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tanja

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Cannot select label of composite assoc.end
« on: September 21, 2010, 06:26:21 pm »
It does not seem possible to select and move the label of an association end that is composite or shared (black or white diamond). Clicking on the diamond makes the label selected for formatting and such, but does not allow me to place it where I want - the only choice is "default position", which is often far away from the diamond.

So, to move such a label, I have to change the association end to be non-shared (several clicks), then move the label, then bring back the diamond (several clicks again) => trial & error - quite annoying...

Is there an option to allow selecting and moving this kind of label freely? Or, is this a bug?

EA 7.5 (850), Windows 7
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Re: Cannot select label of composite assoc.end
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2010, 06:29:46 pm »
Seems like a bug to me.
It still exists in version 8.0.862.

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Re: Cannot select label of composite assoc.end
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2010, 06:37:02 pm »
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Seems like a bug to me.
It still exists in version 8.0.862.

Geert

Just filed it as a bug: http://www.sparxsystems.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1285058155/0
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Re: Cannot select label of composite assoc.end
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2010, 06:55:03 pm »
I suppose you also sent it to Sparx using the link on the bottom of the page?
Posting a topic on the forum alone won't get your issue on the dev backlog at Sparx.

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Re: Cannot select label of composite assoc.end
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2010, 07:13:55 pm »
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I suppose you also sent it to Sparx using the link on the bottom of the page?
Posting a topic on the forum alone won't get your issue on the dev backlog at Sparx.

Geert
Done :-)
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Re: Cannot select label of composite assoc.end
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2010, 08:49:46 am »
Yeah it's a bug. You can select the label, but EA isn't taking the size of the composition diamond into account so thinks it's that much (the length of the diamond) closer to the end of the connector. (A work-around until it gets fixed)
« Last Edit: September 22, 2010, 08:51:37 am by KP »
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Re: Cannot select label of composite assoc.end
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2010, 03:34:34 pm »
Yep,

Just tested it. The workaround goes as follows:
- Zoom in to the maximum
- Start clicking away in the void between the label and the connector line untill the label gets selected
- Move the label using Shift-arrow (trying to move with the mouse usually deselects the label)

I think the current workaround as suggested by tanja (set aggregationkind to none, move label, set aggregationkind to composite) is a lot faster (and less frustrating).

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