package in more than one column

[peter123]

Hello,

I want to build a package-diagram of my System I want to implement. It works good, but I doesn't find an option to layout a package in 2 or more columns. Is there an option to configure this. Or can EA only display everything in one column?

Thx for help!
Peter

[thomaskilian]

I can't figure out what you mean. What columns? Do you mean the package content of the package icon?

[peter123]

I have a package called "presentation" with about 20 classes. In my package overview there is one column where all classes are displayed like this:

Class1
Class2
Class3
Class4
...
Class20.

For a better powerpoint presentation I want to display this values in more then one column like this:

Class1  Class5  ...  Class17
Class2  Class6  ...  Class18
Class3  Class7  ...  Class19
Class4  Class8  ...  Class20

Thx fpr help.
peter

[thomaskilian]

Still I don't know what you mean by "package overview" :-/

[peter123]

Sorry, I'm not very familiar with english!

In my logical view I have one package "Data Model". There I created a new Structural Diagram "Package-Diagram" and about 5 packages with 20 classes.
Now I drop the 5 packages in my Package-Diagramm. The 5 packages are displayed in one-column boxes. Is it possible to make these packages be displayed in more than one column. But every package for itself

thx
peter

[thomaskilian]

It might be possible with EA's shape scripting, if any. I'll have to try or someone else already might know. There would be no other possibility, though...
Edit: Bad luck. This is not possible. You could think of doing the following: Put the Package frames on the diagram wihtout showing the contents (diagram property!). Enlarge the frame. Then drag the objects into the frame and order them as you wish. You might wish to change Feature visibility for these elements from their context menu. Tedious, I know :-/