How do I create multiple connections?

[mschipperheyn]

How do I create multiple e.g. Generalizations without having to reclick the Generalize button each and every time? I keep reclicking it.

To be honest. It would be ag great idea if Sparx had a good hard look at default behaviours and the entire organization of the interface. Usability seems at the bottom of the concerns here.

Kind regards,

Marc

[mbc]

Hi Marc

From the tone and apparent annoyance of all your posts here, it seems that EA and you may not be a good match.

However, if you are interested in learning about how to use EA, try toning down the annoyance a little bit, and you will find that this forum is packed with helpful fellow users who will rapidly try to solve your problems for you for free. All you have to do is ask nicely.

Best regards,
Mikkel

P.S. Try pressing F3

[mschipperheyn]

Fair enough. But regardless of the tone, the point remains and you haven't addressed it. Usability is pretty horrible. And it gets frustrating hunting for basic functionality that is there but hidden in the crooks of the application. I don't want to hunt the forum for the simplest things. EA is a great and powerful application with a bad GUI and tons of little annoyances. I can only imagine what a pleasure it would be to use if this was addressed.

IMHO EA would benefit greatly from a version release that focuses solely on usability and a complete overhaul of the interface in stead of on adding new features.

Kind regards,

Marc

[mbc]

Fair enough. But regardless of the tone, the point remains and you haven't addressed it.

My point was that most of us in this forum are just regular users and we are not required to address any of your points unless we feel like it. Anyway, I think I did address it by suggesting that you and EA might not be a good match, if you really find the experience so horrible.

We are happy to help you solve problems, but personally I find it tiresome to listen to complaining. I have no control whatsoever over what Sparx choose to include in their next version. If you feel you have been treated unjustly by your software, complain directly to the software vendor.

I don't want to hunt the forum for the simplest things.

So try the manual first, for example:
Keyboard shortcuts to help you with drawing multiple connectors and other things:
http://sparxsystems.com.au/EAUserGuide/keyboardshortcuts.htm

[mschipperheyn]

Ok, I didn't realize you weren't from Sparx. Let's not belabour this any further but I put down my annoyances not to irritate you but in the hope and expectancy that someone from Sparx will read it and do something positive with it for a future release.

If this were a volunteer only forum, I would certainly tone my "annoyances" down a litle. On a product forum I feel that I'm not out of line at all.

Kind regards,

Marc

[mbc]

Ok, I didn't realize you weren't from Sparx. Let's not belabour this any further but I put down my annoyances not to irritate you but in the hope and expectancy that someone from Sparx will read it and do something positive with it for a future release.
 
If this were a volunteer only forum, I would certainly tone my "annoyances" down a litle. On a product forum I feel that I'm not out of line at all.

Ok, I didn't realize you weren't looking for help from volunteers. Pity, because (as you have seen from various peoples replies to your posts) some of your problems have existing solutions, or at least workarounds.

Regards,
Mikkel

[mschipperheyn]

Your point is taken.

Cheers,

Marc