Astah Community Release Notes: 6.4 (March 31,2011)

[Notes for Mac]

  • [Ctrl] key mentioned in this Release Note indicates [Command] key in Mac OS X
  • You cannot drag Diagram Editor's tabs to move sideways on Aqua Look and Feel

  • 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.

New Functions/Improvements

  • One-click to adjust Diagram Editors width/height
  • Improvements on switching On/Off of Draw Suggest feature
    • The draw suggest is disabled while holding Shift key down
    • On/Off of the draw suggest feature is now available with new button on Tool bar
    • On/Off default setting is now available in the System Properties
  • New menu [Depth Arrangement] added to move objects to front/back of others in diagram more easily
    [Bring to Front], [Bring Forward], [Send Backward] and [Send to Back] added under [Depth Arrangement] menu
  • Print Lifeline/Partition name on each page
    To enable to do so, check on [System Properties] - [Print] - [Print name of Lifeline and Partition on each page]
  • Draw Suggest feature is now supported for Port
  • Lane and Lifeline name always appear in blue in the forefront of other objects when scrolling diagram down
  • Now it is easier to move Self-messages
  • [Mac] Dialog sizes are more properly adjusted
  • [Mac] Key bindings are now available

Fixed Bugs

  • [4407] Already-selected multiple messages automatically get unselected after moving them in Sequence Diagram
  • [4376] Some objects are not selectable when they are overlapped with other objects
  • [4414] [Mac] Astah hangs by exporting images when [Resolution to export a diagram to PNG, JPEG files as a bitmap image (DPI)] is set as 71 or low
  • [4401] [Mac] Order of Class's Attributes cannot be changed with [command] + UP/Down key

Existing Bugs

  • [4034] [Mac] Astah could freeze when printing or previewing on Mac OS X 10.5
  • [4005] [Mac] Astah freezes when selecting [Print] - [Save as PDF] on Mac OS X 10.5