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1. S Miscellaneous When a style sheet is selected the Select any style sheet or new sheet to create a new node sheet Hame hellow Stars Style Sheet defaultNode Allow Stars Blue Diamonds attributes displayed reflect that style sheet s attributes but not any of its parents The style sheet s parent will be selected in the Parent of sheet This makes it easy to see the Parent of sheet defautthode ellow Stars atibus of any se sheet quic 3 is not to be modified Font Size Font Color Line Color Line Weight coo roto Shape Modifying an existing style sheet for nodes 29 CUSTOMIZING KARTA Shapes ioj xl Style Sheets Shapes Delete gc om Create Shape Hode Attributes Miscellaneous Deleting and creating node shapes The next tab allows the deletion of existing shapes and the creation of new shapes for nodes Different shapes can be used to identify groups of objects or may reflect what an object represents Custom shapes can be used just like the default shapes provided in both nodes and style sheets for nodes 30 CUSTOMIZING KARTA Deleting an existing shape EAR ae 1 From the drop down menu labeled Shapes select Deleting a shape only affects the the shape to be deleted The ellipse may not be deleted selection of that shape for new or because it is the default shape existing objects and style shee2. Arc deflection will not be affected 17 MAP LAYOUT Isolating arcs The eye is also useful for studying particular arcs Any arc which is selected or is connected to a node which is selected will not be affected by the eye This allows the deflection of all other arcs away from those arcs being studied provided an un obscured view Many arcs connected to many nodes It is difficult to distinguish the arcs ini xl Lo WS rd YY 7 The eye deflects all atcs around it except for those connected to the selected node 18 a E 5 1 Style Sheet Basics 5 4 Selecting Multiple Style Sheets f 5 5 Parents of Style Sheets DID YOU KNOW If a property of an object is set to something other than the default that property will still override the property contained within any style sheet after the style sheet is applied To make the property reflect the style sheet change the property of the object to the default STYLE SHEETS Style Sheets 5 Style Sheets Style sheets are a powerful solution for quickly changing an objects appearance or the appearance of a group of objects 5 1 Style Sheet Basics tyle sheets hold visual properties of objects so that an object s appearance can be changed easily by making the object use a different style sheet or a combination of style sheets In Karta style sheets can be created using the Customizing Karta window for information on creating style sheet
3. Polychaetes Palpata Canalipalpata Aciculata T OLOR IIl d i 7 J i 1 J L he j 1 j 1 n j 1 i I k I u P 4 n j i ty f 1 i f 5 j N j 4 x 7 I i 1 j 1 J i ty f k L j L1 k i k J Karta Siebenundzwanzig Users Man Eunice Lim Vladimir Sedach Kurtis Fraser amp Rob Kremer lime vsedach fraserka kremer cpsc ucalgary ca Department of Computer Science University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada Table of Contents 1 Getting Started 1 1 Introduction 1 2 The Basics of Karta 2 Nodes 2 1 Node Basics 2 2 Manipulating Nodes 3 Arcs 3 1 Arc Basics 3 2 Editing Manipulating Arcs 3 3 Creating Relations 4 Map Layout 4 1 4 2 4 3 5 Style 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 Map Layout Basics Layering The Eye Sheets Style Sheet Basics Using Style Sheets A Simple Example Selecting Multiple Style Sheets Parents of Style Sheets 6 Customizing Karta 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 Customizing Karta Basics An Overview Node Attributes Arc Attributes Miscellaneous 10 11 13 14 15 19 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 33 37 GETTING STARTED Getting Started SETTING 1 Getting Started STARTED 1 1 Introduction oo Karta Stebenundzwanzig is a powerful tool that LJ 1 2 The Basics of Karta allows for the creation of concept maps 1 1 Introduction he basic use of a concept map is to illustrate and gain insight about the
4. as the default properties for this object The other properties remain the same as before and override any null properties in the style sheet Any property for this object can now be changed to something different and this will override the style sheet property For example this object could now be set to have a bold font style instead of italics 20 DID YOU KNOW When Karta is going through the style sheets when multiple style sheets have been set for an object once it finds a specific property that property will be used regardless if the following style sheets have the property set ot not STYLE SHEETS It is possible to set several style sheets to one object by holding down the Ctrl or Shift key and the clicking on multiple style sheets If this is done then for each property Karta will go through the style sheets in order from the first created to the last created and search for the property When a value for the property is found that isn t null that value will be used 5 4 Selecting Multiple Style Sheets Styles sheets may be used to group objects A certain group of objects may have a certain appearance Then there may be another group of objects that must have the same appearance but with some additional property or properties that are to be different This can be done easily using style sheets A style sheet is created as follows s Customize Karta Style Sheets Shapes Hode Attributes Arc Attr
