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Bug: 2nd table added w. immed dpnds - Reapply Layout didn't

First off, I had diagrammed the entire DB - not something you planned on us doing... However, once that's done and the initial Table and its immediate dependencies were selected, then "Invert", then "Hide", then "Layout: Circular" was applied, I needed to pull in another related table (a few hours of analysis and modification later, I'll add).

Having selected the table in the "Objects in Diagram" list, I added its immediate dependencies. It happened that the 2nd table was in a far-flung area of the diagram relative to the 1st table. The diagram duly morphed to show all the objects "visible". Being the icons looked ant-sized, I supposed that "Reapply Layout" might be the way to get them close together. The button was active, allowed me to click it, RGDT then wobbled the diagram like Jello for a few seconds, and left it as was... Rats!

So, after some Zoom to Fit, Zoom In, Zoom Out, manually trying to snag the tiny icons and move them myself, plus trying other Layout types, it finally submitted and morphed all 14 objects close to each other.

Perhaps there's a bit of a bug in the "Reapply Layout" that overlooks the distance between the sets of unconnected objects under analysis...?
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  • Bart Read
    Hi there,


    Sorry for the problems you've been having, and thanks for reporting this. There certainly were a few problems when applying layouts in the beta, and we've also seen this situation where the diagram wobbles for a short while, and then basically ignores you. However, I've significantly reworked the way this functions under the covers to get rid of this (and other) problems, so you should find it works properly in the final release.


    Thanks,
    Bart
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