Re: [ubl-dev] UML diagrams

[john hardin <john@sanghainteractive.com>]

Also - in case you haven't seen it yet, there is an excellent new XML 
editor for Eclipse, oxygenXML - http://www.oxygenxml.com/

At 05:17 AM 8/30/2004, Anders W. Tell wrote:
>There is a actually a compromise since OMG has defined Diagram Interchange 
>which is their std way to store diagrams  in XMI files. I believe Poseidon 
>supports it today.
>
>See <http://www.jeckle.de/UML2SVG/> for more information.
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>/anders
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>Tom Gaven wrote:
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>>Agreed, I'd prefer Xmi as well, assuming some there is some tool
>>support.  It's certainly the underlying model I'm after initially, not
>>the picture.  The goal, of course, is to take the models, reuse and
>>extend them. JPEG just doesn't cut it.
>>
>>Tom
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Duane Nickull [mailto:dnickull@adobe.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 
>>2004 3:20 PM
>>To: Tom Gaven
>>Cc: ubl-dev@lists.oasis-open.org
>>Subject: Re: [ubl-dev] UML diagrams
>>
>>
>>There is no standard "native" format  for UML.  It is merely a two 
>>dimensional syntax, nothing more.  I disagree with any notion that UML 
>>should be sent in proprietary formats.  GIF, PDF and JPG and probably as
>>
>>close to ubiquitous standards with free readers as we can get.
>>
>>Most people think that the computer stores the UML in the same format 
>>they see it.  THis is not true.  There is always an underlying 
>>information model instance that provides the details for the rendering 
>>engine to present the UML on the users screen.
>>
>>I would rather use XMI if the majority of UML tools supported it.
>>
>>Duane
>>
>>Tom Gaven wrote:
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>>>I noticed that the UBL distribution ships UML diagrams in jpg/gif 
>>>format.  Is it possible to get these in their native format?  Rational?
>>>
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>>>XMI?
>>>
>>>Thanks, Tom
>>>
>>>
>>
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