Properties dialog closes when child dialog opens

[Randy Astle]

When I open the properties dialog, then click on a button that displays another dialog, the parent closes. This is very annoying when I want to do something else.

For example:
Select a class in a digram
Select "Properties..." from the context menu
Select Properties | Details in the tree on the left
Click on "Attributes" or "Operations" buttons

A new dialog opens and the parent dialog closes.

After editing, when the "Close" button is clicked on, this dialog closes and the parent dialog does not re-open.

This is very annoying when I want do something else in the original properties dialog that was opened -- the normal case.

Is there any way to disable this behavior? When a dialog that is the child of another dialog closes, I would like to return to the parent dialog.


Thanks,

[Makulik]

You can always go back to the 'General' properties tab clicking on the property tree in the left. Instead of parent/child dialogs think about tabbed dialogs.

HTH
Günther

[Randy Astle]

I would really prefer a tabbed dialog.

However, I must be dense, because I haven't found anything such as you described (even after doing some searching on the web).

Can you provide more detail, please?

[g.makulik]

What EA version are you using currently? It seems we're talking about different things ...

Best regards,
Günther

[qwerty]

For example:
Select a class in a digram
Select "Properties..." from the context menu
Select Properties | Details in the tree on the left
Click on "Attributes" or "Operations" buttons

We call that EAUI (EA Unique Interface) and have learned to live with it since many years. Chances are low they will introduce any orthogonal dialogues.

If you look through the suggestions board you will find quite a number of users moaning about similar issues. Honestly, the dialogue had been even worse in older EA versions, but there was never a break-through to make it - well - the way you'd expect it to be.

q.

[Randy Astle]

I use EA 10.

It wouldn't be so bad except that the dialogs open soooo slowly.

As a result of your suggestion I did find that there are some shortcuts to the attributes dialog and the operations dialog -- and that is helpful (at least I don't have to wait for two dialogs to open.

Thanks for the help.