Node properties dialog

To manually edit graphical properties and data values associated with all currently selected nodes, you can use the node properties dialog. It is assessed either by right-clicking a selected node and choosing properties... (see node context menu), or via the properties... entry in the nodes menu.

The node properties dialog has three tabs:

graphical properties

general

changes the graphical appearance of the node, namely

• shape - rectangle (square, resp.), ellipse (circle, resp.) and others
• color - none, a prespecified or any other
• transparency
• border style - one of various sizes and line types
• border color
• x-coordinate
• y-coordinate
• width of selected shape
• height of selected shape

label

changes the graphical appearance of the node label, namely

• label visibility
• label font color
• label font type
• label font size
• label background color
• label border color
• label rotation angle - zero for horizontal presentation
• label model - invoking potential label positions
• label position - according to selected label model

data values

attributes

changes any attribute data values, including the label text