Bug 112614 - Add support for flowchart editing
Summary: Add support for flowchart editing
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: umbrello
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Umbrello Development Group
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Reported: 2005-09-14 22:35 UTC by greatbunzinni
Modified: 2005-09-15 23:57 UTC (History)
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Description greatbunzinni 2005-09-14 22:35:32 UTC
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.4.2)

It would be nice if umbrello could create and edit good old flowcharts.
Comment 1 Sebastian Stein 2005-09-15 00:24:59 UTC
greatbunzinni@gmail.com <greatbunzinni@gmail.com> [050915 00:19]:
[bugs.kde.org quoted mail]

Flowcharts are not part of UML. You can use all the different dynamic
diagrams like sequence, activity, state, and collaboration diagrams instead.
This should be really enough to visualise any dynamic you can think of.
Therefore I like to ask you to close this feature request, because it really
does not make sense.

Sebastian
Comment 2 Jonathan Riddell 2005-09-15 01:28:13 UTC
Or use Kivio, a general diagramming program.
Comment 3 greatbunzinni 2005-09-15 19:54:41 UTC
So what's the best way to represent algorithms in UML? Activity diagrams? AFAICS they aren't as flexible as flowcharts.
Comment 4 Sebastian Stein 2005-09-15 21:39:23 UTC
greatbunzinni@gmail.com <greatbunzinni@gmail.com> [050915 21:35]:
> So what's the best way to represent algorithms in UML? Activity diagrams?
> AFAICS they aren't as flexible as flowcharts.


My personal opinion is that you should not use UML to describe algorithms.
You should use UML on a more abstract level like interface design,
component collaboration and so forth. If you want to describe an algorithm
like quick sort then use for example a flow chart tool. Anyhow, in such a
case Umbrello is just not the right tool for the task.


Sebastian
Comment 5 vittor 2005-09-15 23:57:11 UTC
Why not using state diagrams ?