Adjust the output port order (reorder ports visually by moving them up or down)

Absolutely agree. The ability to reorder ports on both the input and output side would really help to enable tidier workspaces.

Thanks for your comments.

In addition to the above, there is a case I think can be improved.It will also help to make the canvas clean and tidy too.

For example, I often use FeatureMerger, but I use the Merged port more often. Even so, I can't hide the other 4 ports, which makes a lot of extra space to be occupied.

I want to be able to provide users with a function that can hide unnecessary ports.

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Good idea!

Would be really useful, also being able to hide or minimise some of the unused ports might be good as well.

I also think some kind of graphic that helps clear up crossed streams would be good, almost like representation in cartography for roads and bridges, to make crossed lines a little easier to follow. OK bad example but kinda like below;

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"Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light."

"Total protonic reversal!"

Ghostbuster nerd out! Showing your age there Dave!

This would be really helpful!

It's in FME 2016.1 beta! Just right click on a port and you can move it up or down. Hiding seems a bridge too far for now though. If folks like that please file a separate idea.

Oh,It's really a good news, I already tried it. Seems everything is perfect.

Now, it seems can only through the right-click menu operation, if can use Ctrl + left mouse button to move it too may be more convenient.

Just to follow-up on Dale's comment - this is now in FME 2016.1 due for release this week:

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wow, fantastic! Any input/output port can be moved up down, in 2016.1 beta.

Still don't have your 'hide' option...but we'll keep thinking....

This has been released as part of FME 2016.1 . Visit http://www.safe.com/downloads to download and try it.

but there's a problem. If you rearange all those port, then try to open fmw in 2016.0 or earlier, all ports get to default position, but there are no crossings! Basically older version restarts ports of transformer but preserves connections, which is wrong. Example (looking at picture of this Idea): You upped Line port of TopologyBuilder so connections are now parallel, and saved fmw. If you open fmw in 2016.0 connections are still parallel but Node and Line port are reverted to default (instead FeatureMerger try SpatialFilter since version error will pop up while opening).

So, I was thinking, that it'll be a good idea if, like in every case earlier, some error message should pop up (when opening fmw in 2016.0) so that you know that ports are reverted. What do you guys think?