Set Default Behavior

The General page of the Options dialog provides several options for altering the look and behavior of the Project Browser.

To access the General page, select the Tools | Options | General menu option.

Double-click Behavior

In the Double click on browser panel, select the appropriate radio button.
 
SetTreeClick
 

  • Shows Properties - double-clicking an item in the Project Browser opens a Property dialog (if available) for that element
  • Opens Branch - double-clicking an item in the Project Browser expands the tree to show the item's children; if there are no children, nothing happens
  • Opens Branch & Diagram - as above, but also opens the first diagram beneath the item, if applicable.

Enable Free Sorting

In the Project Browser panel, select the Allow Free Sorting checkbox. This enables free sorting of elements in the Project Browser, regardless of element type.

For example, below, the element Object1 has been moved from its original position with the other Object elements, to a point amongst the Class elements.

FreeSorting

You move elements using the Up-arrow (moves the element further up the tree) and Down-arrow (moves the element further down the tree) icons at the end of the Project Browser toolbar.

Show Stereotypes

  1. In the Project Browser panel, select the Show Stereotypes checkbox.
  2. When prompted, shut down and restart Enterprise Architect to enable this change to take effect.

As shown in the above screen, when a stereotype is defined for an element, the stereotype name then displays in front of the element name (see Artifact1, Class R and Object2).

You set the stereotype of an element such as Object1 in its Properties dialog.

ShowStereotypesSetting