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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdesdk/umbrello/introduction.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdesdk/umbrello/introduction.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1869425cc45 --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdesdk/umbrello/introduction.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +<chapter id="introduction"> +<title +>Introduction</title> + +<para +>&umbrello; is a &UML; diagram tool that can support you in the software development process. Especially during the analysis and design phases of this process, &umbrello; will help you to get a high quality product. &UML; can also be used to document your software designs to help you and your fellow developers. </para> +<para +>Having a good model of your software is the best way to communicate with other developers working on the project and with your customers. A good model is extremely important for medium and big-size projects, but it is also very useful for small ones. Even if you are working on a small one man project you will benefit from a good model because it will give you an overview that will help you code things right the first time. </para> +<para +>&UML; is the diagramming language used to describing such models. You can represent your ideas in &UML; using different types of diagrams. &umbrello; 1.2 supports the following types: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem +><para +>Class Diagram</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +>Sequence Diagram</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +>Collaboration Diagram</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +>Use Case Diagram</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +>State Diagram</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +>Activity Diagram</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +>Component Diagram</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +>Deployment Diagram</para +></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para +>More information about &UML; can be found at the website of <ulink url="http://www.omg.org" +><acronym +>OMG</acronym +>, http://www.omg.org</ulink +> who create the &UML; standard. </para> +<para +>We hope you enjoy &umbrello; and that it helps you create high quality software. &umbrello; is Free Software and available at no cost, the only thing we ask from you is to report any bugs, problems, or suggestions to the &umbrello; developers at <email +>uml-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</email +> or <ulink url="http://bugs.kde.org" +>http://bugs.kde.org</ulink +>. </para> +</chapter> |