Basic Useability of Sequence Diagrams

[mick]

Congrats on the latest release, however, in some ways I'm a little dismayed. There seems to be a focus on features which are totally irrelevant to most people.

Sequence diagrams are probably the 2nd most used diagram in UML.

After many years of using EA I'm really frustrated that you still can't select more than a single message on a sequence diagram and copy it or drag and drop it some where else.

The whole point of UML is that it is meant to be easier to express things in a UML diagram than to implement it in code.  At the moment EA Sequence Diagrams are failing in that respect.  You can refactor source code quicker than you can refactor a sequence diagram.

Please look at implementing....

1.  The ability to move multiple messages at a time up and down a life line on a sequence diagram.

2. The ability to change activation levels for more than one message at a time.  I recommend raise/lower should raise and lower all messages on the same activation level immediately following a message.

[RealAlex]

I would also add that, when you delete a message, it messes up all your diagram.  

When I "layout" messages is because I like it to be ordered exactly like that, so i don't like EA automatically moving things when I haven't asked for it...