Enhance discussion forum of EA6

[ufechner]

Hello,

I am missing:
- a possiblity to change the font size of the forum
- a possiblity to add web links to forum entries

Regards:

Uwe Fechner

[Graham_Moir]

I think it would also be useful to be able to:

- Add a link to elements/diagrams in the model
- Use a message or thread as the basis for sending an e-mail - i.e allow the default e-mail program on the machine to be brought up ready to send a message with subject/title from the topic and message body from the relevant post(s).
- Allow a category/topic to have a status e.g. active/closed/locked etc.. including not allowing any edit if closed/locked
- Allow drag/drop of categories/topics in th same way as the project browser

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[Eve]

I think it would also be useful to be able to:

- Add a link to elements/diagrams in the model

Already possible.  When viewing a post try dragging something from the tree view onto the area just below the post window.

[Graham_Moir]

Thanks.  I think the key is knowing you have to drop in the area below the post window rather than in the category/topic/post hierarchy.

[xshan]

Is it possible to add something (like a comment) between methods and data members in a class diagram? I'd like to organize things by category within a class diagram. I can add something like a method with a prefix of "//". It turns out good enough in the header file but not in the .cpp file after generating the code.

Thanks,
Simon

// Constructors
+ NewT()
+ NewT(int)
+ ~NewT()
// Control
- EnableControlOne()
+ DisableControlOne()
// View
+ ShowSomething()
+ DumpEverything()

[Eve]

You can do this by adding stereotypes to your methods and enableing the stereotype grouping.  These stereotypes shouldn't effect code generation.  (With a few exceptions like properties)

[xshan]

Thanks very much for your quick reply. And it's nice to know that we can do it with EA.

I tried but could not finger it out how to enable stereotype grouping. Can you please point it out?

Thanks again.

[Eve]

Well, it's on the Objects page of the Local Options dialog (Tools | Options), "Group Operations by Stereotype".  It was introduced with version 6.0.

PS. Is there any reason you asked your question as a reply to this thread instead of a new thread?

[xshan]

No. I should have started a new thread or asked the question in an appropriate thread.

It worked after I changed to Version 6.0. Thanks.

[xshan]

"Group Operations by Stereotype" is now working for me with EA 6.0 in UML diagrams BUT not in the code that is generated from the diagram. Class members are sorted by their names in both header file and .cpp file.
Did I miss anything?

And it would be nice if user is allowed to move Stereotypes on class diagrams for setting the order of group display (and also in the generated source code).