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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: flexjoly on June 27, 2019, 12:31:09 am

Title: Properties dialog not shown on new message connector in sequence diagram
Post by: flexjoly on June 27, 2019, 12:31:09 am

Hi,

In this video: https://sparxsystems.com/resources/demos/sequence/Sequence_diagram.htm when a message connector is added/drawn the properties dialog opens directly so you can enter the message-description.

In v14.1 and even in v15RC this dialog does not popup when adding a new message/connector.
After a new connector, the target-lifeline is selected and the property-window shows the properties of this lifeline in stead of the new connector.

So I need to select the new connector so I can add the message-description in the property window. F2 does not work on this connector type. Context menu > properties won't show anything.
The option 'edit connector on new' is checked. I even tried to uncheck, close diagram, check option again and open diagram.
I searched everywhere, tried to reset EA to defaults etc. But I cannot get it to work as shown in the video.
I tried with auto-numbering off, but that also does not help.

What am I doing wrong? I hope someone can help me out here. It is pretty annoying, also because a new connector is deselected.

Thanks in advance, flexJoly

Title: Re: Properties dialog not shown on new message connector in sequence diagram
Post by: Geert Bellekens on June 27, 2019, 12:38:33 am

EA has changed from property dialogs to docked property windows.
The docked property window has the same properties as the old dialog.

Geert

Title: Re: Properties dialog not shown on new message connector in sequence diagram
Post by: flexjoly on June 27, 2019, 01:00:02 am

Hi Geert,

Thanks for your quick reply. That does explain a lot!

But then adding a message is not so quick and user-friendly anymore:
- draw connector
- select connector (because it is NOT selected by default after adding)
- move mouse to property window and click
- start typing etc
- click on save button (else it is not saved into the diagram)
This is a lot of repeated handling for a simple connector.

It would be much better if:
- connector is selected by default
- the property window is focussed, so you just can start typing
- click enter to save the changes

Greetz, flexjoly

Title: Re: Properties dialog not shown on new message connector in sequence diagram
Post by: Geert Bellekens on June 27, 2019, 01:49:31 am

I agree. Make sure your comments reach Sparx as well by sending in a feature request (https://www.sparxsystems.com/support/forms/feature_request.html).

Geert