Re: What is "parenting" and how does it work?

[Lars Ræder Clausen <lars raeder dk>]

On Tue, 2009-05-26 at 11:12 +0200, David wrote:
> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Lars RÃder Clausen <lars raeder dk> wrote:
> > Parenting is a way to enclose objects in other objects.  Only a few
> > objects can currently be parents, the only one I can remember right away
> > is the Large Package object in the UML sheet. There are two ways to use
> > it: You can create objects directly in a parent object, or you can
> > attach existing objects that are on top of a parent object.
>
> Ok, thanks for the info!
>
> So, it looks like Parenting is like a special type of group, where one
> object acts as a container for others, and you are still able to
> manipulate the objects within to some degree. Unlike regular groups
> where all you can do is move the group around (eg: you can't resize
> groups afaict).

Sorta. The implementations are currently very different, but I did some
work on a new group system where they actually use the same methods.
Didn't quite get it to work before I left my Linux box.

> Might you consider adding the info you provided to the docs sometime?
> It may reduce the number of noob questions on the mailing list a bit.

Let me take a look at that.

-Lars