Re: Enhancement Request: "Notes" fields in UML mode
From: "Clayton L. Scott" <tex engsoc carleton ca>
To: <dia-list gnome org>
Subject: Re: Enhancement Request: "Notes" fields in UML mode
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:53:41 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Andre Kloss wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Clayton L. Scott wrote:
>
> > We would really like to see a "Notes" field available per Class,
> > Attribute and Operation in the UML mode. These notes are not required
> > to be displayed in the diagram, only stored in the final XML format.
> > Ideally this field would be an 80 column text box.
> Well, once UrShapes are working, it should be easy to add such a box
> just by editing some XML.
Are they any URLs for documentation for the changes and
flexibilty that this will provide? Does anone have a tentative timeline
about how it is progressing?
> > The reason we're asking for this is we're generating code from Diagrams
> > and thought that this would be a useful feature for us to add blocks of
> > code or comments but generic enough that others could use it as well.
> The reason I'm answering here is that I want to do the same, but I'd
> use much more sophisticated functionality than that. ;)
What functionality would that be. I'm very curious!
>
> > Is anyone interested in adding this?
> Let's see what we can do...
Excellent, thank you.
Clayton