Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/SelectWayNodes.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/SelectWayNodes.java	(revision 0)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/SelectWayNodes.java	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// License: GPL. Copyright 2010 by Hanno Hecker
+package org.openstreetmap.josm.actions;
+
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.help.HelpUtil.ht;
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.trn;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.command.AddCommand;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.command.ChangeCommand;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.command.Command;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.command.SequenceCommand;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Node;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.OsmPrimitive;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Relation;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.RelationMember;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Way;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MapView;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Shortcut;
+
+/**
+ * Select all nodes of a selected way.
+ *
+ */
+
+public class SelectWayNodes extends JosmAction {
+
+    private Node selectedNode;
+    private ArrayList<Node> selectedNodes;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new SelectWayNodesAction
+     */
+    public SelectWayNodes() {
+        super(tr("Select Way Nodes"), null, tr("Select all nodes of a selected way."),
+                Shortcut.registerShortcut("tools:selectwaynodes", tr("Tool: {0}", tr("Select Way Nodes")), KeyEvent.VK_N, Shortcut.GROUP_EDIT), true);
+        putValue("help", ht("/Action/SelectWayNodes"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when the action is executed.
+     *
+     * This method does some checking on the selection and calls the matching selectWayNodes method.
+     */
+    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+        Collection<OsmPrimitive> selection = getCurrentDataSet().getSelected();
+
+        String errMsg = null;
+        for (OsmPrimitive p : selection) {
+            if (p instanceof Way) {
+                Way w = (Way) p;
+                if (!w.isUsable() || w.getNodesCount() < 1) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                selectWayNodes(w);
+            }
+            else if (p instanceof Node) {
+                Node n = (Node) p;
+                if (selectedNodes == null) {
+                    selectedNodes = new ArrayList<Node>();
+                }
+                selectedNodes.add(n);
+            }
+        }
+            
+        getCurrentDataSet().setSelected(selectedNodes);
+        selectedNodes = null;
+    }
+
+    private void selectWayNodes(Way w) {
+        
+        for (Node n : w.getNodes()) {
+            if (selectedNodes == null) {
+                selectedNodes = new ArrayList<Node>();
+            }
+            selectedNodes.add(n);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void updateEnabledState() {
+        if (getCurrentDataSet() == null) {
+            setEnabled(false);
+        } else {
+            updateEnabledState(getCurrentDataSet().getSelected());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void updateEnabledState(Collection<? extends OsmPrimitive> selection) {
+        setEnabled(selection != null && !selection.isEmpty());
+    }
+}
Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainMenu.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainMenu.java	(revision 3723)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainMenu.java	(working copy)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.SaveAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.SaveAsAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.SelectAllAction;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.SelectWayNodes;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.ShowStatusReportAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.SimplifyWayAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.SplitWayAction;
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@
     public final JosmAction simplifyWay = new SimplifyWayAction();
     public final JosmAction joinAreas = new JoinAreasAction();
     public final JosmAction createMultipolygon = new CreateMultipolygonAction();
+    public final JosmAction selectWayNodes = new SelectWayNodes();
 
     /* Audio menu */
     public final JosmAction audioPlayPause = new AudioPlayPauseAction();
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@
         toolsMenu.addSeparator();
         add(toolsMenu, joinAreas);
         add(toolsMenu, createMultipolygon);
+        add(toolsMenu, selectWayNodes);
 
         if (!Main.pref.getBoolean("audio.menuinvisible", false)) {
             audioMenu = addMenu(marktr("Audio"), KeyEvent.VK_A, defaultMenuPos, ht("/Menu/Audio"));