Bob, This seems to work for me, but the activation bar created is the full length of the lifeline. Is there a way to create a 'short' activation bar or modify it once it has been created? Thanks, Anthony
Bob Tarling wrote: > > Our existing diagram implementation allows the user to draw a message > from a lifeline back to itself. > > It's not very obvious how to do this. Try the following. > > 1. Start drawing a message horizontally out from the lifeline > 2. Without releasing the mouse move the mouse down, the line won't > follow but carry on all the same. > 3. Move the mouse back to the lifeline and release. > > I assume this is a part implementation of the "more()" message > demonstrate in Fig 89 of UML Spec 1.4.2 - > http://argouml-sequence.tigris.org/fig89.png > > I'm wondering about how to implement this better from the users > perspective in the new implementation. > > For normal messages at the moment the user has to draw a call message > and then draw a delete message. This would seem painful for a self > referencing message (and could possibly even be automated more for non > self-referencing). > > For self reference messages I'm think that as soon as the user draw a > message back onto the same lifeline then the stacked activation should > get created and positioned from where the draw started to where the > draw ended and both the call and return message are created and > position at either end. > > Another way might be by a new tool where rather than drawing an edge > the user clicks a "Stacked Activation" tool and then simply clicks > anywhere on another existing activation. > > Could I have some feedback on any ideas for this before I create an > issue for Christian. > > Regards > > Bob. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Self-referencing-messages-on-sequence-diagrams-tf4233131.html#a12164409 Sent from the argouml - dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
