Splitting Text Areas | Line Colour

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Path and Text Styles

The way a
is displayed is governed by the line colour, the fill colour, the line styles (such as pen width and markers) and the winding rule. The way a
is displayed is governed by the text colour, font, transformation matrix and (if exporting to a LaTeX file) the anchor. The way a
is displayed is governed by the text colour, font, anchor, transformation matrix and the underlying path.

The current path colours and styles can be set using the Settings->Styles... dialog box. This dialog box has a tabbed pane with five tabs. The tabs for setting the current path attributes are labelled: Line Colour, Fill Colour and Line Style. There is a sample panel on the right hand side illustrating the effects of the path settings you choose. The tabs for setting the current text area attributes are labelled: Text Colour and Font. There is a sample panel along the top illustrating the effects of the text area attributes you choose. Any subsequent new paths or text areas will be given the styles specified by the Settings->Styles... dialog box. The current styles are saved when you exit Jpgfdraw, and will be in effect next time you use Jpgfdraw, unless you change the startup settings (see Configuration Dialog). To restore the default settings, click on the Default button.

To change the style of an existing path, first |
| the path, and then use the Edit->Path sub menu: the line colour can be changed using the Edit->Path->Line Colour... dialog box. The fill colour can be changed using the Edit->Path->Fill Colour... dialog box. The line style can be changed using the Edit->Path->Line Styles sub menu. If you have more than one path selected, the chosen attributes will be applied to all the paths in the selection. This is applied recursively through all paths within each selected
. Note that the Edit->Path dialog boxes only affect selected paths and do not affect new paths. You must use the Settings->Styles... dialog box to set the current styles.

To change the style of an existing
, first |
| the text area, and then use the Edit->Text sub menu: the text colour can be changed using Edit->Text->Text Colour... and the text attributes can be changed using the Edit->Text->Font Style sub menu. If you have more than one text area selected, the chosen attributes will be applied to all the text areas in the selection. This is applied recursively through all text areas within each selected
. Note that the Edit->Text dialog boxes only affect selected text areas and do not affect new text areas. You must use the Settings->Styles... dialog box to set the current styles.

Subsections

- Line Colour
- Fill Colour
- Line Style
  - Line Thickness (or Pen Width)
  - Dash Pattern
  - Cap Style
  - Join Style
  - Markers
    - Enabling or Disabling a Marker
    - Marker Types
    - Marker Size
    - Repeating Markers
    - Reversing Markers
    - Composite Markers
    - Marker Orientation
    - Marker Offset
    - Repeat Gap
    - Marker Colour
  - Winding Rule
- Text Colour
- Text Style
  - Font Family
  - Font Size
  - Font Series
  - Font Shape
  - Text Transformation Matrix
  - Anchor

Splitting Text Areas | Line Colour