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How to create a Diagram Label outside of corresponding Node? [message #503578]

Mon, 14 December 2009 13:41

st oehm

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Registered: October 2009

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Hi all,

following situation: I have a Node that is displayed as an ellipse. Now I would like to have a Diagram Label where I can type the name of the Node, but on the outside of it.

I know there's a property 'External' for every Diagram Label, but I have to include a Child Access to define that the Diagram Label belongs to the Node (couldn't find another way) and because of that the 'External' property is set to 'false' and can't be changed.

Does anyone have an idea on this subject? Help would appreciated be very much.

Thanks and best regards,
stoehm

P.S.: is there a possibility to define that the ellipse of the Node isn't resizable by pulling it apart?

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Re: How to create a Diagram Label outside of corresponding Node? [message #503594 is a reply to message #503578]

Mon, 14 December 2009 20:33

st oehm

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Registered: October 2009

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Ok, I found the property 'Resize Constraint' in the Node definition, so you can scratch the question post scriptum.

I couldn't find the solution to the Diagram Label problem, though.

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Re: How to create a Diagram Label outside of corresponding Node? [message #503788 is a reply to message #503578]

Tue, 15 December 2009 19:03

st oehm

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Registered: October 2009

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I solved the problem.

Simply create a new Diagram Label and set its 'External' property to 'true' in the .gmfgraph file. Then assign this Diagram Label to the 'Feature Label Mapping' of the corresponding Node in the .gmfmap file.

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Re: How to create a Diagram Label outside of corresponding Node? [message #504168 is a reply to message #503788]

Thu, 17 December 2009 09:38

Sven Krause

Messages: 119
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Ho stoehm,

The api says this attribute is settable="false". So means there is no
setter and the xml syntax doesn't know the attribute, since its marked
as transient in the ecore model.

How did you set the "external" property? I'm interrested in using labels
outside the box too.

Sven

stoehm schrieb:
> I solved the problem.
> Simply create a new Diagram Label and set its 'External' property to
> 'true' in the .gmfgraph file. Then assign this Diagram Label to the
> 'Feature Label Mapping' of the corresponding Node in the .gmfmap file.

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