Frequently Asked Questions about Argo/UML v0.7

This file last updated April 25, 1999.

If you don't see the answer to your question, plesae email jrobbins at collab.net.

Q1. Argo/UML will not run. What's wrong?

Argo/UML has worked for hundreds of people and it can work for you. The most common problems are:

  • Forgetting to unzip .zip files: e.g., argouml.zip, swing103.zip, enroll.zip.
  • Setting your CLASSPATH incorrectly. Make sure that you have the right drive letter, that you include .jar files rather than .zip files, and that you spell all directory names properly (several people new to swing have used "swing1.0.3" instead of the correct "swing-1.0.3"). You must include the full path to archive files (*.jar and classes.zip) in your CLASSPATH, including the directory where archive files are stored is not enough.
 
Q2. Which diagram types are supported?
Argo/UML v0.6 supports class, use case, state, activity, and collaboration diagrams. Future versions are planned to support sequence, deployment, and other diagram types. To make a state machine diagram, you must have a class selected; that class will be the context of the state machine. To make an activity diagram, you must have a use case selected; that use case will be the context of the activity diagram. If you create a new class or use case diagram while a package is selected, the new diagram will be placed in the context of that package.
 
Q3. How do I get an Argo/UML diagram into a word processor?
There is no support for interacplication cut and paste in Argo/UML v0.6, however you can use standard screenshots to get a diagram into a word processor. For example, under MS Windows you can press Alt-PrintScreen to make a screenshot of the Argo/UML window. This screenshot is placed on the system clipboard and can be pasted into a word processor. You will probably want to crop the image after it is pasted. One way to get a better diagram screenshot is to "tear-off" the "As Diagram" tab from the main Argo/UML window by double clicking on the "As Diagram" tab.
 
Q4. Can Argo/UML read or write Rational Rose files?
No, but we do support XMI files. XMI is a new standard for interchanging UML models that commercial tool vendors shuld start supporting over the next year.




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