to the follow operation, so that the user doesn’t have to think as much about other connecting ways after choosing a way to follow. Invoking the follow operation would focus the way, and subsequent follow operations would choose that way from among the candidate ways.

iD/modules/modes/select.js

Line 150 in 7699034

function parentWayIdForVertexNavigation() {

iD/modules/modes/select.js

Lines 48 to 50 in 7699034

	// `_focusedParentWayId` is used when we visit a vertex with multiple
	// parents, and we want to remember which parent line we started on.
	var _focusedParentWayId;

[Pho3b]

Hi and nice to meet you @mbrzakovic @1ec5 , i would like to try and work on this issue if possible.

[thyrhone]

is it still possible to work on this?

[1ec5]

Thanks for your interest! There’s a fix available in #8978; perhaps you could help review it?

[sherryboxall]

Hello @mbrzakovic @1ec5 ,

I would like to help work on this issue if possible. Thank you!

[Dustpie]

Can I still help on this issue if possible? Thank you!

[Gua00va]

Hey!! I want to work on this issue. I'm new here so I'm really excited to start contributing. Please assign it to me.

[k-yle]

This issue has already been fixed in two conflicting PRs: #8978 and #9340

I'm guessing the suprising interest in this issue is because it has a "good first issue" label. @tyrasd it might be good to add this label to some other issues like #9452, #9217, #9448, #9441, #9440, #9312, #9402, #9400, ...

[1ec5]

Right, GitHub has a feature that suggests issues labeled as good first issue Best for first-time contributors. No experience necessary! to users, but it doesn’t consider whether there are outstanding PRs already linked to them.