Highlight the connections in diagram

[filip.jezek@…]

When working with more advanced networks, it is virtually impossible to avoid mistake, which is then nearly impossible to find.

Two things are missing: mark connection joints (just as in e.g. Dymola) and highlight the connection upon clicking, so one can see its trace, beginning and end.

Have I missed some settings or possibility to see it?

I have seen some people using trial versions of commercial tools to connect model and THEN simulate it using OM. Although the commercial version have A LOT of other helpful features, this is really the basics.

This is actually really important for usability and I wonder it has not been requested before. I tried to search for a similar ticket, but without success.

[anonymous]

If you leave the mouse pointer on a connection for two seconds you see useful info.

[filip.jezek@…]

Replying to anonymous:

If you leave the mouse pointer on a connection for two seconds you see useful info.

Yes, but that gives you no information on where the connection runs exactly - like I said it is very confusing and quite a blocker for complicated models (which is the main advantage of the Modelica language).

Lowering the time interval (or make it adjustable) might help a bit, though not solve the issue.

[anonymous]

Yes, but that gives you no information on where the connection runs exactly - like I said it is very confusing and quite a blocker for complicated models (which is the main advantage of the Modelica language).

I understand your point and agree that dymola's way's much better. But I don't complain particular on OM's way.
I don' agree that modelica favours complex diagrams. For me it is quite the opposite: it favours decomposing complicated models into submodels, so that each individual diagram can have a tidy appearence.

[Adeel Asghar]

We do highlight the connection on selection i.e., when you select the connection you should see small red squares on each connection point. The problem is that the starting and end joints red squares are most of the times hidden behind the connectors, see ticket:4956#comment:12 and all the conversation in the later comments.