Re: [epf-dev] New GMF based diagrams

[Peter Haumer <phaumer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Ana.
See this thread in the newsgroup. There
seems to be also now a new capability in 1.2 that allows you to directly
drag the links into the html tab, which I have not tested myself, yet.
 So check it out and let us know how it works for you.

Peter.




"Peter Haumer" <phaumer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:<f1ml7t$at8$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>...
> When you draw the image map hotspots in your html editor and the tool
> prompts you for the target URL, just type a "dummy" string
that reminds you 
> later which method or process element you want to link to. Once, you
> finished the map copy the html. Go to the EPFC form and switch the
field's 
> rich text editor into the HTML tab. Paste the html. Go back to the
rich text 
> tab and start dragging into the editor below the image all the elements
that 
> your map shall link to. Switch back to html and paste the string of
the new 
> links href values into the respective href references in the image
map above 
> replacing your "dummy" strings.
> 
> Note, that the href format has changed in EPF Composer 1.2. If you
migrate 
> you need to manually fix the hrefs for the image maps.  All other
links that 
> contain a class and guid attribute will be automatically updated by
EPF 
> Composer.
> 
> Peter.
> 
> 
> 
> "Alex Hunt" <ihandojo@xxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:ee6dd644f4fc02b5cd54aca52567805f$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
> > Folks,
> >
> > How do you/what tool do you use to add image maps on images that
you embed 
> > into EPF (to create areas on images with hyperlinks)?
> > I can create an image and overlay an image map using other popular
HTML 
> > editing tools and import the <map> tag in, but how can
I easily associate 
> > each hotspot area with links within EPF itself, e.g., link to
a Role.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > AH
> > 
> 


Thanks and best regards,
Peter Haumer.

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PETER HAUMER, Dr. rer. nat.
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Rational Software | IBM Software Group
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Ana Valente Pereira <apereira@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Hi Peter ... sorry for getting into the loop... but
how can I create the 
image map in the supporting material?

Ana

Peter Haumer wrote:

>
> Hello Maciel.
> You might have see already that the new editor allows drawing some
> free-form objects that you find under the geometric shape toolbox.
>
> You can also replace the diagram with an external image such as a
> Vision capture (e.g. as a gif). To do that create a Supporting 
> Material guidance element, add the image to the Main Description field
> (using the Add Image button). Then right-click the activity you want
> to see that image being used for and select Diagrams -> User Defined
> Diagrams... In the dialog select your Supporting Material element
to 
> replace the activity diagram. The reason why you create a Supporting
> Material page first and not select the image directly is that because
> the Supp Mat element allows you creating an html image map with 
> hotspots in the html editor as well.
>
> Thanks and best regards,
> Peter Haumer.
>
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> Rational Method Composer | Eclipse Process Framework
> Rational Software | IBM Software Group
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> Hello,
>
> I´d like to know if there is intention to enable diagrams 
> customization or some way to import different diagrams file formats
in 
> epf.
>
> I mean that I´d like to be able to mix activity diagrams with other
> diagrams (not necessarily UML diagrams, but more like illustrations,
> etc). Some drawing capabilities as found in tools like Visio, 
> OpenOffice Draw, etc would empower graphical presentation capacity
of 
> EPF.
>
> I´m not suggesting to implement a full featured drawing tool. It would
> be enough being possible to import some graphical file formats, so
you 
> can draw in your preferred drawing tool and only “link” these diagrams
> to method elements.
>
> Currently I´m drawing visually richer diagrams in other tool, saving
a 
> .gif and a MAP and I´m using user defined diagrams, but it´s not 
> pleasant to maintain every link manually.
>
> Congratulations for this great tool you created.
>
> Regards,
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