DiagramElements-Annotation/en

An annotation (notice) inside a Compound block's network may contain arbitrary text or images. Inside the text, certain keywords are recognized and expanded.

Keyword Replacements in Text

%(author)

The name of the author (creator) of the action.

%(creationDate)

The creation time.

%(modifiedBy)

The name of the user which last modified the action.

%(modificationDate)

The last modification time.

%(actionName)

The name of the action (as shown in the project tree on the left)

%(functionID)

The action's functional-ID

%(versionID)

The action's version-ID

%(taggedValue.xxx)

The value of the tagged value named xxx. Tagged values are usually imported from other tools (such as when a diagram is imported from a UML tool, but can also be manually defined.

You can enter those keyword names manually or choose them from an entry in the popup menu.

Annotation Attributes

The look of the annotation can be changed via a dialog, which is opened using the "Attributes" popup menu item:

Textcolor

Color of the text

Backgroundcolor

Color of the background. Choose "No Color" for a transparent background.

Backgroundcolor2

If specified, a secondary color and the background is drawn as a gradient color from backgroundColor1 to backgroundColor2.

Framecolor

Color of the frame. Choose "No Color" for no frame to be drawn.

Frametype

Style of the frame: solid, dotted, etc.

Background Image

Choosing a background bitmap from a number of preinstalled common backgrounds (see screenshot below).

Layer (Z-Level)

• Background - the note will be covered by other elements (i.e. steps, connections etc.)
• Foreground - the note will cover other elements (useful to draw arrows or other indicators above a step, for example)

Font

The font used for the text

Vertical Alignment

Controls how the text is aligned vertically within the annotation's box (see screenshot below).

• top - text will be aligned from top to bottom
• center - text will be centered inside the note
• bottom - text will be aligned at the bottom

Horizontal Alignment

Controls how the text is aligned horizontally within the annotation's box (see screenshot below).

• left - text will be aligned at the left
• center - text block will be centered
• right - text block will be right-aligned
• centerEach - each line will be centered individually
• rightEach - each line will be right-aligned individually

Default for new Notes

If checked, the current settings will be remembered as default setting for new notes.

Background Image Examples

Text Alignment Examples

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