5. atc properties select Edit arc from this menu To delete the arc select Delete arc Select Cut to remove the atc and copy it to the clipboard Right click somewhere else and select Paste to put the arc in the new location Select Copy to copy the arc without removing it Right click somewhere else and select Paste to put a copy of the arc in the new location 10 ARCS Resizing Arcs To resize an arc click on an arc first to select it When the arc is selected control boxes will appear on the atc A selected arc By clicking on the control boxes and dragging the arc can be resized 3 3 Creating Relations Using arcs relationships between nodes may be created To create relationships the control boxes of arcs may be dragged over top of other arcs or nodes When a control box of an arc is dragged over top of another arc or node it creates a connection to that object sample arc Node 1 A Node 2 has been created which the arc can then be connected to Node sample arc Node The arc has been connected to Node 2 by selecting the arc and dragging the control box over top of Node 2 and releasing After connections have been made nodes can be dragged and connected arcs will follow 11 ARCS Node Node 2 has been dragged downwards The atc remains connected to it 12 MAP LAYOUT 674 1 Map Layout Basics 4 2 Layering 4 3 The Eye MAP LAYOUT Map Lay
6. attributes may be set Click okay to create the node Name Style Sheet Font Arial Defautt l Font Size 12 Default Font Color Black Default Font Style Bold Default Line Color Grey Default Line Weight Color RediDefault Shape Ellipse Default The Create New Node window A sample node NODES In the Create New Node window several node properties can be set e Name This textbox is used to set a name for the node The name that is set will appear on the node once the node is created e Style Sheet This is where style sheets may be added to this node To select more than one style sheet hold down the Ctrl key or Shift key before clicking additional style sheets Style sheets are discussed in detail in section 5 e Font Use this to change the font that the name will appear in e Font Color Use this to change the font color of the name e Font Size Use this to change the font size of the name e Font Style Use this to change the font style of the name e Line Color Use this to change the color of the line surrounding the node e Line Weight Use this to change the thickness of the line surrounding the node e Color Use this to change the fill color of the node e Shape Use this to set the shape of the node Press Okay to create the node or Cancel to close the window without creating a new node QUICK TIP Multiple nodes can be deleted cut copied and
7. either defaultNode for node style sheets or defaultArc for arc style sheets When the parent of a style sheet is selected the parent s property will be considered if the style sheet s property is set to null for each property If that property is set to null in the parent style sheet as well that style sheet s parent will be considered and so on Setting a style sheet s parent 1s discussed in section 6 Using parents of style sheets provides another way of grouping objects Consider a concept map representing the interaction of certain mammals These animals might be grouped by species They could also be grouped by order eg primates rodents Cleary an animal s species determines its order The solution is to create a style sheet for each species and one for each order For each style sheet for a species of primates for example the parent would be set to the primate style sheet The following concept map uses color to distinguish species and shape to distinguish order QUICK TIP Parents of style sheets can be used together with selecting multiple style sheets for an object This allows grouping of objects to be achieved in any combination When a style sheet is considered its parents are considered first before the next style sheet of the object is considered STYLE SHEETS Orang Utan A concept map using parent style sheets to display order All primates are ellipses all bats are diamonds and all rod
