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Enterprise Architect => Suggestions and Requests => Topic started by: ama on October 16, 2021, 12:42:26 am

Title: Do not use the rectangle notation in Archimate Toolbox
Post by: ama on October 16, 2021, 12:42:26 am
Hi!
When editing an ArchiMate diagram, all the elements in the Toolbox use the Rectangle Notation.

This makes the icons very small and not so convenient to distinguish.

(https://i.imgur.com/1t2yA8G.png)

There are few exceptions: for example, in "Archimate 3.1 / Application / Active Structure Concepts"  the Application Component is represented as an icon rather than using the Rectangle Notation.

I think that (http://)editing would be a bit more convenient if elements would be represented with Icons, instead of with Rectangle Notations
Title: Re: Do not use the rectangle notation in Archimate Toolbox
Post by: michielper on November 01, 2021, 11:17:40 pm
Hi!
When editing an ArchiMate diagram, all the elements in the Toolbox use the Rectangle Notation.

This makes the icons very small and not so convenient to distinguish.

(https://i.imgur.com/1t2yA8G.png)

There are few exceptions: for example, in "Archimate 3.1 / Application / Active Structure Concepts"  the Application Component is represented as an icon rather than using the Rectangle Notation.

I think that (http://)editing would be a bit more convenient if elements would be represented with Icons, instead of with Rectangle Notations

I agree, using symbols rather than rectangles is clearer.
Title: Re: Do not use the rectangle notation in Archimate Toolbox
Post by: qwerty on November 01, 2021, 11:58:21 pm
There are octagons as well...

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Title: Re: Do not use the rectangle notation in Archimate Toolbox
Post by: ama on December 09, 2021, 06:24:31 pm
@qwerty, I don't understand, was that a serious answer?
Title: Re: Do not use the rectangle notation in Archimate Toolbox
Post by: qwerty on December 09, 2021, 08:17:06 pm
Not 100%. Some of the "rectangles" are actually octagons. But basically the design for the icons is sub-optimal as you stated.

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