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Generally I am happy with NetBean UML tools. However I believe it could be improved to make it more user friendly. Two problems I have so far when I am creating use case diagram. 1. I can not set the Font at one place for all the Use Case widgets I want to use in one diagram. I have to change the font one by one for new use case I add to the diagram. 2. So I am thinking of copying the widget I have set up the properties like fonts and dimenstion etc. I like and create a new one by using the copy and paste function. However the new widget I get on the screen link to the same use case as previous one. Visio will create a new one but inherit all properties for me.
You can use the system options to specify to globally set the font for a model element type. So, for example you can globally change the font for a Use Case, then when you drop a new use case it will have the new font. To open the UI prefereneces dialog do the following: 1. Click on the menu item Tools|Options. 2. Click the Advanced Options button. 3. Navigate to the UML|Presentation option. 4. In the table on the right side of the dialog select the Set Global Colors and Fonts property. 5. Select the Use Case Presentation Element Type. 6. In the table to the right you will see all of the presentation properties. Does this solve the first issue?