On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Dave Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:40:25 -0400, "Tom Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > said: > > I'd love to see the user interface better optimized for lightweight, > > quick, "sketching" of design ideas like I'd do at a whiteboard. > > I would love this too. I see ArgoUML as being of particular interest to > UML learners rather than UML experts (experts probably already have Rose > or something else). Students will want something cheap/free that they > can use to grasp the basics with, focusing mainly on the sketching > rather than the syntax. > > I currently don't use ArgoUML at work for quick sketches because it > takes longer than in a drawing package or on paper. > this is really a problem... at least when comparing a specialized tool (ArgoUML) with a generic tool (a drawing package) it would be nice to compare ArgoUML GUI with other tools and improve ours. but I also agree that localized changes in the current gui are better than redesigning it from scratch... *maas* > On other applications I've seen the use of a basic/advanced mode option > in the bottom right corner of the GUI. In 'basic' mode the interface is > vastly simplified. Perhaps this is an option for ArgoUML. > > Dave > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- - http://www.marcosaurelio.com *1984 +2057 "It is slightly better to be simple than correct." Timothy Finin
