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Fonts, background colors and icons can all be selected or changed for nodes and clusters.
The same dialog box appears for clusters and nodes to set the fonts, background color of cluster window, the icon to represent the cluster and so on. In this section we describe the settings that control the cluster or node appearance.
• Select Design>Cluster (Node)>New (Edit) to bring up the Cluster/Node Dialog Box New Cluster/Node Dialog Box
Name of Cluster
Enter the name of the cluster in the first field. You may enter an unlimited number of characters.
Description of Cluster
Enter a description for the cluster in the second field. You may enter an unlimited number of characters. They will appear as the pop up description.
Selecting font for title
Select the style of font, size of font and style of font(italics, bold, etc.) for the cluster window title using the three buttons here.
Selecting font for icon
Select the type of font, size of font and style of font(italics, bold, etc.) for the cluster icon title using the three buttons here.
Changing the Icon
Click the Change Icon button with your mouse and select a new icon by double clicking on the one you want from among those that appear in the Icon Chooser dialog box. You can also browse for and select fonts from a different directory than the default one which is the c:/Program Files/Super Decisions/Icons directory.. The selected new icon will appear in the Editing dialog box. Save to exit the dialog. To switch back and forth from the icon to the window double click on the icon or the background of the cluster window.
Double click the icon you want to select it. Browse to a different directory to select an icon of your own (.jpg files work best)
Changing Window Color
Click the Change Color button with your mouse and select a new color by double clicking on the one you want from the Color dialog box that appears. Select the OK button to effect the color change.
Edit Dialog box
A dialog box like the one shown below is used to create and edit node and cluster names and
appearances. To cause it to appear for editing the Design>Edit menu may be used or right-click on the node or cluster and select Edit Node or Edit Cluster from the menu that appears.
Note: the Make Connections icon must not be turned on (i.e., depressed) in order for the Editing dialog box to appear.
Name of Node/Cluster
Type the name in the first field. You may enter as many characters as you like, including spaces and special characters like $, though it is recommended that you stick to 12 or fewer for display purposes. Use the description field to elaborate. Names will be shown truncated as required for space in the comparison screens. Tab to move to the description field or click with the mouse.
Description of Node/Cluster
Type a description in the area labeled Description. There may be an unlimited number of characters. A description copied to the Windows clipboard in another application may be pasted here by clicking with the
mouse in the area then simultaneously pressing the keys <Ctrl><v>.
Main Font selection
To change the type of font used for the name of the cluster window or node, use the three buttons here: type of font, size of font, style of font.
Font selection for Cluster/Node Icons
A cluster window can be minimized to an icon by double-clicking on it (and restored by double-clicking again).
the window double click on the icon or the node text box window.
Changing Node Text Box Color
Click the Change Color button with your mouse and select a new color by double clicking on the one you want from the Color dialog box that appears. Select the OK button to effect the color change.
Saving Changes
Click the Save button to permanently effect the creating/editing selections you have made for this node. If the dialog box disappears before you have a chance to save your changes, it has probably been minimized and is now located on the bottom Window Menu bar. Double-click on it to open it up again and click on the Save button.
Selecting Fonts/Colors/Icons for Clusters
Main Font
This is the font used for the title of the expanded window view of the cluster. Left click the buttons under Main Font to select font characteristics. See the cluster named Voters below to see the currently
selected font: times roman, 12 pt., Normal.
You can double-click anywhere on a cluster to shrink it to an iconized view shown below.
Icon Font This is the font used for the title of the iconized view of the cluster shown below. Left click the buttons under Icon Font to select font characteristics for the icon. Double-click on the icon to expand it again to the window view.
Change Icon Double-click the Change Icon button to select an icon image. You can also select a blank icon for no image. The current images are in the directory c:/Program Files/Super Decisions/icons and are .gif files. Other picture formats such as .jpg can also be used. To use your own image files click the Change Directory button, then type the path to the directory where your image files are located. Click the Update List button, then click the Done button to see the images. You can now select one and double-click to make it the new icon image.
Change Color Double-click the Change Color button to select a new background color for the cluster window.
Cluster window with above selected color