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----- ----- wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the quick reply,
>
> I am using CellML 1.1....PCEnv
>
> To put the (...And when I have imported the same component twice,....)
> question into context:
>
> I have created an import file consisting of 2 components (a and b).
> I have created another import file consisting of 2 components (a and c).
>
> I have imported both of the IMPORT files into 1 single file
> ( But in the 2nd file, I have renamed 'a' as 'a2'....using
> component_ref:a and name_ref:a2)
>
> Everything works fine, but when I am selecting properties to be shown
> on the graph, My options (for components) are : a
> a
> c.
>
> My question is
> : Is there anyway to name them such that my
> components options when drawing a graph are : a
> a2
>
> c ?
Hi Habib,

The naming of components on the graph control is something that I am
interested in improving. I am not sure that it would be as simple as you
suggest - after all, you can import a component to multiple levels, and
there can be components pulled in due to the grouping facilities in
CellML which do not have a name supplied in the importing model.

One option for future improvements which I suggested when someone else
came to me with the same issue was to have multiple levels of context
menu mirroring the import structure in the graph control. So for
example, instead of the current two-level Component => Variable menu, it
could be:

Component => Variable (all names based on their names in the top level
model, even if they are imported).
Import URL => Component (named as in the imported model) => Variable
Import URL => Import URL => Component
and so on. Note that the same imported component would be listed more
than once, but under potentially different names.

The only problem with the above is that the same model can be imported
more than once, and so identifying components which are implicitly
imported more than once due to grouping would be problematic.

The other option would be to put components under other components
following the encapsulation hierarchy in CellML, in which case we
probably could use the name from the highest level the component is
imported to.

Thanks for your feedback on PCEnv.

Best regards,
Andrew

>
> Thanks again.
>
>
>> From: Andrew Miller <ak.miller at auckland.ac.nz>
>> To: CellML Discussion List <cellml-discussion at cellml.org>
>> CC: habib_lafir at hotmail.com
>> Subject: Re: [cellml-discussion] CellML technical question.
>> Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:30:26 +1200
>>
>> ----- ----- wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I would like to know why multiple files appear in the right side of
>>> window when I open just ONE import file ? Can I do anything to
>>> change this ?
>>>
>> Hi Habib,
>>
>> Just so we have some context to put your question in, would you be
>> able to describe what software package these results occur in? As far
>> as I am aware, PCEnv is the only visual editing environment to
>> support imports in CellML, but I am having trouble relating what part
>> of PCEnv you would be referring to, as PCEnv puts graphs on the right
>> hand side by default, which are completely user-defined.
>>
>>> And when I have imported the same component twice, and I change the
>>> reference name for one of the components, Shouldnt the component
>>> have that new name (so i can differentiate when using graphs and
>>> such) ?
>>>
>> Imported components generally need two or more names (depending on
>> how many times they are imported, because an imported component can
>> be further imported), and which one is used does of course depend on
>> what context they are referred to in. Unfortunately, it is not always
>> as simple as taking the 'top most' name, because importing one
>> component will often bring in others with it due to the encapsulation
>> mechanisms in CellML.
>>
>> Perhaps if you could describe specifically where a component name is
>> appearing on the UI that you think is not the best one to be using,
>> we can discuss how this could be improved.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Andrew
>>
>
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• [cellml-discussion] CellML technical question., ----- -----, 08/01/2007
  • [cellml-discussion] CellML technical question., Andrew Miller, 08/01/2007
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