Chapter 6. Settings

General Settings

Options for the General Settings in Umbrello UML Modeller

Options for the General Settings in Umbrello UML Modeller

Miscellaneous

  • The option Enable undo allows undoing a previous action.

  • Use new C++/Java/Ruby generators lets the user select either the old or new code generators

  • Turn on footer and page numbers when printing when selected, prints diagram information for the diagram being printed and the page number.

  • Use tabbed diagrams gives the option of having multiple tabbed diagram windows open at a time.

Autosave

  • Enable autosave gives a choice to autosave the file.

  • Select auto-save time interval (mins): allows setting the time before the file is autosaved.

  • Set autosave suffix: defaults to .xmi but allows a different file extension to be set.

Startup

  • Load last project if set, always loads the last work project upon program startup.

  • Start new project with: gives a choice of which UML diagram type to start with in a new project.

  • Default Language: is a setting for the default programming language used.

Notifications

  • Enable all messages is an option to either see all notifications or a reduced set of notifications.

  • Enable 'delete association' related messages ensures that you will receive all messages of this type if checked.

  • Enable 'delete diagram' related messages will enable all messages of this type if checked.