Thomas said: > Furthermore, it is not clear how ArgoUML should create a new project (you > only adressed the opening of a > project). I don't like to have a nagging dialog on startup and/or when > clicking "New". It's better to put an UML > version choice into "Edit -> Preferences" for new projects (where settings > for new projects are anyway).
I had assumed that when we have released support for UML2 then all new projects would be UML2. Regards Bob On 16 May 2011 17:41, Thomas Neustupny <[email protected]> wrote: > Ho Bib, <-- sorry typo ;-) > > this would be a great improvement, if one could switch between UML 1&2 on a > project basis, not during startup! So here's my opinion. > > I like the "Keep .zargo .uml for UML 1.4 only" option most (C+D), because the > current file format is not good for model interchange and team collaboration. > Furthermore, I've seen that AndroMDA requires xmi files to have a .uml > extension, which collides with our .uml. Option D (folder structure) seems > best. Maybe we can also use ".zargo" as an alternative format for the > compressed folder structure to support envionments that reserved "zargo" for > the ArgoUML application, but that's optional (but would probably allow for > UML version distinction via content examination). > > Furthermore, it is not clear how ArgoUML should create a new project (you > only adressed the opening of a project). I don't like to have a nagging > dialog on startup and/or when clicking "New". It's better to put an UML > version choice into "Edit -> Preferences" for new projects (where settings > for new projects are anyway). > > That's my opinion. > > Thomas > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- >> Datum: Sat, 14 May 2011 13:16:25 -0700 >> Von: Mark Fortner <[email protected]> >> An: [email protected] >> Betreff: Re: [argouml-dev] Getting rid of UML1.4 vs UML2 mode when UML2 goes >> live > >> Hi Bob, >> Taking a quick peek at the zargo file format, it occurs to me that we >> could >> use the settings/notationlanguage tag found in the *.argo file located >> inside the .zargo file. When the user loads the file, we could check to >> see >> what version the file was saved in, and startup in the appropriate mode. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mark >> >> >> On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Bob Tarling <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > I'd hope that when we first go live with UML2 that we will no longer >> > be expecting the user to select the mode of startup for ArgoUML in >> > advance. >> > >> > I'd hope it would be possible to load either UML1.4 or UML2 without a >> > restart. >> > >> > I'm interested in any thought of how we might achieve this. >> > >> > At ArgoUML startup we need to default to UML2 for any new projects but >> > if someone then attempts to load a UML1.4 we want to load it >> > seemlessly with no mode changes. >> > >> > If we are in UML2 mode then how do we determine that the user is >> > trying to load a UML1.4 file? >> > >> > Option A) >> > Give the user checkbox on the open file dialog to specify that this is >> > UML1.4 >> > >> > Option B) >> > Load the file first assuming it is UML2 and if it fails then retry in >> > UML1.4 mode. >> > >> > Option C) >> > Keep .zargo .uml for UML 1.4 only. For UML2 save files use the >> > extensions .zargo2, .uml2. When reloading a file ArgoUML will know as >> > soon as the file has been chosen what mode to load it in. >> > >> > Option D) >> > Keep .zargo .uml for UML 1.4 only. For UML2 save files in a project >> > folder structure. There may be some benefits in using a project >> > directory structure to save a project in the same way that Papyrus >> > does. A folder represents the project and individual files are stored >> > in the folder instead of within a zip file. This has the benefit that >> > we won't get problems with corrupted zip file when running out of >> > memory during save. >> > >> > On top of this we may well have a lot of tedious work to change the >> > pattern through our code of Model.getInterface().doSomething(). If >> > different projects can be using different model implementations then >> > we can't just go through Model all the time. >> > >> > Creating a project should have a reference to the model implementation >> > passed to it and then that reference should be used by anything >> > relating to that project. >> > >> > However myProject.getModel().getInterface().doSomething() will be even >> > more tedious than what we currently have. We could probably provide >> > helpers in the Project interface and so allow >> > myProject().getInterface().doSomething() >> > >> > Having just typed all the above I think of the obvious alternative. >> > >> > We could insist UML1.4 users stick to an older version of ArgoUML once >> > we have gone to UML2. It will certainly save a lot of effort with all >> > the above (although doesn't necessarily discount doing some of it >> > anyway). We may have to do a few defect releases of the UML1.4 version >> > but most effort can then go into UML2. >> > >> > What are your thoughts to any of the above? >> > >> > Bob >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > >> http://argouml.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=450&dsMessageId=2736546 >> > >> > 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=2736556 >> >> 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]] > > -- > NEU: FreePhone - kostenlos mobil telefonieren und surfen! > Jetzt informieren: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freephone > > ------------------------------------------------------ > http://argouml.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=450&dsMessageId=2738253 > > 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=2738259 To unsubscribe from this discussion, e-mail: [[email protected]]. 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