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Common preferences

In Common section of the Settings window you can specify the defaults for the graph editor, visualisation of the nodes and the appearance of the text notes.

Editor settings

Common editor preferences

  • Background color - the color of the editor canvas. Default background is white.
  • Show grid - show or hide the adaptive grid in the editor panel. The grid is shown by default
  • Show rulers - show or hide the rulers on left and top edges of the editor panel. The rulers are shown by default.
  • Icon width (pixels, 8-256) - size of the pictograms for tool buttons. Icons are 24 pixels by default.
  • Debug clipboard - switch on or off the propagation of copied part of the graph from the local clipboard into the system clipboard as an XML text. The XML represents the mathematical and visual aspects of the copied sub-graph. By default this feature is switched off.

Visual settings

Common visual preferences

  • Base size (cm) - size of the nodes. It is 1.00cm by default.
  • Stroke width (cm) - width of the node outlines. It is 0.10 by default
  • Border color - color of the nodes outline. Default is black.
  • Fill color - background color of the nodes. Default is white.
  • Show component labels - show or hide the textual labels associated with the nodes. The labels are visible by default. You can control the visibility of labels by clicking the corresponding small button in the top-left corner of the editor panel.
  • Label position - predefined label position for newly created nodes. The labels are positioned above the nodes by default.
  • Label color - font color for the labels of newly created nodes. The labels are black by default.
  • Show component names - show or hide the unique IDs of the nodes. The IDs are visible by default. You can control the visibility of node IDs by clicking the corresponding small button in the top-left corner of the editor panel.
  • Name position - predefined position for IDs of newly created nodes. The IDs are positioned below the nodes by default.
  • Name color - font color for the IDs of newly created nodes. The IDs are blue by default.
  • Use enabled component foreground - highlight or not the outlines of enabled components, e.g. in simulation. The borders of enabled components are highlighted by default.
  • Enabled component foreground - border color of the enabled component. It is orange by default.
  • Use enabled component background - highlight or not the background of enabled components, e.g. in simulation. The background of enabled components is highlighted by default.
  • Enabled component background - fill color of the enabled component. It is orange by default.
  • Minimal redraw interval (ms) - time interval between subsequent redraws of the editor panel. By default the editor is redrawn not more often than every 20ms.

Comment settings

Common comment preferences

  • Base size (cm) - size of the empty comment field when first inserted in the graph editor. It is 1.00cm by default.
  • Stroke width (cm) - width of the dashed line around the textual note. It is 0.02cm by default.
  • Text color - color of the textual note font. It is black by default.
  • Border color - color of the dashed line around the textual note. It is grey by default.
  • Fill color - background color of the textual note. It is a tinge of light yellow by default.