[Uml-devel] [CVS] update: Update of /cvsroot/uml/uml/doc/en

[Jonathan Riddell]

> On Wednesday 27 November 2002 22:24, Jonathan Riddell wrote:
> > Log Message:
> > Moved Class Wizard to Code menu
> > changed Add/remove Languages to Add/remove Generation Languages
> > made appropriate changed to documentation
>
> hmm... I'm sorry but I  have to object the two changes....

Not a thing to be sorry about.

> 1-- Class Wizard is for creating UMLObjects in the modell, altough the name is
> a bit confusing it is NOT a wizard to export or import classes, so I think it
> sould not go into the Code menu....   I dont like it in "File" either... but
> I dont really know where it could go...I'd put it in "File" or "Edit"

My mind agrees but considers the Code menu a better place for it on
balance.

But feel free to reverse it if you wish (that way you get the blame if
other disagree and not me :)

> 2-- While it is through that the selection is only for Code generation I would
> leave it like it was since:
> -- the entry is now too long
> -- the entry is under the code menu, so it should be clear what we are talking
> about

I'd rather have a wide menu then an undescriptive menu item (it confused
me sometimes!).  It's no wider than the Help menu.

> -- maybe in future this option could set the "active language" which would
> influence the code generation, but also maybe load some "UML  Profiles" so
> that you can set the active language for "C++ / Qt", and you would get
> signals and slots as "extra attributes"... of course, the default then should
> be "UML pure". I think the guys at Argo do something similar... you can
> choose between Java and only UML

I'd agree with that.

Jonathan Riddell