Les,
Have you tried the "Return message" in Rose2002? Dik van Leeuwen ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric D. Tarkington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Les Munday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday 3 May 2002 22:01 Subject: Re: (ROSE) Showing activity on a sequence diagram > > > 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 > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************ * 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 *************************************************************************
