Global Diagram Preferences
Option | Description |
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Reset Tool After Changes | If enabled, resets the tool to the Select tool after you add a node to the diagram.
Default: Enabled. |
Auto Hide Scrollbars | If enabled, then when the complete contents can display in the space available, scrollbars are hidden.
If not enabled, scrollbars remain. Default: Auto hide scrollbars is enabled. |
Show Tooltips | If enabled, you can see the tooltips when you hover the mouse on an element in the diagram.
Default: Show Tooltips is enabled. |
Link Types | Shows the links as straight lines or curved lines.
Default: Straight. |
Run Layout On Changes | After adding or deleting a node or an edge, refreshes the layout of the diagram. The layout options are None, Incremental, and Full.
Default: None. |
Animation | You can specify how a diagram behaves while it is changing from one layout option to another. Animation options allow you to see the nodes and edges moving from one arrangement to another. If you disable animation, the display simply switches from one kind of layout to another.
Fade: When enabled, the diagram transitions from faded out to fully colored state. The transition completes in the duration specified in the Layout duration option. Interpolation: When enabled, the nodes and edges appear to move from one layout to another, when you select a different layout. The transition completes in the duration specified in the Layout duration option. Viewport Change: Enables the interpolation animation when the viewport changes as a result of zooming. If enabled, the zoom change is reflected gradually with animation. By default, animation is enabled along with Fade, Interpolation and Viewport Change. Duration: The time taken by animation to complete. Layout: Time, in milliseconds, for the layout change to complete. Applicable to the interpolation and fade options. Default for Layout: 500 Viewport Change: Time, in milliseconds, for the viewport change to complete. Default for Viewport Change: 1000 |
Opaque Movement | Interactive Zoom Sensitivity specifies the sensitivity of the mouse in interactive zooming.
Pan Sensitivity specifies the sensitivity of the mouse in panning. Default: Opaque Movement is enabled, Interactive Zoom Sensitivity is 200.0, and Pan Sensitivity is 1.0. |
Magnify Tool | The size the zoom window, and the level of zoom.
Default: Window Size is 250, and Zoom Level is 3. |
The preferences for all types of diagrams are listed in the following table. The preferences are organized alphabetically and not grouped according to the diagram types.