Oh, focus of control! I have had similar problems with focus of control bars in Rose from the first time I clapped eyes on them.
The tool definitely knows something about design that I don't know. There are two alternatives: 1) turn off focus of control display 2) use white-out and felt-tip pens on the computer screen -Eric Les Munday wrote: > > I apologise, firstly for not being more precise in my original > question and secondly for Eric's e-mail being rejected. > > Firstly, this is purely a Rose question, and concerns focus > lines on the lifeline of an object in a sequence diagram. > > I show an object activity starting with an incoming message to > its lifeline. This starts a focus line on the object lifeline. > When the object is finished it sends a 'completed' message and > goes idle. > > Unfortunately the focus line continues past the completed > message almost to the end of the lifeline. I can see no way of > terminating the focus at the 'completed' message, which to me > would indicate 'end of activity'. When I resize the focus to > where I want it, it bounces back to the bottom of my diagram. > If I ever do manage to get it near correct, focus lines > inevitably move upon saving and reloading the model. Sometimes > they'll move simply by zooming the model on the screen. > > I need to be able to do this for demonstrating activity to > business folks. I need to show that employee 'x' starts work > when the hooter goes of and finishes work when the the hooter > goes off again. I draw my sequence diagram and it shows > employee x doing loads of overtime, because he's still working > after the second hooter. > > As to the 2nd matter, seeing as how my email contains 50% spam > every day, my email provider spams me themselves and their > email system generally ignores my rules for filtering email, > all I can say is that 'Eric you really must be a special case'. > > Les. > > ---- On Fri, 03 May 2002, Eric D. Tarkington > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > Les Munday wrote: > > > Here's my problem: I wish to show that an object (or actor) > > > receives a message performs an activity, sends a completed > > > message to another object (or actor) then stops. > > > > > > How do you show this on a sequence diagram with Rose? > > > > Les, > > > > What do you mean when you say that the object stops? Calls > the > > destructor? > > > > Could you satisfy your need by showing the object sending a > reflexive > > message, performActivity(), followed by a message to the > other object, > > followed by doing nothing else? > > > > BTW, your email service rejected my reply to > [EMAIL PROTECTED], with > > > > Recipient: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reason: we don't accept mail from spammers > > > > I'm hurt. I may be tedious, but I'm no spammer! > > > > -Eric ************************************************************************ * Rose Forum is a public venue for ideas and discussions. * For technical support, visit http://www.rational.com/support * * Post or Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Subscription Requests: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Archive of messages: * http://www.rational.com/support/usergroups/rose/rose_forum.jsp * Other Requests: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To unsubscribe from the list, please send email * To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Subject: <BLANK> * Body: unsubscribe rose_forum *************************************************************************
