Default label (read) direction

[Raphael Parree]

It would be great if you could enable the small triangle on an association label specifiying by default
Meaning the arrow (shaped as a black triangle)  used to indicate the reading-direction of the label, not the navigatebility arrow on the association itself).

Now on each label you need to right-click and specify the direction of the label

Thanks.,

Raphael

[Takeshi K]

I (Sparx Japan) received the same request from a Japanese user and I made the Add-in to add the triangle automatically (from source to target).

It works fine, but nobody except the user seems to use the Add-in so I think there is no demand about the feature.

If the Add-in is helpful, I will post the Add-in to the Community site.

[Raphael Parree]

Hi,

Thanks very much for your reply. Is there a way i could obtain that add-on? During modelling a semantic model (e.g, vocabulary etc) it is vital to understand the semantics of the connections between terms (facts). Without the direction arrow it becomes to difficult to understand the semantics.
I guess you even have the same problem in regular OO Domain and Conceptual Modelling.

If it is possible to share the add-on, could you provide me with an URL from which i can download it. Alternatively, we can exchange details via email.

Again, thanks very much

[Takeshi K]

Hi Raphael,

I have uploaded the Add-in to the Community site. I hope in near future everyone can download and use the Add-in.

If you find anything about the Add-in, please tell me (post to this Forum or add a comment in the Community site).

[Geert Bellekens]

Raphael,

I think the reason why nobody is interested in this feature is because most of use don't use the name of the relation with a directional purpose.
I usually don't fill in the name of the relation, but instead give the AssociationEnds a meaningfull name.
In case of dependendies the direction is already set, so the direction of the label is already defined by the direction of the dependency.

Geert