Problems and bugs around +/- 180 meridian

[ghost]

Taveuni is pretty island split in half by the meridian and in need of more mapping which is pretty difficult with the tools tested so far.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-16.853&lon=-179.935&zoom=11&layers=M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taveuni

Merkaartor bugs there:

• attempts to download data across +/- 180 meridian cause illegal OSM-api requests
• panning from west to east across +/- 180 meridian displays coordinates > +180 which would probably cause trouble if data is edited and uploaded

See also https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Fiji#Problems_with_the_.2B.2F-_180.C2.B0_meridian

[Krakonos]

I have fixed the invalid API in 36d72ad, and will do more testing on test api for the second point.

I think it's good for use, if you will handle the the boundary yourself. Is there something that can be done, besides checking node placement to avoid problems?

I probably won't be able to implement full seamless editation around the 180 meridian anytime soon.

[ghost]

Thanks, I am not sure when I have the chance to test the updated version but will try to compile it.