8. these customizations affect arcs 4 Miscellaneous allows customization of attributes affecting all objects or no objects Customizations included here affect the colors in Karta and the Eye 26 CUSTOMIZING KARTA 6 3 Node Attributes At the top ate two tabs The first allows the modification and creation of style sheets for nodes The second allows the creation or deletion of node shapes Style Sheets 10 xi Style Sheets Node Attributes Select any style sheet or new sheet to create a new node sheet Name defaultMade Style Sheet defaultNode Hew Style Sheet Parent of sheet defaultHode Font Font Size gt n3 Font Color Font Style En d Line Color Line Weight Color Shape Modifying and creating style sheets in Karta To learn about the power of style sheets and how to use them refer to section 5 of this manual Presented here is how to create and modify style sheets including setting attributes and parents 27 DID YOU KNOW If a change is made but Okay is not selected the change will not be discarded if a different tab is selected Just select the tab again to view the changes However the change will not take affect unless Okay is selected Closing the window any other way even selecting Okay in another tab will not save the change CUSTOMIZING KARTA Creating a new style sheet 1 2 First select N
9. BB p Green bo tJ Blue bas Setting the background color 1 Use the sliders or input numbers between 0 and 255 for the red green and blue components 2 A preview of the color is displayed at the right When the desired background color is reached click Set background 40 Copyright Copyright c 2005 Knowledge Science Group University of Calgary Permission to use copy modify distribute and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation The Knowledge Science Group makes no representations about the suitability of this software for any purpose Itis provided as is without express or implied warranty 41
10. STARTED Do you want to save the current map current map will be lost when creating new map Select Save first and a dialog box will ask where the map should be saved or New map to create a new map without saving Pressing cancel will remove the dialog box without creating a new map e Load Map Load Map allows for the opening of a previously saved map When Load Map is selected a dialog box will ask if the current map should be saved first amp Load Map Do you want to save the current map current map will be lost during load Load without saving e Save Map Save Map allows for the saving of a map When Save Map is selected a dialog box will ask where the map should be saved e Clear Map Clear Map will clear all visible objects in Karta When Clear Map is selected a dialog box will ask if the map should be saved first s Clear Map Do you want to save the map first Current objects will be lost Select Save first and a dialog box will ask where the map should be saved or Clear map to clear the map without saving Pressing cancel will remove the dialog box without clearing the map NODES Nodes NODES 2 Nodes 2 1 Node Basics O 2 2 Manipulating Nodes Nodes are used to represent concepts in the concept map 2 1 Node Basics o create a node in Karta right click and select Create new node from the menu The Create New Node window will appear E Create Mew Node The following
11. among other things to indicate different arcs ot relationships between objects connected to arcs 34 DID YOU KNOW Just like shapes deleting an arrow only affects the selection of that arrow for new or existing objects and style sheets Existing objects and style sheets which use that shape will not be affected CUSTOMIZING KARTA Deleting an existing arrow 1 From the drop down menu labelled Arrows select the shape to be deleted The none arrow may not be deleted because it is the default shape 2 Click Yes 2 5 xi Style Sheets Arrows Hode Attributes Arc Attriutes Remove arrow Miscellaneous ATTOWS None M ETT UN Create Arrow Clear Deleting an arrow 35 QUICK TIP The tip of the arrow will always be the rightmost vertex drawn QUICK TIP Vertices will be connected in the order that they are drawn This means any vertex drawn will be connected to the previously drawn vertex and the one next drawn QUICK TIP The atrow will always be displayed as if it had equal height and width The proportions of height and width specified in creating the arrow will not be preserved CUSTOMIZING KARTA Creating a new arrow Customize Karta Style Sheets Arrows Node Attributes Remove arrow Miscellaneous Arrows Create Arrow Creating a shape 1 Right click on the canvas and select Create Vertex for eac
12. ents are rectangles By using style sheets the attributes of any species or any order can be changed easily affecting all members of that species ordet 24 CUSTOMIZING KARTA LE 61 Customizing Karta Basics VU 6 2 An Overview O 6 3 Node Attributes A 64 Arc Attributes 5 6 5 Miscellaneous CUSTOMIZING KARTA Customizing Karta 6 Customizing Karta Karta can be customized in appearance as well as in the options available when making objects 6 1 Customizing Karta Basics arta can be customized in the Customize Karta window Here the background color can be changed new style sheets may be added shapes can be deleted and much more To open the Customize Karta window right click anywhere on the map and select Customize Karta New map L aad map Save map Clear map Paste Create new nade Create new arc Customize Karta Show Eve Exit Select Customize Karta to open the Customize Karta window 25 CUSTOMIZING KARTA 6 2 An Overview iil Customize Karta nml x sw C ustomize Karta The Customize Karta window There are 4 tabs to the right 1 Intro is what the window first displays No attributes can be modified here 2 Node Attributes is where style sheets for nodes may be created or modified New node shapes may also be created and current shapes may be deleted 3 Arc Attributes is similar to Node Attributes except
