Author Topic: Where am I?? (Navigation) (Read 9611 times)

Doug Blake · « **on:** April 23, 2012, 06:33:58 pm »

Using v9.3.930
When one selects an element in a diagram, the selection highlight in the Project Browser dims. This marker is now irrelevant, bearing no relationship to anything selected. Would it not be better to move the marker in line with the currently selected item.

Use the dim marker to show that the element isnt directly visible in the Project Browser, but sits somewhere in 'this' tree. If selected element is visible in the Project Browser use the directly selected highlight.

This behaviour would be most useful for me when searching say for all elements with a particular status. Selecting an element in the list would then show up in the project browser.

qwerty · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2012, 06:50:13 pm »

Alt-G is the EA solution.

q.

Doug Blake · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2012, 07:04:57 pm »

Yes but automatic is better. The highlight is irrelevant otherwise.

Thanks for the tip though.

Geert Bellekens · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2012, 03:25:42 pm »

Doug,

The fact that EA keeps the selected item in the projectbrowser is not a bad thing IMO.
Consider following scenario:
I'm working on a diagram, adding things.
I search for the element I need in the project browser, I move things aside on my diagram, and then I drag the element I selected in the project browser onto the diagram.

If the project browser selection would follow each selected element on the diagram, that would not be possible. (not to speak about the constant annoying scrolling in the project browser, and the inevitable performance loss.)

I like it the way it is now.

Geert

Paolo F Cantoni · « **Reply #4 on:** April 27, 2012, 04:11:49 pm »

I agree with Geert.

Paolo

In fact, I've implemented Alt-G using macros in Visual Studio to achieve the same "manual" effect.

What I'd ALSO like is the ability to select an element and have EA display me the FULL repository path to the elment so I can see where it is (would be) in the browser WITHOUT triggereing a browser movement (perhaps [Shift+Alt+G] on an element).

In enterprise models, the same named element is used in multiple places and often with the same rendering so determining which one you are "looking" at can be problematic.

Paolo

Geert Bellekens · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2012, 04:19:53 pm »

Paolo,

I understand your use case.
If I need that I use the EA Navigator owner package to show me the parent packages until I know where I am.

Geert

Paolo F Cantoni · « **Reply #6 on:** April 27, 2012, 05:49:32 pm »

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Paolo,

I understand your use case.
If I need that I use the EA Navigator owner package to show me the parent packages until I know where I am.

Geert

Hi Geert,

Yes, I tried Navigator, but the problem is I don't have time to "climb the tree". I need to know the full path "in one hit" so I can see it and make my conclusions.

In my enterprise models, most "elements" are pretty deep.

Paolo

Geert Bellekens · « **Reply #7 on:** April 27, 2012, 06:22:37 pm »

Paolo,

Would a tooltip (in the EA Navigator) work for you?
That wouldn't be too much work.

Geert

qwerty · « **Reply #8 on:** April 27, 2012, 07:45:32 pm »

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What I'd ALSO like is the ability to select an element and have EA display me the FULL repository path to the elment so I can see where it is (would be) in the browser WITHOUT triggereing a browser movement (perhaps [Shift+Alt+G] on an element).

Alt-G
Context in Browser:Copy Reference/Copy Node Path

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Alt-Shift-G = locate diagram in browser

q.

Paolo F Cantoni · « **Reply #9 on:** April 27, 2012, 10:50:43 pm »

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Quote
What I'd ALSO like is the ability to select an element and have EA display me the FULL repository path to the elment so I can see where it is (would be) in the browser WITHOUT triggereing a browser movement (perhaps [Shift+Alt+G] on an element).

Alt-G
Context in Browser:Copy Reference/Copy Node Path

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Alt-Shift-G = locate diagram in browser

q.

Hi q,

I certainly don't have time to go through that many key clicks - not to mention getting the path out of the clipboard.. I just want to see where the element is in the hierarchy, not use that value elsewhere.

I realise [Shift+Alt+G] selects the diagram in the browser, but I was suggesting that if an element was selected, that would override that usage. However, I can see that EA doesn't like that so I guess, a different shortcut key would need to be used.

Paolo

Paolo F Cantoni · « **Reply #10 on:** April 27, 2012, 10:56:06 pm »

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Paolo,

Would a tooltip (in the EA Navigator) work for you?
That wouldn't be too much work.

Geert

Yes

Paolo

Geert Bellekens · « **Reply #11 on:** April 27, 2012, 10:59:12 pm »

Funny,

I just got the exact same request from a colleague of mine here.
I'll get right on it.

Geert

Geert Bellekens · « **Reply #12 on:** May 06, 2012, 04:52:20 pm »

Done,

Download the installer at GitHub: EA Navigator 2.2 Windows Installer (build 2.2.0.0)

Geert

Paolo F Cantoni · « **Reply #13 on:** May 07, 2012, 11:07:44 am »

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Done,

Download the installer at GitHub: EA Navigator 2.2 Windows Installer (build 2.2.0.0)

Geert

Hi Geert,

Does this version have the Repository path as tooltip? How do I get it to trigger?

Paolo

Geert Bellekens · « **Reply #14 on:** May 07, 2012, 01:56:55 pm »

Yes,

In the Navigator docked window hover over any element in the tree.

Geert

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