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Enterprise Architect => Bugs and Issues => Topic started by: skiwi on December 19, 2022, 08:55:08 am

Title: On diagrams
Post by: skiwi on December 19, 2022, 08:55:08 am

I know diagrams haven't received a lot of love recently (defined as since v9),
so I'm wondering if these are "lurv" or just I've never noticed.


Showing alias.
Through a combination of settings  (https://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/16.1/modeling_fundamentals/appearance_options_diag.html)it's possible to set on a diagrams the display of alia as well as name.
However the alias for connectors does not show when this setting is enabled.
Is there a setting to show alias for connectors?


Fighting the link layout tool.
In laying out a diagram I change a line type to orthogonal rounded.
Then pin both ends (because EA keeps moving them).
The line styles changes to custom and the rounded corners go away.
How do I stop this (side effect) behaviour?

Title: Re: On diagrams
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on December 19, 2022, 11:09:49 am

Hi Skiwi,

Quote from: skiwi on December 19, 2022, 08:55:08 am

I know diagrams haven't received a lot of love recently (defined as since v9),
so I'm wondering if these are "lurv" or just I've never noticed.

Showing alias.
Through a combination of settings,  (https://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/16.1/modeling_fundamentals/appearance_options_diag.html)it's possible to set on a diagram the display of alias as well as name.
However, the alias for connectors does not show when this setting is enabled.
Is there a setting to show an alias for connectors?

Are you after Alias and Name or just Alias? Work for my diagrams (with just <context menu>| Properties | Diagram | [X] Use Alias if Available ); it may be metatype dependent - I tested on Associations.  (v16.1 - but I think it worked in past versions also.)

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Fighting the link layout tool.
In laying out a diagram, I changed a line type to orthogonal rounded.
Then pin both ends (because EA keeps moving them).
The line styles changes to custom, and the rounded corners go away.
How do I stop this (side effect) behaviour?

This appears to be by design.  Like you, in my view, less than optimal design.  You can ONLY pin the ends if the line style is Custom line.

HTH,
Paolo

Title: Re: On diagrams
Post by: skiwi on December 19, 2022, 02:34:18 pm

Thanks Paolo


I desired to display both Alias and Name against connectors.
It doesn't work for me with Association (16.2).


Yes, it should be possible to pin the end of lines regardless of line style.
The line type was an (Archimate) association.

Title: Re: On diagrams
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on December 19, 2022, 08:24:56 pm

Quote from: skiwi on December 19, 2022, 02:34:18 pm

Thanks, Paolo

I desired to display both Alias and Name against connectors.
It doesn't work for me with Association (16.2).

Yes, it should be possible to pin the end of lines regardless of the line style.
The line type was an (Archimate) association.

I could only get Alias INSTEAD of Name to work, not both.

Concistency, konsistency, consistensy! ^TM_{Uffe - after Paolo}

Paolo