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authorJochen Becher <jochen_becher@gmx.de>2017-07-21 15:41:50 +0200
committerJochen Becher <jochen_becher@gmx.de>2017-07-25 04:05:52 +0000
commitc8962c34baae380f7db9840da419998007411226 (patch)
tree6f39443ec39d6615bf5e705daca9eb2d2234083e
parent2da3a4ab43ad266db880c5afbbd39ab2b6e772f8 (diff)
ModelEditor: Add a bit of documentation for new features
Change-Id: I08ca964652f2594d30d5576b5d956d97e01a4ef8 Reviewed-by: Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>
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@@ -71,10 +71,16 @@
\endlist
You can group elements by surrounding them with a boundary. When you move
- the boundary, all elements within it are moved together. Similarly, classes
- that you lay on packages are moved with the packages. You can move
- individual elements and modify their properties (5) by selecting them. You
- can also use \e multiselection to group elements temporarily.
+ the boundary, all elements within it are moved together. Similary drag
+ a swimlane to the diagram. When you move the swimlane all elements right
+ to the swimlane (for vertical swimlanes) or below it (for horizontal swimlanes)
+ will be moved together. A vertical swimlane is created when you drop the
+ swimlane icon on the top border of the diagram and a horizontal swimlane
+ is created when you drop the icon near the left border.
+
+ Classes or other objects that you lay on packages are moved with the packages.
+ You can move individual elements and modify their properties (5) by selecting
+ them. You can also use \e multiselection to group elements temporarily.
Drag the mouse over elements to select them and apply actions such as
changing their \e stereotype or color. A stereotype is a classifier for
@@ -399,7 +405,9 @@
For more information about the available options, see \e standard.def
in the \e share/qtcreator/modeleditor directory in the \QC installation
- directory.
+ directory. It describes also how to define custom relation types
+ and templates for existing types (such as a composition relation that
+ can be drawn between classes).
You can add your own definition file and save it with the file extension
\e .def to add custom colors and icons for stereotypes, elements, or tool