Chapter 6. Configuring StarUML
This chapter describes in detail the procedures for configuring StarUML™
environments and the available configuration option items.
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General Configuration
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Diagram Configuration
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General View Configuration
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Specific View Configuration
General Configuration
General Configuration is a group of the basic and general option items for the
program. This category includes the [General], [Browser] and
[Collection Editor] subcategories.
[General]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Max. number of undo actions |
30 |
Specifies the maximum number of actions for undo and redo.
The range for numbers of maximum undo is 1~100. |
Recent project files |
10 |
Specifies the maximum number of project files to be kept under the
recent project menu item. The range for
recent project files is 1~20. |
Create backup files |
True |
Specifies whether to create backup files when saving changes. |
Open the New Project dialog box at startup |
True |
Specifies whether to open the new Project dialog box at startup. |
URL of Help Document |
See
description |
Specifies the address of online help of StarUML.
The user don't need to specify this by himself and it is modified by the
release install program of product such as patch and update. The default
address of online help is http://staruml.tigris.org/documentations/doc.html. |
[Browser]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Show stereotypes |
True |
Specifies whether to show the stereotype name for each element in the
model explorer. |
[Collection Editor]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Show stereotypes |
True |
Specifies whether to show the stereotype name for each element in the
collection editor. |
Show visibility with icons |
True |
Specifies whether to show visibility for each element in the collection
editor. |
Show names only |
False |
Specifies whether to show the full expression or the name only for each
element item in the collection editor (e.g. name or the full signature
for an operation). |
Diagram Configuration
Diagram Configuration is a group of the general option items related to
diagrams. This category includes the [Diagram Size], [Grid] and
[Interaction Diagram] subcategories.
[Diagram Size]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Default diagram width |
5000 |
Specifies the maximum diagram width. Adjust this value if the diagram
area is not large enough. The range for
default diagram width is 100~50000. |
Default diagram height |
5000 |
Specifies the maximum diagram height. Adjust this value if the diagram
area is not large enough. The range for
default diagram height is 1~5000. |
[Grid]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Grid width |
4 |
Specifies the width of the grid used for editing diagram.
The range for grid width is 1~20. |
Grid height |
4 |
Specifies the height of the grid used for editing diagrams.
The range for grid height is 1~20. |
Show grid |
True |
Specifies whether to show the grid in diagrams.
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[Interaction Diagram]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Message signature |
Hide |
Specifies how the messages/stimuli will be indicated in sequence or
collaboration diagrams (hide, show type only, show name only, and show
name and type). |
Show sequence number |
True |
Specifies whether the message/stimulus sequence number is shown in
sequence or collaboration diagrams. |
Show Activation |
True |
Specifies whether to show activation by message/stimulus in sequence
diagrams. |
General View Configuration
General View Configuration is a group of the basic and general option items
related to view elements. This category includes the [Default View Style]
and [Default View Format] subcategories.
[Default View Style]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Default fill color |
$00B9FFFF |
Specifies the default fill color for view elements (default is light
yellow). |
Default line color |
$00000080 |
Specifies the default line color for view elements (default is maroon). |
Default font name |
Tahoma |
Specifies the default font face for view elements. |
Default font size |
8 |
Specifies the default font size for view elements.
The range for default font size is 1~50. |
Default font color |
$00000000 |
Specifies the default font color for view elements (default is black). |
[Default View Format]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Line style |
Rectilinear |
Specifies the Line Style for connection elements (either rectilinear or
oblique). |
Show stereotype |
text |
Specifies the default stereotype indication method (text, icon, or hide). |
Show parent name |
False |
Specifies whether to show the name of the parent element that contains
the model element represented by the view element. |
Automatic resize |
False |
Specifies whether to automatically resize view elements. |
Show compartment visibility |
True |
Specifies whether to show compartment visibility for view elements
(e.g., attribute compartment, operation compartment, etc.). |
Show compartment stereotype |
True |
Specifies whether to show compartment stereotype for view elements
(e.g., attribute compartment, operation compartment, etc.). |
Show operation signature |
True |
Specifies whether to show signature when expressing operation elements. |
Show property |
False |
Specifies whether to show the property items (e.g. tagged values,
changeability attribute, etc.) included in view elements. |
Suppress attribute |
False |
Specifies whether to suppress the attributes for class type view
elements. |
Suppress operation |
False |
Specifies whether to suppress the operations for class type view
elements. |
Specific View Configuration
Specific View Configuration is a group of the option items related to specific
views. This category includes the [UseCase View], [Actor View],
[Enumeration View], [Interface View], [Artifact View], [Component View /
Component Instance View] and [Node View / Node Instance View]
subcategories.
[UseCase View] Option
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Show stereotype |
Text |
Specifies the default stereotype indication method for UseCase view
elements (Text, Icon, None, Decoration or hide). |
Suppress attribute |
True |
Specifies whether to suppress the attributes for UseCase view elements. |
Suppress operation |
True |
Specifies whether to suppress the operations for UseCase view elements. |
[Actor View]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Show stereotype |
Text |
Specifies the default stereotype indication method for Actor view
elements (Text, Icon, None, Decoration or hide). |
Suppress attribute |
True |
Specifies whether to suppress the attributes for Actor view elements. |
Suppress operation |
True |
Specifies whether to suppress the operations for Actor view elements. |
[Enumeration View]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Suppress literal |
False |
Specifies whether to suppress the literals for enumeration view elements. |
[Interface View]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Show stereotype |
Icon |
Specifies the default stereotype indication method for interface view
elements (Text, Icon, None, Decoration or hide). |
Suppress attribute |
True |
Specifies whether to suppress the attributes for interface view elements. |
Suppress operation |
True |
Specifies whether to suppress the operations for interface view elements. |
[Artifact View]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Show stereotype |
Decoration |
Specifies the default stereotype indication method for artifact view
elements (Text, Icon, None, Decoration or hide). |
Suppress attribute |
True |
Specifies whether to suppress the attributes for interface view elements. |
Suppress operation |
True |
Specifies whether to suppress the operations for interface view elements. |
[Component View / ComponentInstance View]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Show stereotype |
Text |
Specifies the default stereotype indication method for component and
ComponentInstance view
elements (Text, Icon, None, Decoration or hide) |
[Node View / NodeInstance View]
Options
Option Item |
Default |
Description |
Show stereotype |
Text |
Specifies the default stereotype indication method for node and
NodeInstance view
elements (Text, Icon, None, Decoration or hide) |