[Uml-user] Using Umbrello 1.1.1

[Deever, William R]

I recently installed Umbrello 1.1.1 from the SuSE rpm and imported the code
from a project I have had underway for several years at home. With one major
exception, I am quite pleased with the tool. That exception is that it
aborts very frequently-sometimes I only get a minute or two of use between
bombs. I'm really looking forward to the next version in the hope that it
will be more friendly (or perhaps I misinstalled?).

I use Rational Rose and Rose/Real Time at work. The one feature from those
tools that I really miss in Umbrello is being able to place folder icons on
class and use case diagrams. A package realizing one or more interfaces is
the natural way to model the Gang Of Four Façade Pattern, which is fairly
frequent in the early, high level models.

Speaking of packages, one (very low priority) request I have is the ability
to call up a folder Properties dialog and flag the folder as implemented by
a C++ namespace or not (and perhaps there would be other features, options,
etc that would be appropriate to put there also?). I also would like to be
able to place documentation on all items in the browser, both folders and
classes. I tried to document my folders and then noticed that folders do not
have Properties, so I assume there is no hook to hang it on. Classes seem to
lack documentation, even though they do have Properties (I did not see
anything specific about this in the online manual).

Again with low priority:
* is there any way for Umbrello to add to its types pick lists types which
have previously been typed in?
* I did not see any way to document the operations and attributes, although
operation parameters ARE documented
* Is there any way to turn off the type completion feature or activate it on
the fly and for this entry only? (In my project, I have several non-class
types which are prefix-identical to some class names and I have to keep
backspacing as I type the type names, which gets annoying.)

I have also had some trouble dragging browser items to folders-Umbrello
seems to be rather particular about where the drag must end in order for it
to comprehend your intent to place an item in the folder.

Thanks.

William R. Deever
??wrdeever at msn.com