State Diagrams

Tablet UML recognizes the following elements in State diagrams:

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Initial State

Indicates the start of the diagram. Shown as a solid dot; but you only have to draw a circle.

Initial states have a standard context menu.

Final State

Indicates a point where the diagram terminates. Shown as "target" (a dot in a circle); but you only have to draw a double-circle, all as one smooth stroke.

Final states have a standard context menu.

State

Indicates a state or a condition of the system (or of some subsystem). Shown as a rounded rectangle; but you only have to draw a rectangle.

States have a modified context menu:

Besides commands from the standard context menu, this menu contains the following commands:

Edit Events...: Lets you edit events of your state as described under Editing States.
Show All Events: Makes all events of the state visible.
Hide All Events: Makes all events of the state invisible.
Show Selected States...: Opens a dialog to let you select which events of the state will be visible.

See Editing States for details on how to add events to your state.

Transition,
Note Attachment

See Connectors.

Note
See Notes.

If your Tablet PC pen supports a barrel button or barrel switch, you can easily override the default recognizer rules, and choose the recognized element for each shape that you draw. If you draw a stroke with the barrel button pressed, the automatic recognizer will be temporarily disabled; and when you finish the stroke, the context menu will appear, allowing you to manually recognize the stroke (as described under Context Menus)

Icon	Meaning	Drawing Samples
Initial State	Indicates the start of the diagram. Shown as a solid dot; but you only have to draw a circle. Initial states have a standard context menu.
Final State	Indicates a point where the diagram terminates. Shown as "target" (a dot in a circle); but you only have to draw a double-circle, all as one smooth stroke. Final states have a standard context menu.
State	Indicates a state or a condition of the system (or of some subsystem). Shown as a rounded rectangle; but you only have to draw a rectangle. States have a modified context menu: Besides commands from the standard context menu, this menu contains the following commands: Edit Events...: Lets you edit events of your state as described under Editing States. Show All Events: Makes all events of the state visible. Hide All Events: Makes all events of the state invisible. Show Selected States...: Opens a dialog to let you select which events of the state will be visible. See Editing States for details on how to add events to your state.
Transition, Note Attachment	See Connectors.
Note	See Notes.

State Diagrams

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