13. ew Style Sheet from the Style sheet box To select the parent of the new style sheet select a style sheet from the Parent of sheet box The default is defaultNode Enter a name for the new style sheet Select the desired attributes for the style sheet The default is null for all attributes Click Okay to create the new style sheet 3 Customize Karta ES a E Miscellaneous or new sheet to create a new node sheet Style Sheets Shapes Hode Attributes Select any style sheet Hame Mew Style Shee Style Sheet defaultNode ew Style Sheet Parent of sheet defaultHode Font Size Font Color Font Style Line Color Line Weight Color Creating a new style sheet for nodes 28 CUSTOMIZING KARTA Modifying an existing style sheet SASS ae 1 In the Style Sheet box select the style sheet to be Any changes to a style sheet will modified The defaultNode style sheet cannot be immediately affect the appearance of roda all objects which use that style sheet or any style sheet which is a child of 2 If desired change the name of the style sheet that style sheet 3 If desired change the parent of the style sheet A style sheet can have only one parent 4 Change any attributes if desired 5 Click Okay to confirm the changes Click Cancel to close the window without saving any changes CustomizeKarta ins Style Sheets Hode Attributes m
14. fluence 1 Either use the slider bars or input a number between O and 500 which represent the eye s radius The default is 100 2 Click Set radius Setting the size 1 Either use the slider bars or input a number DID YOU KNOW between 0 and 200 which represents the eye s size The size of the eye does not affect it s as a percentage of the normal size radius of influence A preview of the eye is displayed to the lower left corner When the desired size is reached click Set size 38 CUSTOMIZING KARTA Colors 1 Creating a color A 2 Customize Karta Colors Add color Red 255 Green lS Blue H9 2 Node Attributes Miscellaneous Add Colo Set background color Red ha Green H28 n EN Blue ioe J Set background Adding a color 1 Use the sliders or input numbers between 0 and 255 for the red green and blue components 2 A preview of the color is displayed at the right When the desired color is reached click Add Color 3 A dialogue box will appear with a prompt for the name of the new color Enter a name and click Yes Name of color Hotpind Enter a name for the new color 39 CUSTOMIZING KARTA Setting the background color 2 Customize Karta Node Attributes Miscellaneous Colors Add color Red ha _ Green H28 L 3 NEN Blue ha Add Color set background color Red
15. h desired vertex 2 Right click on the first vertex and select Create Arrow to create the arrow 3 The arrow shape will be displayed and a dialogue box will appear If the arrow is acceptable enter a name for the new arrow and click Okay If the atrow is not acceptable click No Confirm new shape 0 x If this arrow is acceptable input a name Name of arrow 36 CUSTOMIZING KARTA 6 5 Miscellaneous The customizations available under the Miscellaneous tab either do not affect the objects in the concept map or affect many types of objects These options almost purely cater to personal preference and aid in the esthetics of the map Again two tabs are available at the top of the screen 1 Eye allows customization of the eye Modification of the eye s radius of influence and the eye s size are possible Both are specified as percentages of the default 2 Colors allows the creation of new colors Objects in the map can only use colors which are initially provided or are defined in this way The background color of the map can also be set here For each colors may be specified in terms of its ted green and blue components 37 CUSTOMIZING KARTA Eye To learn about the effects of the eye and how to use it please refer to section 4 C 5 Customize Karta Node Attributes Arc Attriutes Miscellaneous Setting the eye s size and radius of influence Setting the radius of in
