View diagram

This screen is where you view a diagram image of registered astah files. You are able to add, edit and delete comments to a diagram in this screen.

Opening a diagram

  1. Login to astah* share
  2. Open a project that includes target diagram from Project list
  3. An astah file list appears, double-click an astah file that includes target diagram
  4. A Diagram list appears, double-click target diagram
  5. Target diagram will be displayed in the screen

Diagram

Manipulating a diagram

Moving a diagram

  1. Hold the left mouse button down on diagram
  2. Drag until the diagram is moved at where you want it to be located
  3. Release the left mouse button

Toolbar

Menu name Icon Description
Print Print
[Print] is used to print the Diagram displayed in the screen.
Zoom Zoom
[Zoom] is used to restore the default zoom rate (100%) of the diagram displayed in the screen.
Zoom In Zoom In [Zoom In] is used to enlarge the diagram displayed in the screen.
Zoom Out Zoom Out [Zoom Out] is used to shrink the diagram displayed in the screen.
Fit in Window Fit in Window [Fit in Window] is used to make the whole diagram image fit in the screen.
Filtering Filtering [Filtering] is used to put a filter to comments to display on the screen.
Reload Reload [Reload] is used to receive the latest comments from server.

Adding a comment to diagram

To add a comment to diagram, double click on a diagram.

Following figure is a sample image of a diagram with two comments(Blue square and yellow one) on it.

Adding a comment to diagra

A comment must be less than 512 characters.

Adding a comment to model

  1. Move a mouse over target model to get it highlighted
    2. Adding a comment to model
  2. Once target model is highlighted, double-click on it
  3. A comment will be appended to the model

Once a comment is appended to a model, the comment will be always attached to the model. When you move a model, its comment as well moves with it.

A comment must be less than 512 characters.

Manipulating a comment

When you move a mouse over a comment, a menu bar appears on the top of the comment.

comment menu

Moving a comment

  1. Click on a comment but outside of its menu bar, and then hold down the left mouse button
  2. Drag the comment while holding down the left mouse button still
  3. Release the left mouse button

Tool Bar of comment

Menu Icon Description
Reply Reply Add a reply to comment. Read "Adding a reply comment" down below.
Permalink Permalink It displays a Permalink URL that points this comment. Read "Permalink" down below for detail.
Color palette Color palette It opens a color palette for comment's background color. Read "Color palette" down below.
Delete Delete It deletes a comment.

Replying to existing comments

  1. Click [Reply] from comment's toolbar menu
  2. A dialog with textarea pops up. Enter text, and then click [OK].
    If you select [Cancel], it cancels replying to a comment and closes the textarea dialog.

    3. Replying to existing comments

You are able to view all reply comments in Comment list. Go to Comment list for details.

A reply comment must be less than 512 characters.

Permalink

  1. Click [Permalink] from comment's toolbar menu
  2. A permalink URL that points the comment appears

    3. Permalink

By clicking [copy] button on the right of dialog, you can copy the permalink URL to clipboard.

To close the Permalink dialog, click close on the right top of the Permalink dialog.

For more details about Permalink, go to Permalink.

Color palette

  1. Click [Color palette] from comment's toolbar menu
  2. A color palette appears
  3. Choose a color you want to put for comment's background

    4. Color palette

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