Global attributes for entire (sub)graphs

» Specified by

   node.attribute: value
   edge.attribute: value

» Valid for all nodes/edges

• Unless stated otherwise in particular node/edge specification
• Until the global attribute is changed again
• Otherwise, until the end of (sub)graph

» Global edge attributes are valid for all kinds of edges, including back, near and bent near edges

Default global attribute values

        color:       white
   node.color:       white
   node.label:       node title
   node.shape:       box
   node.textcolor:   black
   node.bordercolor: node.textcolor
   node.borderstyle: solid
   node.borderwidth: 2

   edge.color:          black
   edge.label:          none
   edge.linestyle:      solid
   edge.thickness:      2
   edge.arrowstyle:     solid
   edge.arrowsize:      10
   edge.arrowcolor:     edge.color
   edge.backarrowstyle: none
   edge.backarrowsize:  0
   edge.backarrowcolor: edge.color

Example (see slide)

   graph: {node.color: lightblue
           edge.color: darkblue
           node.bordercolor: blue

   node: { title: "aiSee" }
   node: { title: " GDL " }
   node: { title: "AbsInt" textcolor:0 color:9 bordercolor:2 }

   edge: { source:"AbsInt" target:" GDL " linestyle: dotted }
   edge: { source:"AbsInt" target:"aiSee" }

          }

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• Attributes of summary nodes/edges

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Last modified on 11 May 2004 by webmaster. © 2002-2004 AbsInt.
URL: http://www.aisee.com/gdl/nutshell/defaults.htm

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