Is there any rational behind when an element has/has not a Rectangle Rep?

[PeterHeintz]

I just realized that some elements e.g. Event has no rectangle representation but most elements have.
I intended to use an Event as basis for a stereotype having a shape script extending rectangle representation. Is there any understandable reason why e.g. an Actor has but an Event has not a Rectangle Representation?

[qwerty]

Maybe because Superstructures talks of rectangles only for Classifiers. An Event is just a PackageableElement. But the documentation isn't ver< specific with that. There might also be historic reasons (if you'd go back to the 1.5 specs, which I did not consult).

q.

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Hi Peter,

See my post on rectangle notation context menu for objects.

As it happens, with my exploration of shapescripts, there is, normally, a direct link between the inclusion of the rectangle notation test in a shape script and the "magical" appearance of the context menu item to control whether the rectangular notation is set (convention over configuration?).

Anyway, we've successfully managed to do it for all the metaclasses we had tried.  However, it seems that both t_object.Object_Type=Object and (now - since on your prompting I've just tested it) t_object.Object_Type=Event - don't respond.  Sparx have confirmed the Object problem is a bug.  Please report the Event as another (reference number for that is: 16053870).

Paolo

[PeterHeintz]

Ok! I reported a Registered Bug Report.

[PeterHeintz]

There is no API method/attribute to switch a diagram object to Rectangular Representation, right?

[Geert Bellekens]

There is no API method/attribute to switch a diagram object to Rectangular Representation, right?

I don't think so, but you can probably do it yourself by editing the style(ex) field or something similar.

Geert