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Enterprise Architect => Suggestions and Requests => Topic started by: Paolo F Cantoni on November 27, 2006, 10:37:06 pm

Title: Autodeletion should "dirty" diagram
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on November 27, 2006, 10:37:06 pm

We've observed that if an object is deleted from an open diagram by virtue of an external action (such as deleting a package that contains the object).  Although the diagram is changed, EA does not mark the diagram as "dirty" (placing the * to the left of the name on the tab).

We think this should be changed.  That way, if you refactor the model and have a diagram that contains stuff that should be retained after the deletion, if it is set dirty afterwards, you know the refactoring wasn't correct.

Thoughts?  Votes?
Paolo

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Title: Re: Autodeletion should "dirty" diagram
Post by: sargasso on November 28, 2006, 04:52:33 am

Just a clarification query.

When you do that - and then close the 'affected' diagram  - does it ask whether to save it?  (NB this is different to marking it dirty!)

Also, is there any impact you have observed when that  diagram is reopened?

I ask because this may explain something I've been scratching my bald spot over.

bruce

20 Minute after EDIT: On second thought, no this isn't the same weirdity in behaviour or the same feature request.  But I may leave it here just to piggy back in the hope that someone has seen some inconsistency in having mutliple diagrams open and - after deleting an element from one,  it reappears as a "project browser" orphan - i.e it's not visible in any diagram, nor in the browser, but it sure as heell is there in the t_objects table???!!!///  

Title: Re: Autodeletion should "dirty" diagram
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on November 28, 2006, 05:37:38 am

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Just a clarification query.

When you do that - and then close the 'affected' diagram  - does it ask whether to save it?  (NB this is different to marking it dirty!)

NO...

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Also, is there any impact you have observed when that  diagram is reopened?

NO...

Paolo