Astah Community Release Notes: 6.5 (September 29,2011)

[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:35
    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

  • Now you are able to represent association lines in shared style horizontally.
  • You can synchronize the modification of System Properties to the current project property timely as you are modifying it.
  • [Export Image] now exports the whole diagram always.
  • Alignment features are now supported for lines, FreeHand lines and Highlighters.
  • Now you are able to delete State's entry, do, exit and event with delete key in Statemachine diagram directly.
  • When the Suggest Feature is turned off, you can turn it on by holding [Shift] key down.
    • Improvements on API
      • Now API can read information of model elements on Communication Diagrams.
      • API can read information of InstanceSpecification.
  • When exporting files, any prohibited characters will be removed automatically so the export does not fail.
  • Improved an error message that appears when it fails to create new files to advise more clear reasons.
  • Improved to make it easier to select relationship lines on diagram.
  • Improved the Line Style buttons to have all different type of lines gathered in one dropdown button.
  • Improved the color gradation for model elements.

Fixed Bugs

  • [2729] Changing an index of Messages could cause an exception in Communication Diagram.
  • [2774] An execution occurrence could not be updated after deleting self-messages.
  • [3546] Some model information cannot be moved into another partition all at once.
  • [3546] Some model information cannot be moved into right or bottom partition all at once.
  • [4138] Changing parent of a Part from its [Association EndB] tab in the Property View does not update on a diagram.
  • [4421] Top Menu view gets broken sometimes after selecting dropdown buttons from them.
  • [4429] Copied partitions get pasted in wrong place in Flowchart and Activity diagrams.
  • [4435] [Com] Check mark does not appear on [Icon Notation] on Pop-up menu in the diagram.
  • [4437] Deleting child partitions do not delete actions inside in them in Activiti diagrams.
  • [4442][4443] [Paste Style] menu does not paste background color of rectangles.
  • [4447] Dragging models could drag their connected lines together.
  • [4448] [Partial Auto Layout] menu moves lines and freehands to right down automatically.
  • [4464] Suggest Feature creates relationships with a wrong origin model.
  • [4497] Clicking a relationship line show bended rubber band in the diagram.
  • [4511] [View] - [Fit to Window] - [Fit to Window] does not work.
  • [4517] Dropping a jpeg image to Diagram Editor could throw an exception.
  • [4525]While Look&Feel is Aqua or Motif, Astah does not remember which folder it used the last.
  • [4530] When you select and move models with partitions all together at once, partitions would be left behind.
  • [4539] Astah wouldn't load images inserted on diagrams depending on the Java version Astah runs on.
  • [4543] It wouldn't allow Array type to be specified for Template Binding's Actual Parameter type.
  • [4570] An invalid model would be created by hiding Port from Part's Pop-up menu if the Port has a Note connected with Noteanchor.
  • [4571] [Auto Resize] menu is duplicated on the Pop-up menu of Control Classes.
  • [4576] Nested Classes would disappear after being copied & pasted if those were shown in [Shared Style].
  • [4587] An exception occurs by adding a constraint to Dependencies or Generalizations while no models are selected and displayed in the Property View.
  • [4588] Nothing happens when you try to add constraints to Dependencies or Generalizations while those are not displayed in the Property View.
  • [4623] A default filter for File chooser dialog is not proper if Astah is launched on Java 7.

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