Changing UML State is straight forward – just use ToolMake to add a new property and change the default settings + a few lines of code to add the header change I also added. This is a compromise on my earlier Connection Point – I decided to change the default to Free and implement Free as no CP’s shown for now. I have already changed Start and Exit symbols and that is basically most of what I need right now – the next step is to change Flow lines. This means I keep existing functionality (for now), but change default behavior only.
I keep praising ToolMaker, the utility I decided to make som time back. It is a simple table driven aproach to change properties and the generated code automatically make the usable in diagrams and set up the editor for them. This is also a lesson learned because the amount of work they have saved me is increadible due to the watse number or properties.
Another tool I really start to like is the Copy function that allows me to copy diagrams into emails and documents (below) – I still have work to do on Clipboard and Print, but I am using the Copy function daily now. In the end I decided to only convert text and background colors on a hard-coded scheme (for now).