16. iutes Miscellaneous moditying and creating style sheets Select any style sheet or new sheet to create a new arc sheet Name default amp rd Style Sheet defaultArc Hew Style Sheet for nodes The exception is that to create or modifying a style sheet for arcs select the Style Sheets tab under Arc Attribute not Node Attributes Style sheets for arcs also have some different attributes Parent of sheet defaultairc Font Size 42 v Font Color Font Style Line Color Line Weight Arrowhead 1 Arrowhead 2 QUICK TIP A shape may not be displayed as it was originally drawn The relative height and width of any object is not determined by its shape but rather the object s height and width Modifying and creating style sheets in Karta Style sheets for arcs work exactly like style sheets for nodes These attributes however include an arrowhead 1 and an arrowhead 2 Arc style sheets do not have a color or shape attribute Creating a new style sheet Modifying an existing style sheet Please refer to the section on Node Attributes 33 CUSTOMIZING KARTA Arrows 2 Customize Karta E Bj x Miro f Style Sheets Arrows Hode Attributes Remove arrow Arc Attriutes Miscellaneous Deleting and creating node shapes The next tab allows the deletion of existing arrow heads and the creation of new arrow heads for atc Arrow heads can be used
17. iutes select any style sheet Miscellaneous or new sheet to create a new node sheet Name Style 1 Style Sheet defaultNode Hew Style Sheet Parent of sheet defaultthode Font Font Size Font Color Font Style Line Color Line Weight Color Shape A style sheet called Style1 is created 21 STYLE SHEETS This style sheet Style 1 will be applied to five nodes Style 1 has been applied to five nodes Now suppose nodes 4 and 5 are to have some additional attributes but still have the attributes of Style 1 Another style sheet is created that contains these extra attributes Customize Karta Style Sheets Hode Attributes Select any style sheet Miscellaneous or new sheet to create a new node sheet Hame Style 7 Style Sheet defaultHode Parent of sheet Font Size Font Color Font Style Line Color Line Weight 25 Color A style sheet called Style 2 is created 22 DID YOU KNOW A style sheet cannot be its own parent either directly or indirectly So it is not possible for style sheet A to be the parent of style sheet B which is the parent of style sheet A STYLE SHEETS Now this new style sheet Style 2 just needs to be applied to nodes 4 and 5 along with Style 1 by using the Ctrl or Shift key e The result after Style 2 is added to nodes 4 and 5 5 5 Parents of Style Sheets Each style sheet has one parent By default this parent is
18. node first to select it When the node is selected control boxes will appear around the node A selected node By clicking on the control boxes and dragging the node can be resized Use the top middle or bottom middle control boxes to resize the node vertically only and use the left middle or right middle control boxes to resize the node horizontally only ARCS Arcs 3 Arcs 3 1 Arc Basics A 52 Manipulating Arcs Arcs are used to represent relationships between the B 3 2 Creating Relations concepts 1 nodes in a concept map 3 1 Arc Basics he most common way to create an arc is to create it attached to a node To do this right click on a node and select Create new arc The Create New Arc window will appear Se Create New Arc The following attributes may be set Click okay to create the arc Name Style Sheet Font F S F 3 2 4 KI Font Size 12 Default Font Color Font Style Black Defautt Bold Default m GreyiDefault Line Color Line Weight Arrowhead 1 Arrowhead 2 None Default The Create New Arc window a m amp E QUICK TIP Another way to create an arc is to create it attached to another arc This is done by right clicking on an atc and selecting Create new arc Finally arcs can be created by themselves by right clicking on the background and selecting Create new arc ARCS In the Create New Arc windo
19. out 4 Map Layout The map layout features of Karta allow a customizable view and provide tools to clarify complicated maps 4 1 Map Layout Basics oncept maps often require a finely controlled layout to provide correctness clarity and aesthetics Karta provides this control through the layering of objects Changing an objects layer is simple allow for easy design Despite the best layouts complex maps can still be difficult to understand however To provide clarity Karta also provides a tool known as The Eye which provides a temporary displacement of arcs 13 DID YOU KNOW All objects are at the top most layer when created This is true even for objects which are pasted from the clipboard MAP LAYOUT 4 2 Layering Each object in Karta is in a separate layer Object in higher layers are always displayed over objects in lower layers The ordering of these layers can be modified by right clicking on the object and selected the appropriate option The fout options are 1 Bring to Front which brings the object to the front most layer 2 Bring Forward which brings the object one layer forwatd 3 Send Backwards which sends the object one layet backward 4 Send to Back which sends the object to the bottom most layet New map Load map Save map Clear map Create new node Edit node Delete node Create new arc Cut Copy Paste Bring forward Send backwards Send to back Customi
