5.4.0
Description
This release of UML2 includes a number of enhancements to better support the community. The New and Noteworthy items for Photon are described here.
API Certification
The project leadership certifies that the APIs in this release are "Eclipse Quality".
Architectural Issues
No change.
Security Issues
None.
Non-Code Aspects
- Documentation hosted at http://www.eclipse.org/modeling/mdt/?project=uml2
- Documentation (FAQ, Javadoc, articles, etc.) available at http://wiki.eclipse.org/MDT/UML2
- Example features/plug-ins available
Conforms To UI/UX Guidelines
Yes (document review in detail)
Usability Details
- Sample tools haven't changed
- UML2 5.4 conforms to Eclipse User Interface Guidelines
- Eclipse platform standard i18n support used where applicable/possible; stand-alone deployment uses equivalent J2SE APIs
- ICU4J is used but optional; stand-alone deployments delegate to corresponding J2SE 5.0 APIs when ICU not available
- Language packs will be created as part of an Eclipse Translation Project
- Eclipse platform APIs used to provide accessible UI
End of Life
No change.
Standards
UML2 5.4 is compliant with UML 2.5.
Communities
- Interaction in Bugzilla
- Activity on the newsgroup
- Collaboration with other projects at Eclipse
This release is part of Eclipse Photon