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Changing element attributes

Element attributes control how elements are rendered.

Example attributes:

  • character to use to draw a box
  • ASCII or Unicode characters
  • filled shapes or not
  • …

Using the context menu in the GUI

Only one element attributes can be changed.

change_element_attribute_mouse

Using the keyboard bindings

Multiple elements can be selected and modified.

Binding:

  • «e» enters the element operation group
  • «?» sub group for the element you want to change

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Copy-Paste attributes to other elements

Also under the element operation group, there are two operations:

Copy the attributes from an element

Select one element then :

Binding:

  • «e» enters the element operation group
  • «c» copy the attributes

Paste the attributes

Select one or more element then :

Binding:

  • «e» enters the element operation group
  • «p» paste the attributes

copy_paste_element_attributes

Paste the control attributes

Select one or more element then :

Binding:

- «e»       enters the element operation group
- «Shift+P» paste the control attributes

paste_element_control_attributes

The control attributes of the element are as follows:

  • AUTOCONNECT_DISABLED
  • OPTIMIZE_DISABLED
  • CROSSOVER_DISABLED
  • NOT_CONNECTABLE_START
  • NOT_CONNECTABLE_END
  • ALLOW_BORDER_CONNECTION
  • AUTO_SHRINK
  • RESIZABLE
  • EDITABLE

interactive wirl arrow

The following bindings make it easy to interactively work with a wirl arrow:

Binding:

  • «Ctrl+Alt+mouse-1» Wirl arrow add section
  • «Ctrl+Alt+d» Wirl arrow insert flex point
  • «Ctrl+Alt+motion» Arrow to mouse

They will used the currently copied appearance and control properties.

changing_element_attributes_and_interactive_arrow_appearance

changing_element_attributes_and_interactive_arrow_control

See: mouse

Quick links and Orthogonal links use the current appearance properties.

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