Going postal over Unique Interface (UI)

[pirate_code]

Perhaps there is nothing my forum mates can do to "solve" the issues I'm having, but I simply must vent:

* I enter a new link between interfaces and TONS of other interface's labels move around and auto-resize.

* I resize an interface label, then move it.  It auto-resizes back to some indeterminate size once moved.

* I drag a component from the project browser onto a diagram as a simple link and include embedded objects (interfaces).  It proceeds to dump them all in a pile at the bottom of the component, there's no way to lay them out, forcing you to waste your life away moving all the interfaces around the component and resizing the labels.  See above for additional insanity, and I've already submitted these as feature/bug requests.  Just need a "there, there, it'll be OK, we all deal with this on a daily basis..."

EA is a fantastic product with mucho power, but perhaps Sparx should have a staff psychologist on these forums to help us users who go bonkers over some of the interface "features."

ARGH!  

[«Midnight»]

Your first two issues have been reported before, although I cannot confirm that bug requests were entered, so it's good you have done so.

The third may be new. I'm sure you are not the first to see it, but I don't remember seeing it mentioned here. [This could be a sign of graceful memory decline (read: galloping senility) on my part though.]

Certainly the third is a bug. Sparx is pretty good at resolving this kind of thing, so hopefully you'll see improvement - in some or all of these - in a build or so.

David

[Eve]

Build 801 release notes say the following.

Corrected issue with some connector and element labels that could cause resizing of contents on move

Have you tried upgrading to the latest build?

Edit: That dialog also gives the option of copying the nested elements based on a diagram.  This will copy the positions of the nested elements from that diagram too and will bypass your third problem.  (As long as the component is already on a diagram somewhere)

[pirate_code]

1. Sometimes stuff still moves around when you add a link or change a font size in another part of the diagram.

2. The label handling is MUCH improved.  I still note that some labels still auto-resize here and there.  Not sure if that is because of some hold-over tags from build 800?

3. Based on instance: this does EXACTLY what I wanted.  I have to say, having been using EA for a few months now (and a few hundred hours), I though that option would instantiate the based-upon object as opposed to creating a "Simple Link."  In the "Paste Element into Diagram" frame, it has three options, one of which is "as Instance of Element (Object)".  On the "Advanced" frame, there is a radio button option for "Based on instance:" and then a pulldown of other places the component exists.  I was (erroneously) under the impression that this would do something along the lines of choosing "as Instance of Element (Object)" in the paste frame.  Obviously I was wrong!  Maybe that frame should be labeled "Advanced Layout Options" or something?

But this is just what the doctor ordered.  Thanks for that.  I am less postal now