Modeler:8/Environment

Environment Options

Desktop properties:

• Show Toolbar
• Auto activate windows on drag over
• Show welcome screen at startup
• Interface Style (MDI, SDI or IDE)
• Show tooltips
• Show fly over hints
• Autosnap Windows
• Autosnap Screen

File options:

• Undo after save: It enables the user to undo model changes even after having saved the ig(g) file.
• Auto archive: This will automatically archive existing project files before the project is saved.
• Cleanup archives: This will compress the amount of archives to a scheme which keeps all files within the last hour, every hourly archive within the last 24 hour period, daily archive within the last week, weekly archives within the past month, monthly archives within the last year, and a yearly archive for all times.
• Auto save: This will save the files every "x" minutes.
• Save diagram extra's: Upon saving diagram files, users can also make an automated save to different file formats (E.g: JPG, PNG, HTML, Embedded HTML)
• Start new repository with: When starting a new IG file, CaseTalk can do nothing, ask for an expression, of open an expression file.

Re-Factoring: These options make advanced editing menu items visible in the repository task menu. These clearly deviate from the traditional and formal method of FCO-IM, and are added only for advanced and experienced modellers who feel the need to create otft's first and add expression later. Well-formednes rules still check the model and require verified expressions.

• Create Fact Type
• Create Object Type
• Create Label Type
• Create Sub Type
• Alter Role Played By

Experimental:

• Expression Unification