Node properties dialog
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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