Astah Community Release Notes: 6.3(November 26, 2010)

[System Environment for Mac OS X]

  • Apple Computer, Inc. Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment version 1.6.0_20 or later
  • Mac OS X 10.6.2 or higher
  • Intel Processor

[Notes for Mac OS X]

  • [Ctrl] key mentioned in this Release Note indicates [Command] key in Mac OS X

[What's NOT supported in Mac OS X]

  • While Aqua Look and Feel is applied, you can't move tabs sideways on Diagram Editor by dragging them
  • Customize of Keybinds is not supported
  • Model Version:34
    Astah files (.asta) are upward compatible. If the files have been edited by the newer model version of Astah, they cannot be opened in the older model version.

[System Environment]

  • Sun Microsystems JDK 6 Update 16(JRE 6 Update 16) or later is required
  • Astah community no longer runs on JDK1.4,JDK5

[Bundled Java version]

  • JRE 6 Update 22

New Functions

More models available for Suggest feature

  • Sequence Diagram: Synchronous Message / Asynchronous Message
    • Icon button appears when you put your mouse over a lifeline, execution specification, InteractionUse or Frame
  • Communication Diagram: Message
    • Icon button appears when you put your mouse over a link only when the link is drawn in straight line, not curved type

Customizing Keybinds [NOT supported in Mac]

  • You are able to customize shortcut keys to use in Astah as you like.
    • [How to change the Shortcut keys]
      • 1. Close Astah
      • 2. Copy the "astah-key.properties_org" in Astah install folder to Userhome\.astah\community and save it as "astah-key.properties"
      • 3. Open "astah-key.properties" and remove "#" from the line of Shortcut key you want to change and set the key value (xxx.key)
      • 4. Save the "astah-key.properties" and then restart Astah
    • [Notes]
      • Do not make duplicated keys
      • By default, some different operations share the same Shortcut key(xxx.key), if you want to change one of them, make sure to change them all
      • If you re-install Astah such as doing version up etc, please adjust the difference between the new "astah-key.properties_org" and your customized "astah-key.properties" file

Shortcut key changed

  • Shortcut key to add Attributes is changed from Ctrl+F to Ctrl+R

    Auto-scroll support while modifying texts in diagram

    • Now Astah automatically scrolls while you are modifying texts in Diagram Editor

      More model can be created by double-clicking on diagram

      • You are able to create a Part by double-clicking on structured class in Composite Structure Diagram

      New option added about Software Update (Windows only)

      • Following option is newly added on System Properties
        • [System Properties] - [Software Update Information] - [Use Proxy settings from Internet Explorer (Only on Windows)] Default: ON

      Improvements on API

      • IconDescription added to obtain Icon description
      • IDiagramViewManager added to manage the Diagram view
      • IIconManager added to manage Icon
      • IViewManager added to manage view
      • IViewManager getViewManager() method added to ProjectAccessor. It returns the Interface, which manipulates the view.
      • IConnector[] getConnectors() added to IAttribute. It returns the connector.
      • New methods added to ProjectAccessor to get information about edition, version and also model version.
        • String getAstahEdition()
          • Obtain current Astah's edition
        • String getAstahVersion()
          • Obtain current Astah's version
        • int getProjectModelVersion()
          • Obtain model version of Astah project you currently work on
        • int getAstahModelVersion()
          • Obtain model version of Astah you currently use
        • String getAstahAPIVersion()
          • Obtain version of Astah API
        • int getAstahAPIModelVersion()
          • Obtain Model version when saving model by using Astah API

      Fixed Bugs

      • [4326] A warning message now appears if a default model to open by [File] - [New By Template] has Reference models
      • [4325] Internal IDs are not initialized sometimes when creating a new file by [File] - [New By Template] (Invalid models may be generated by merging this project file with others.)
      • [4324] The width of State in Statemachine Diagram does not change even though vertical region is added while the Auto Resize is off
      • [4298] Name of Required Interface would not be displayed after deleting a Realization of Provided Interface which connects with the Required Interface from Diagram or Model
      • [4296] Submachine Name in [Submachine] tab of Statemachine State property will not be automatically set when creating a Submachine State by dragging a Statemachine Diagram from Structure Tree to Diagram (Same as CallBehavior Action in Activity Diagram)
      • [4294] External Part does not be depicted in dashed line when selecting [Show Part] from Structured Class's Pop-up menu if the Structured Class is drawn on Diagram by dragging it from the Structure Tree
      • [4293] [Tool] - [Correct Model] - [Correct Invalid Models] command does not correct certain invalid models
      • [4264] [OK] button of [System Properties] windows does not work right after creating a new project
      • [4259] Two messages appear overlapped when you create one from Lifeline to InteractionUse and vice versa. Furthermore, by dragging one of them to move would place the message on wrong spot
      • [4252] Selections in the Combo-box of Operation of Message's Property appear wrongly if the Message's target lifeline's Base Class has two Operations with same name but different Return Value
      • [4233] It is unable to specify a Template Parameter for [Actual Parameter] of Template Parameter tab of TemplateBinding's Property
      • [4214] Necessary templates are not included in the selection of Class chooser combo-box
      • [4185] Moving CombinedFragment could get the message out off the execution specification
      • [4172] Improved the button label in [Stereotype Color Map] dialog
      • [4165] Improved the hover display of Lifeline in Sequence Diagram and Partition in Activity Diagram
      • [4113] It should not allow Template Parameters of ones other than Parent Class to be selected for Part Type
      • [4323] [MacOS] All buttons are not shown on [Set Color for Stereotype] dialog when you open it
      • [4309] [MacOS] Path error could occur by turning [Copy all formats of images to Clipboard with Ctrl+C] on the System Properties
      • [4290] [MacOS] Wrong text is included on tooltip of ZoomIn/ZoomOut
      • [4265] [MacOS] [Ctrl＋C] mentioned in System Properties does not apply to Mac OS X

      Existing Bugs

      • When modifying a multiplicity of Associations directly, the entered multiplicity will be set as a Role name
      • [4222] [MacOS] You are not able to rename Subsystem right after creating one
      • [4034] [MacOS] Astah freezes when printing or previewing on Mac OS X 10.5
      • [4005] [MacOS] Astah freezes when selecting [Print] - [Save as PDF] on Mac OS X 10.5