Linked document : symbol "A" not displaying on diagram elements EA version 16

[matEgis31]

Hi,

help ! help !

On EA version 16 (build 1622) the symbol "A" is not displaying on diagram Elements.
Impossible for users to know if there is a linked document attached to one element by a visual control.
Do you face the same problem ?

Best regards
Mathieu

[Geert Bellekens]

There is an option somewhere to show/hide the little red A.

I don't remember where exactly

Geert

[matEgis31]

i did not see where to set this parameter, and in sparx help nothing is mentionned.
it's only said "A symbol" is displayed by default , strange , isn't it ?

Come on ! nobody else faces this issue ?

bye all

[wivel]

Hi

I think it depends on the MDG. I use BPMN2 extensively, and here the 'A Symbol' is not showing even when the element, mainly Activities, have linked documents attached.

Really annoying.

Henrik

[qwerty]

This is because they render shapes with shape script. And there is no vade-me-cum for the A (at least I don't remember one). And placing such text in the right coolr, size and location is difficult to impossibe.

q.

[Geert Bellekens]

This is because they render shapes with shape script. And there is no vade-me-cum for the A (at least I don't remember one). And placing such text in the right coolr, size and location is difficult to impossibe.

q.

I don't think it's actually that difficult at all.
I've "drawn" many letters in the past using shapescripts. A capital A is one the easy ones.

Geert

[qwerty]

Well, in RED? How?

q.

[Geert Bellekens]

Well, in RED? How?

q.

Is that a challenge? Accepted!

Give me some time...

Geert

[Geert Bellekens]

Here's the result


from this shapescript:

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decoration linkedDocument
{
orientation="se";
AddSubShape("redA",35,35, 50, 0);
shape redA
{
SetPenColor(255,0,0);
moveto(20,100);
lineto(85,0);
lineto(100,100);
moveto(42,73);
lineto(93,73);
}
}
On the left the original, on the right my version
Not 100% the same, but close enough I would guess.

Geert

[jfzouain]

Gert

The difference is only the font, just add a line to change the font.
Voila. will be the same.

[qwerty]

@Geert, phew! I'm getting old :-(

@jfzouain, well then. Here's the 2nd challenge. Alter the font in shape script.

q.

[wivel]

Now all we need it for Sparx to implement it 

Henrik

[qwerty]

If it were 20 years ago I would have said: ETA mid May. Nowadays I would add "year unknown" :-/

q.

[matEgis31]

ok thanks for your answers ! will wait for a fix ! really annoying !
thanks geert for shape script ! nice job !
have a good day

[Takeshi K]

Hello Mathieu,

Please check the 'Display Linked Document Icon' checkbox in the Properties window for diagrams.
This is the option which Geert mentioned in the answer of your first post.

HTH,