I just tried ArgoUML. It is OK - of course there is no integration with IDEA (but one with NetBeans). I really think IDEA should have some capabilities along this line. The hierarchy browser shows that the intention is there - now it needs to be brought to a conclusion.
>Christian, > >I just ran across this the other day. It is a bit immature, but looks to >hold great promise for a free UML tool. > > <a href='http://argouml.tigris.org/' >target='_top'>http://argouml.tigris.org/</a> > >-sms > >-----Original Message----- >From: Christian Sell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thu, February 07, 2002 6:39 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [Eap-list] feature request - project class view > > >Hello, > >I just happened to use IDEA for a type of task I initially assumed it would >be well suited for, but came to realize it was by far was not as good at as >I had hoped. > >The task was to understand a pre-existing project with a reasonably >complicated class hierarchy. I had before me a bunch of classes, spread over >several packages, of whom I wanted to quickly understand which of them were >part of inheritance hierarchies, and which implemented interfaces internal >or external to the project. > >I found that the only tool IDEA offered which seemed to be useful for this >task was the Hierarchy view - but it turned out that my initial suspicion, >which I had when I first heard about it, was true - the Hierarchy view is of >rather limited use, as it only shows the hierachy of one class, and you >cannot have several Hierarchies open at the same time. Right now, all I can >do is click through every individual class and try to somehow remember the >dependencies. > >My suggestion is to consider whether it would make sense to add some >"high-level analysis" features to IDEA instead of further extending its >"low-level coding" intelligence (maybe both ;-)). What I really would have >needed is a class diagram which showed the dependencies and relationships of >ALL classes in my project at one glance (or two) - be it as UML icons or in >any other way. In fact I am considering to get me some external tool for >this (hopefully there is a free one), but I really think this should be part >of the IDE, as IDEA already has all the knowledge - it would just have to >present it visually.. > >Hooray for a Project Class Diagram!! > >regards, >Christian Sell _______________________________________________ Eap-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list
