Re: Visible UML Comments

[Lars Clausen <lrclause cs uiuc edu>]

On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, mattam netcourrier com wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2002 at 09:01:37AM -0500, Lars Clausen wrote: 
> > On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, mattam netcourrier com wrote:
> > > Well, the menu code was much of an experiment and I didn't finish it
> > > :) I'm gonna fix this right now, thanks for the pointer.  I'll add
> > > switches for attributes and operations visibility as well.  Any other
> > > switch someone think of ?
> >
> > Abstract class, template class, maybe Suppress Attributes/Operations (I
> > never liked that visible+suppressed thing, is that a normal UML thing?
>
>       I attached a patch for the class object menu with switches for
> visible comments, attributes or operations, and abstract and template
> class toggles.  It uses a workaround to have the menu labels dynamically
> change (show/hide).

As I threatened, I added to the object menu structure the ability to use
CheckMenuItems.  What was formerly just a boolean field active is now a
flag field with flags

DIAMENU_ACTIVE -- user can select the item
DIAMENU_TOGGLE -- this item is a CheckMenuItem
DIAMENU_TOGGLE_ON -- this CheckMenuItem should be checked.

I think that should cover the things you want to do, so you don't need to
do that workaround, but can just have a static structure like in line.c

>       I'm not sure Template class switch is useful, since you need to
> type formal parameters, but why       not?

Oh, right.  Doesn't make much sense, then.  The checkbox for Template class
in the dialog should go away, then.

>       I do not understand what suppress attributes/operations do, as
> they have the same behavior as show attributes/operations. Am I wrong?
> Anyway I don't think they have anything to do with UML, so we can get
> rid of it if nobody sees it as a must. 

They were added by Alex.  

-Lars

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