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Enterprise Architect => Suggestions and Requests => Topic started by: fwoolz on June 04, 2010, 01:04:28 pm

Title: Non-transparent background for composite diagram?
Post by: fwoolz on June 04, 2010, 01:04:28 pm

Does anyone know if there is a way to set the background of a composite diagram (i.e. a composite element with "show composite diagram" selected) to something other than transparent? I have some interface diagrams (hybrid SysML + UML) where the element with the "focus" is shown as a verrrrry tall composite diagram (in order to show all its interfaces to other model elements while also providing a "white box" view) on a diagram with a matrix background, and it's all too easy to lose track of what's an element border and what's a row divider, even with the element border width increased for emphasis. And, it's all too easy to craft run-on sentences in order to describe this particular conundrum!

Cheers,
Fred W

Title: Re: Non-transparent background for composite diagr
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on June 05, 2010, 09:46:47 am

Only the standard "trick" for creating a "dirty great border element" and setting its Fill colour and sending to back...

I presume that works with the rendering in the parent diagram...

HTH,
Paolo

Title: Re: Non-transparent background for composite diagr
Post by: fwoolz on June 05, 2010, 11:05:02 am

Klunky, but worth a try... thanks, Paolo!