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Jean Minnaar
Attempting to use Visio 2003 on Win XP SP2:
Here is a sample of the frustrations I go through very time try to use Visio
for any diagramming:
I started a Visio instance specifying block diagrams as template. While
working on “page1†I had a hard time selecting multiple components (to copy).
I used to have to use the shift key (weird!). Not too bad so far as I
eventually get multiple objects copied at a tim but not after I had to put
them in a group to copy. That should not have been necessary. The border I
added around these particular components (and moved to the background so the
children would be visible) just cannot be selected with the children – via
shift or ctrl key plus mouse click.
So page one gets done eventually. I insert page two and turn it landscape.
I search for “uml sequence†and get the resultant objects I need. I start
putting Object Lifelines on the page. When I start putting Message (call)s
on the page, I am unable to specify the appropriate text for them as this is
not a UML (who cares) file.
I start another Visio instance this time specifying UML as the starting
point. Go to File/Page Setup and specify landscape. Only it is not turned.
Finally I figure out that I need to go to the Page Setup dialog and on the
Page Size tab specify “Same as printer paper size†to get what I want. I
“select all†on the sequence diagram page I had on the previous “fileâ€, copy
and paste onto the new file/page. But all the text in the Object Lifelines
are now lost. I reenter them and start adding the messages and returns
between the objects. I stretch one of the activation lines and half the
Object Lifelines loose their text I entered. I delete a message and I loose
yet another Object Lifeline’s text.
I have worked with Visio back when it was THE sample application for OLE
implementation. But today unless you become some kind of expert in Visio, it
is a useless product.
All I want to do is drag the appropriate controls onto the drawing, hit F2
and enter the appropriate text. When I get a "protected" message I use right
click/properties and go enter the text there. Either way I loose text every
so often. Is there not a light version or mode of Visio that is simpler to
use?
Thank you.
Jean.
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Here is a sample of the frustrations I go through very time try to use Visio
for any diagramming:
I started a Visio instance specifying block diagrams as template. While
working on “page1†I had a hard time selecting multiple components (to copy).
I used to have to use the shift key (weird!). Not too bad so far as I
eventually get multiple objects copied at a tim but not after I had to put
them in a group to copy. That should not have been necessary. The border I
added around these particular components (and moved to the background so the
children would be visible) just cannot be selected with the children – via
shift or ctrl key plus mouse click.
So page one gets done eventually. I insert page two and turn it landscape.
I search for “uml sequence†and get the resultant objects I need. I start
putting Object Lifelines on the page. When I start putting Message (call)s
on the page, I am unable to specify the appropriate text for them as this is
not a UML (who cares) file.
I start another Visio instance this time specifying UML as the starting
point. Go to File/Page Setup and specify landscape. Only it is not turned.
Finally I figure out that I need to go to the Page Setup dialog and on the
Page Size tab specify “Same as printer paper size†to get what I want. I
“select all†on the sequence diagram page I had on the previous “fileâ€, copy
and paste onto the new file/page. But all the text in the Object Lifelines
are now lost. I reenter them and start adding the messages and returns
between the objects. I stretch one of the activation lines and half the
Object Lifelines loose their text I entered. I delete a message and I loose
yet another Object Lifeline’s text.
I have worked with Visio back when it was THE sample application for OLE
implementation. But today unless you become some kind of expert in Visio, it
is a useless product.
All I want to do is drag the appropriate controls onto the drawing, hit F2
and enter the appropriate text. When I get a "protected" message I use right
click/properties and go enter the text there. Either way I loose text every
so often. Is there not a light version or mode of Visio that is simpler to
use?
Thank you.
Jean.
----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...4d4804caa67&dg=microsoft.public.visio.general