auto-layout diagrams and direct routing

[M Maher]

any chance you can include a preference to default to "Line Style == Direct" when performing an auto-layout?

For big projects, I don't mind the auto-layout being a bit enthusiastic, but every time one of the links turns a corner, it pins the line to the background. This means if I then try to manually 'improve' the layout, I have to manually drag every single line as well - not just the classes (or set every line back to line style>>direct before tidying up)

cheers!

mat

[Dave.B]

What we really need is for the connectors to work like Visio's smart connectors. They move and adjust as you move the shapes they are attached to. EA drives me crazy when it moves the connectors on a diagram-object just be cause I changed its size.

Gets my vote. Please send them a formal feature request.

Regards
Dave B.

[Makulik]

Gets my vote also. This one of the really annoying things.

Günther

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Gets my vote.

But you should also be able to say:
"Line Style == Auto"

"Line Style == ~Custom"

The real problem, as Mat says in his original post, is the use of custom lines with waypoints.  It's the waypoints that get yoiu.

Paolo

[skiwi]

I'll vote for anything that will improve the handling of connectors in diagrams. As this does.