Re: UML-Conformity

[Andrew Ross <aross westnet com au>]

On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 02:52, RittervomNie web de wrote:
> > > > I wouldn't switch it off, since that would no doubt result in a bug
> > > > filed to have it added as a feature, even though it's already there
> > > > (although it could do with some improvement). There is already a bug or
> > > > two filed about text placement (roles, association names, and
> > > > multiplicities) for UML associations and messages:
> >
> > The thing to do (and I'm mentioning this in bug 65430) is to have a
> > default placement but also a handle so the user can adjust it.  Such a
> > handle is used in several other objects.  The switch between automatically
> > placed and user-placed should be controlled in the same way as
> > auto-routing for zig-zag lines.  Good little project for somebody with a
> > bit of time on their hands.
>
> On the other hand these properties are usless. I must use the text element to 
> display multiplicities, roles and message names.

Why would you need the text element, when the only issue with
multiplicities, roles, message names etc is their poor automatic
placement? The two bugs I previously mentioned (65430 and 118313) raise
two different approaches to solving this problem (improve automatic
placement, and provide a manual placement option), and it looks both
will (eventually) be implemented - yay!

Cheers

Andrew