MDA Modeler parameter sets

The “Interface” parameter set

Figure 186. The “Interface” parameter set

The ... parameter	is used to ...
Command for invoking external editor	define the external editor used to edit J code.
Create/update MDA diagrams automatically	Indicate that MDA diagrams should be created/updated automatically.

The “Documentation generation” parameter set

Figure 187. The “Documentation generation” parameter set

The ... parameter	is used to ...
Generation directory	define the directory in which all the documentation files will be stored by default.
Message files	define the files that contain the headers of the titles and messages of the documentation generation. This list will be proposed when the product is created. Each file must be separated by a semi-colon (“;”).
Characters generating bulleted lists	define the characters used in notes to identify text sections that are to be presented in the form of bulleted lists. These characters are separated by a semi-colon (“;”).
Convert manual line break to paragraph mark in notes	that carriage returns in notes have to be converted to paragraph marks. If the tickbox is not checked, carriage returns are generated as manual line breaks. In HTML, manual line breaks correspond to the <BR/> tag and paragraph marks correspond to the <P/> tag.

The “Documentation viewers” parameter set

Figure 188. The “Documentation viewers” parameter set

The command ...	is used to ...
ASCII viewer	define the ASCII editing tool.
HTML viewer	define the tool used to view HTML documents (Netscape, Mosaïc, Internet Explorer).
Postscript viewer	define the tool used to view a Postscript document (ghostview).
RTF viewer	define the RTF editing tool (Microsoft Word).
Let Windows start the viewer	indicate whether Windows should determine which viewer to run. If this tickbox is checked, the parameters that define viewers are not used and Windows determines which editor is to be run, according to the type of file and what has been defined in the registry.

The “RTF options” parameter set

Figure 189. The “RTF options” parameter set

The command ...	is used to ...
Word template (".dot")	associate the Word model with the generated document.
Image width for "landscape" mode	define the minimum width expressed in pixels, from which the page containing the diagram is generated in "landscape" mode. This parameter is only used if the width is greater than the height of the diagram.
Image format	indicate the image format that will be used.

Note: Diagrams generated in “landscape” mode appear extended if macros are active. For this, you should check the Microsoft Word security level using the “Tools/Macros/Security” command.

The “HTML options” parameter set

Figure 190. The “HTML options” parameter set

The ... parameter	is used to ...
HTML style sheet (".css")	associate the HTML style sheet with the generated document.
Index generation	generate an index in the HTML document. If the user chooses to generate the index, a hypertext link called "Index" will appear at the top of the page. Clicking on this link displays the index, which is organized alphabetically and according to element type.
Model generation	generate a model explorer in the HTML document. If the user chooses to generate the model explorer, a hypertext link called "Model" will appear at the top of the page. Clicking on this link displays the model explorer.

Note: If both the “Index generation” and “Model generation” options are active, the user can only display either the index or the model explorer at any one time. To switch between the two, he should simply click on the hypertext link corresponding to the other item.