Screens in EA

[schoetbi]

Hello,

I'am trying to design a user interface in EA. My Problem is that I use the very same Screens in more than one super-Screens. Is there a way that when I change the contents of a screen in one diagram that it will be changed in the other diagrams as well? (Like with classes)

I us Copy and create link-pasting at the moment, but when I change the location of e.g. Buttons it is not updated in the other views.

Also when I drag and drop a screen on a blank diagram I would like to have all contained UI-Elements at the right position within the screen. At the moment I only get the screent without the contained elements.

Have you guys any hints

Thank you!
Tobias

[OldSkool]

well, well

I had run into this problem too.

You can create a "custom diagram" and put your screen "template" there. When it is done, you can drag and drop your diagram into another custom diagram, as a "diagram frame". Now you can start placing element "on" the diagram frame. But you know, it is a little sketchy and you can't do much since you're working on a frame which represent the actual look of the template at this very moment. So it might be hard to maintain.

My personal solution? I copy and paste everything. Easier, take less times, and the maintenance is "ok" since i don't have to maintain 10000000 screens but about 200-300.

There is some improvment to do with this functionnality, that is for sure!

Anyway, i hope it helps.

[schoetbi]

OK thanks for this hint.  So my solution I used ever since is the best? I agree that there should be a better solution for this. Hope the next release has some new features in it.