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Suggestions and Requests / Default Label Visibility (again)

« on: December 05, 2005, 06:37:41 am »

Hi SparxDogs,

Please add an option to set per project and per diagram defaults for Label Visibility.

I am being driven nuts when modeling table PK/FK keys and having to turn off most of the key association 'labels' - as they clutter the diagrams up!

Thanks and woof woof,

Reddog.

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Suggestions and Requests / Default Diagram Icons -- PLEASE!!

« on: December 10, 2004, 09:02:06 am »

Hi EA,

PLEASE can EA have different default icons for each diagram type, like Together Control Centre and other tools have -- I am going nuts clicking the project view, opening diagram & checking its type.

EA has the same 'blue class icon'  for:
Package,  class, object, compositeStructure,  component,  deployment,  custom,  use case,  analysis, activity (simple),
communication,  timing, interaction

a 'yellow class icon' for:
activity

but different icons for:
statechart, sequence

If it's because no one can design icons, then I'am sure some users could supply some....

reddog.

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Suggestions and Requests / Project View addition

« on: December 08, 2004, 04:21:14 am »

Hi,

If I want to see what 'type' a diagram is I need to open it then click on the background to see it's 'type' at the bottom left hand side of the screen. Also the diagram needs to be opened to see if there are any elements on it.

1. Could we have selectable diagram 'type' icons (default s would be nice!) and / or the diagram type displayed (bottom left of screen or better  in the project view title line) and without having to open the diagram!!

2. Any chance of a small visual indication that there is something on the diagram (better still, the number of elements ), maybe at the end of the diagram line in the project view (selectable option of course!)

Thanks.

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Suggestions and Requests / Option to add class attribute with an Association

« on: December 07, 2004, 01:41:47 am »

Could EA be givene the following features (the first is found in Together and all other UML design tools I have used):

#1.
When adding an Associate link between two classes, EA to add an appropiate attribute to the appropiate class.

For example, if I am using C++, then depending upon the type of Associate and other optional configuaration settings I might get:

m_ClassA : ClassA*;
or
m_ClassA : ClassA;
or
a user configurable STL container.

#2.
Maybe it would be optional to generate the attribute, as users only concerned with Domain Analysis  may not want an attribute added at all.

#3.
Also, at the diagram element or diagram level, an option to hide from view any Associate attributes.

#4.
Also, at the diagram element or diagram level, an option to hide from view any attributes and members from the class, this would help with Domain level diagrams

Thanks,
Reddog.

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Suggestions and Requests / sequence to collaboration and vv

« on: November 30, 2004, 09:34:46 am »

How a diagram 'auto switch' from sequence to collaboration and v.v. as Together does?

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General Board / How do I list all classes in project?

« on: March 22, 2005, 06:12:48 am »

Hi All,

I want to list selected properties of a set of objects across the project (or in a package) eg the filename property of all classes in a package.

The Find dialog does not allow setting / filtering a package (its global) or allow the selecting of the propeties listed (so I can see which objects I need to edit eg the filename for code generation).

Any ideas?

Reddog.

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General Board / Local path and PHP?

« on: March 22, 2005, 06:23:57 am »

Hi all,

How can I add PHP as an option for the loca path type?

Reddog.

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General Board / Re: Generate sequence diagrams automatically

« on: November 30, 2004, 09:32:26 am »

How about a feature request to EA to have an 'auto switch'
from sequence to collaboration and v.v. as Together does?

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General Board / Re: EA users by country??

« on: December 14, 2004, 01:41:28 am »

Thanks everyone,

I had not realised that the information might be a 'jealously' guarded secret... on a need to know basis etc.

One thing though, I get a very positive feeling about EA from these forums, I have seen some major products getting hammered by its users ( and thats a 'jealously' guarded...)

In fact all the responses I have had during my current evaluation have been really helpfull .....well almost all...  

reddog

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General Board / Re: EA users by country??

« on: December 12, 2004, 04:37:07 pm »

I did not mail [email protected] etc,
because I assumed other EA or potential EA users
might be interested in the country usage breakdown.

I am London based and have used s/w tools
from various counties through the years,
but never one from Australia - at least I don't
think so!

Anyway maybe someone from EA will respond...

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General Board / EA users by country??

« on: December 10, 2004, 06:16:15 am »

Hi,

Can anyone at EA  post info about the % of users they have in various countries?

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General Board / Re: C++ PHP Code generation and attribute types

« on: December 10, 2004, 05:38:04 am »

Thanks for the reply(s).

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General Board / Re: C++ PHP Code generation and attribute types

« on: December 09, 2004, 03:58:02 pm »

Thanks for the info.

I take your point about language and design, it is just that one can switch between java and c++ for code gen/reverse  in Together and that works  fine --- of course it 'don't do' php !!

I had not found the Association Properties dialog etc, so I gave it a try --- but it switchs back to public for each new link, can one set a default other than public??

Also what is the 'configuration - programming language datatype' dialog used for?  

Maybe EA could somehow use this for mapping?

eg in the dialog, for c++
"Common Type" Integer -> "Datatype" int

so maybe , for php
"Common Type" Integer -> "Datatype" var $

Just a thought.

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General Board / C++ PHP Code generation and attribute types

« on: December 08, 2004, 02:47:34 am »

Hi,
I am evaluating EA and I have some code generation questions.

Assume classA has an attribute int age.

If I then generate c++ then that's fine.  
If I later decide classA is to be PHP I end up with int $age;

Q1. Is there any way to design with variables being 'swapped' for appropriate language mappings at generation time? Thus int age; -> var $age;  ?

This could be done in some form of mapping screen, or maybe a 'swap variables for var's' option once we have a PHP dialog under tools- options.  Maybe a swapping options appears if we change the class language mapping?

Of course I can 'dance the dialogs' and change the attributes --- but what if I change my mind and then want java?

Q2. Associations normally map to attribute pointers - thats fine, but they are public, can I force them to be private?

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General Board / Re: Add class attribute with an Association?

« on: December 07, 2004, 01:26:40 am »

Thanks for the reply.

At least I know now!

I think this should be a feature of EA - selectable from the project options maybe.

I will post a feature request.

Reddog.