Note that I may have made the issue seem less extreme than it is. When I said CreateObjectAction, CallBehaviourAction and DestroyObjectAction are all rounded rectangles
Those are the only 3 Action nodes that I have placed on the activity diagram so far. My work is by no means complete in adding the rest. If you look at the Action interface in UML2 you'll find that there are over 40 concrete classes that implement that interface. I'm not sure if all of those are appropriate for activity diagrams, I'm still just picking things up as a I go along. But assuming we only need half of these then can we really describe each one of these adequately with a small icon? Bob On 6 May 2011 19:31, Bob Tarling <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally I'd prefer the icons look more like the Figs themselves and > I'd have been quite happy with the same icon for different tool > buttons so long as the name is also displayed on the button. > > If the icon really doesn't look like the Fig at all then that is just > as much reason to display the text on the button as well. > > I can't say I care too much though and it gives me one less thing to do :-) > > I'll create an issue to introduce a vertical diagram bar but also give > the user a configuration option to go back to horizontal display. > > Anyone can then tackle any of this. > > Cheers > > Bob > > On 6 May 2011 14:20, Thomas Neustupny <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> +1 for separate icons, and also for putting them next to each other in the >> existing horizontal toolbar (no dropdown box). Michiel, I like your proposal. >> >> If we'd go with vertical toolbars, then for all diagrams at once. >> >> Just my opinion on this. >> >> Thomas >> >> -------- Original-Nachricht -------- >>> Datum: Fri, 06 May 2011 14:12:23 +0200 >>> Von: Michiel van der Wulp <[email protected]> >>> An: [email protected] >>> Betreff: Re: [argouml-dev] Tools not clear in UML2 activity diagram >> >>> On 06-05-11 12:12, Bob Tarling wrote: >>> > In the activity diagram there are several diagram elements that are >>> > the same shape but are actually different element types >>> > >>> > e.g. >>> > CreateObjectAction, CallBehaviourAction and DestroyObjectAction are >>> > all rounded rectangles >>> > ActivityParameterNode, CentralBufferNode, DataStoreNode are all >>> rectangles >>> > The tool in the toolbar for each of these at the moment is just a >>> > symbol for a rounded rectangle or a rectangle. Its not clear what >>> > specific type it is for without hovering over the tool. >>> > >>> > We could try and add detail to the icon but I think that would be >>> > difficult to get the detail in and not particularly clear. >>> >>> >>> I have enough ideas to make some different icons for each. Please let me >>> handle this. >>> The CallBehaviourAction may use the icon of the UML1 CallState, with its >>> "()" symbol. >>> And for the Create and Destroy ObjectActions the symbols from the former >>> UML1 Actions can be used (The circle "birth" symbol for create and the >>> cross for destroy). >>> >>> IMHO we should make different icons even if that will not solve the >>> complete issue. >>> >>> > My suggestions to resolve this is to change the toolbar to display >>> > vertically down the left hand side of the diagram ... >>> >>> That would be better indeed. Nowadays PC screens are much wider than >>> high... >>> You mean to do this for all diagram toolbars in ArgoUML? >>> >>> One other remark: Maybe it is better not to combine the 3 square >>> elements in one drop-down in the toolbar? Idem for the 3 rounded >>> rectangle elements. Just put them as separate icons next to each other. >>> >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> Michiel >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------ >>> http://argouml.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=450&dsMessageId=2732083 >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this discussion, e-mail: >>> [[email protected]]. >>> To be allowed to post to the list contact the mailing list moderator, >>> email: [[email protected]] >> >> -- >> Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir >> belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de >> >> ------------------------------------------------------ >> http://argouml.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=450&dsMessageId=2732097 >> >> To unsubscribe from this discussion, e-mail: >> [[email protected]]. >> To be allowed to post to the list contact the mailing list moderator, email: >> [[email protected]] >> > ------------------------------------------------------ http://argouml.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=450&dsMessageId=2732177 To unsubscribe from this discussion, e-mail: [[email protected]]. To be allowed to post to the list contact the mailing list moderator, email: [[email protected]]
