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Enterprise Architect => Bugs and Issues => Topic started by: skiwi on March 16, 2016, 06:56:40 am

Title: Using the "Callout" Shape
Post by: skiwi on March 16, 2016, 06:56:40 am
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn245/copperkiwi/Sparx/2016-03-16%2008_44_38-_zps3yngxduz.png)
I thought I had a use for the callout shape (in EA 1224).
Has anyone else observed the following, or found answers for them:
Title: Re: Using the "Callout" Shape
Post by: qwerty on March 16, 2016, 07:53:41 am
Ha! I always wanted to make a UML comic. Now I know I can do that!

For your original question: you know the procedure. Feature request supporter by friends of friends of friends.

q.
Title: Re: Using the "Callout" Shape
Post by: Glassboy on March 16, 2016, 08:07:28 am
I never knew a note had all those appearance options.

So in summary, a call out is a note with a set shape script that can't be changed, and the note options haven't been hidden.  But then that's not too much different than the ugly mind mapping diagram type.
Title: Re: Using the "Callout" Shape
Post by: Eve on March 16, 2016, 08:26:26 am
It's a shape script. It overrides the appearance specified by the note display options, so the issue is that they are displayed in the menu at all. I suspect text is centered based on shape script instructions too.

There's a global option for italic note element text on the appearance page of the user options.

That just leaves omitting of newlines. I'm not sure why that is happening.
Title: Re: Using the "Callout" Shape
Post by: skiwi on March 16, 2016, 08:39:53 am
bug report reported

* appearance options shown on the menu are not applied to the element (e.g. Memo style) (I am confident that these used to work)
* the shape does not honour font settings (always remains italic). Please remove the fixed italic.
* repeated new lines in the text are not honoured. Please fix
* allow the removal of center text justification, or the specification of left, right, or none, text justification
Title: Re: Using the "Callout" Shape
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on March 16, 2016, 10:32:45 am
Quote from: Simon M on March 16, 2016, 08:26:26 am
It's a shape script. It overrides the appearance specified by the note display options, so the issue is that they are displayed in the menu at all. I suspect text is centered based on shape script instructions too.

There's a global option for italic note element text on the appearance page of the user options.

That just leaves omitting of newlines. I'm not sure why that is happening.
Which shapescript options/commands are controlling the centering and italics?

Paolo
Title: Re: Using the "Callout" Shape
Post by: Eve on March 16, 2016, 10:54:00 am
Quote from: Paolo F Cantoni on March 16, 2016, 10:32:45 am
Which shapescript options/commands are controlling the centering and italics?

Centering - h_Align
See http://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/12.1/building_models/shape_attributes.html (http://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/12.1/building_models/shape_attributes.html)

Italics - If anything it's the global option 'Italic Note Element Text'
http://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/12.1/the_user_interface/diagram_appearance.html
Title: Re: Using the "Callout" Shape
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on March 16, 2016, 11:18:20 am
Quote from: Simon M on March 16, 2016, 10:54:00 am
Quote from: Paolo F Cantoni on March 16, 2016, 10:32:45 am
Which shapescript options/commands are controlling the centering and italics?

Centering - h_Align
See http://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/12.1/building_models/shape_attributes.html (http://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/12.1/building_models/shape_attributes.html)

Italics - If anything it's the global option 'Italic Note Element Text'
http://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/12.1/the_user_interface/diagram_appearance.html
Thanks,

The Italics aren't controllable on the individual shape level then.

Paolo
Title: Re: Using the "Callout" Shape
Post by: skiwi on March 16, 2016, 12:59:03 pm
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn245/copperkiwi/Sparx/2016-03-16%2014_52_21-_zpsdwgchbhf.png)
As it turns out, when I check, the "Italic Note Element text" option is not, and was not, selected.
Title: Re: Using the "Callout" Shape
Post by: skiwi on March 16, 2016, 01:00:35 pm
Quote from: Paolo F Cantoni on March 16, 2016, 11:18:20 am
The Italics aren't controllable on the individual shape level then
... or at the diagram or project level.
Title: Re: Using the "Callout" Shape
Post by: skiwi on March 24, 2016, 09:36:04 am
Sparx Support have kindly provided the following response


[size=0pt]I will submit a feature request on your behalf so that this is considered for implementation in a future release.[/size][size=0pt]To set the text to bold, italic etc, use the Set Font command. There is currently no way for shape scripts to control the font style, which is why the font styles set in the Note properties dialog are ignored.[/size][size=0pt]Our developers have confirmed that this is a bug and it is logged to be fixed. We cannot yet say when (in which build) the fix will be implemented.[/size]
 
 I will submit a feature request so this is also considered for a future release.


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