is losing your edits in a dialog boxes a bug?

Question

Hi,

I am reporting a very frustrating behaviour in yEd v3.14.3, Java u1.8.0_51.

1. create a graph (e.g. .graphml type)
2. add a shape to the graph
   • drag a square from the Shape Nodes tool (e.g.).
3. Show the Properties dialogue
   • Right click on the shape and
   • Select Properties
4. Type some text into (say) Text label textbox
   • Do NOT press apply
5. Move the mouse outside the dialog box
   • So the dialogue loses focus
   • So far I've only seen this when the mouse is shifted off the dialogue
6. The text entered in step #4 has been replaced by whatever was there originally.
   • I find this extremely annoying
   • I cite it as a bug:
   • The dialogue text box should keep the last text entered unless the user clicks [Cancel].
   • The semantics are unclear, it seems that [OK] and [Apply] are the same operation.
7. This happens on all the fields in dialogue boxes.
   • It causes all manner or errors in diagrams.
   • It took me some time to realise WHY values weren't being updated or boxes resized in response to changes made in dialogue boxes.
   • It produces errors.  For example if I copy a UML class and edit but move the mouse too much before I save, the 'new' class still has to old attributes when I save it; unless I notice the failure to keep the edits.

I hope this can be fiexed in the next update.

Many thanks,

  Will

Comments

Step 6 only occurs if you move the mouse (into and) out of a table or pool node.

Unfortunately, for technical and conceptual reasons it is very difficult for us to improve this situation.