Author Topic: Tabbed MDI Windows for Diagrams (Read 23294 times)

CAE · « **on:** June 11, 2003, 12:17:08 pm »

Please, I'm beggin' ya, implement an MDI interface so that I can switch between multiple diagrams.

The way VS.NET works would be ideal (tabs across the top of the diagram area, showing the open diagrams).

During design, I'm constantly switching between diagrams (mostly to lookup a method on a class in another package).

During construction, I'm constantly switching between sequence diagrams and class hierarchy for the classes involved.

Russ_McClelland · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2003, 08:25:21 am »

Even better would be to add the diagram windows directly into VS.NET as well as having a stand alone product. The project explorer could be added in to make the integration more complete.

EoinWoods · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2003, 02:52:39 am »

I'd second this. Some way of being able to have 2 diagrams on screen at once (or at least to swap between them easily without saving).

Fenric · « **Reply #3 on:** August 11, 2003, 02:21:48 pm »

Thirded. (??)

VS.NET's has done spoiled me rotten. (And affected my used-to-be-stellar grammar. )

DMT · « **Reply #4 on:** August 18, 2003, 03:38:43 pm »

I end up opening three copies of EA every morning because I need to easily switch between three diagrams while I work.

It's a pain in the you-know-what.

kelly_sumrall · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2003, 05:37:34 am »

I'm jumpin' on this band wagon. I use this feature everyday in Visual Studio, and it would be nice to have in EA.

mbc · « **Reply #6 on:** August 19, 2003, 06:54:07 am »

Yes, let's have multiple diagrams open at once PLEEEASE!

It doesn't seem to be in the 3.60 beta, does it?

Mikkel

DMT · « **Reply #7 on:** August 19, 2003, 07:13:27 am »

Yes, I was unpleasantly surprised to open 3.60 Beta and not see this feature. This was the one feature that I thought was going to be in there, but wasn't.

(I thought "tear-off tabbed windows" outlined in the list of features inwas referring to this feature that we all need.)

JourneymanDave · « **Reply #8 on:** August 20, 2003, 12:16:45 pm »

Here, here... I'd agree with most of the opinions expressed above. This would be a non-trivial productivity enhancement for me.

mbc · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2003, 01:35:48 am »

Sparks, please note from the length of this thread that this is something we REALLY need.

Everyone else who agrees, please let yourself be known in this thread - just to emphasize how many users see this as an important feature.

Mikkel

jvogt · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2003, 05:56:35 am »

Definitely a needed feature. Numerous members of my team have also made this request.

Jesse

JohnH · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2003, 09:59:05 am »

Not only multiple diagrams, but multiple element detail windows too. Why always have to close one before looking into another?

SpoonsJTD · « **Reply #12 on:** August 22, 2003, 02:33:53 pm »

One of the few disadvantages (with a whole lot of advantages) of having your UI look-and-feel like another popular tool (VS.NET) -- everybody wants all the gadgets of that tool in yours too!

mbc · « **Reply #13 on:** August 25, 2003, 02:12:49 am »

I have never tried VS.NET but I still need 2 open diagrams when I construct use case realizations (class diagram and sequence diagram).

Mikkel

DMT · « **Reply #14 on:** August 26, 2003, 11:15:30 am »

I just broke my previous record--I had 4 copies of EA open all day yesterday.

It's a freakin' pain in the butt to try keeping track of which EA instance is displaying which diagram. I probably spent 5% of my time yesterday flipping through EA instances to figure out which one was the correct one.

Even with a dual-monitor setup, it's a big pain dealing with multiple instances.

Have I mentioned that tabbed windows to have multiple diagrams open at once would be a great productivity booster for me?

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