20. pasted in the same manner as a single node QUICK TIP The delete key can be used to delete CTRL X can be used to cut CTRL C can be used to copy CTRL V can be used to paste NODES 2 2 Manipulating Nodes Right clicking on a node produces the following menu ew map Load map cave map Clear map Create new node Edit node Delete node Create new arc Cut Copy Bring to front Bring forward send backwards send to back Customize Karta Show Eve Exit The node menu To change the node properties select Edit node from this menu To delete the node select Delete node Select Cut to remove the node and copy it to the clipboard Right click somewhere else and select Paste to put the node in the new location Select Copy to copy the node to the clipboard without removing it Right click somewhere else and select Paste to put a copy of the node in the new location DID YOU KNOW Although multiple nodes can be dragged they cannot be resized NODES Moving Resizing Nodes Nodes may be moved by dragging them press down the mouse button on a node and then move the mouse while holding down the button To move more than one node at a time first select multiple nodes by dragging a bounding box around them or hold the Ctrl key and click each node Once the desired nodes have been selected the group of nodes can be dragged together by clicking and dragging any one of the nodes To resize a node click on a
21. relationships between certain ideas or concepts Concept maps are very useful visual aids they are often helpful for understanding complex relationships very quickly A basic concept map usually consists of some combination of nodes and arcs A node represents a certain concept and an arc represents a relationship between two or more nodes Arcs are also used to show relationships between relationships arcs can be connected to arcs Using nodes and arcs very complex relationships can be demonstrated visually GETTING STARTED 1 2 The Basics of Karta When Karta Siebenundzwanzig hereafter referred to as Karta is invoked there is only a blank window visible All operations in Karta are done by using the mouse directly or by using a menu that 1s activated by right clicking with the mouse Various Karta objects are manipulated by right clicking on them which will invoke a context sensitive menu a menu specific to that object A right click on the background will produce the following menu Mew map Load map Save map Clear map Create new node Create new are Customize Karta Show Eve Exit The basic Karta menu From this menu the four basic operations New Map Load Map Save Map and Clear Map can be accessed New Map New Map will reset everything within Karta and start everything off new When New Map is selected a dialog box will ask if the current map should be saved first GETTING
22. s see section 6 After a style sheet has been created it will be available to apply to objects 5 2 Using Style Sheets Style sheets can be set for nodes and arcs using in the Create New Node Atc windows or the Edit Node Arc windows as described in sections 2 and 3 The properties that can be set for the object in this window will override all style sheet properties unless they are set to defaults Default properties have default written behind them After a style sheet is applied to an object the default properties will reflect the style sheet s properties 19 How the node will appear STYLE SHEETS 5 3 A Simple Example The following are is a simple example using style sheets A style sheet has been made called My Style and only has three properties set Font Color Font Style and Line Weight the rest are null It will now be applied to a node ep Create Mew Node The following attributes may be set Click okay to create the node Name y Mode Style Sheet Styl Font Arial Default Font Size 12 Default Font Color ite Default Font Style Italics Default Line Color Grey Default Line Weight 2 5iDefault Color Red Default Shape Ellipse Default My Style 1s applied to the node My Style has been selected for this node so the properties that have been set in My Style have taken effect The resulting properties after the application of the style sheet are now set
23. ts Existing objects and style sheets 2 Click Yes which use that shape will not be e iol x Style Sheets Shapes Delete Shape shares m yesi canca Node Attributes Create Shape DID YOU KNOW All shapes except for the ellipse are polygons Clear Deleting a shape 31 CUSTOMIZING KARTA Creating a new shape i Customize Karta Hode Attributes 5 Ix Delete Shape Create Shape Miscellaneous Create shape QUICK TIP Click the Clear button will clear the Creating a shape canvas of all vertices 8 P 1 Right click on the canvas and select Create Vertex for each desired vertex 2 Right click on the first vertex and select Create Shape to create the node shape 3 The node shape will be displayed and a dialogue box will appear If the shape is acceptable enter a name for the new shape and click Yes If the shape is not acceptable click No 5 xi If this shape is acceptable input a name Hame of shape 32 CUSTOMIZING KARTA 6 4 Arc Attributes Once again there are two tabs along the top The first allows the modification and creation of style sheets for arcs The second allows the creation or deletion of arrow heads LL es TM Style Sheets Modifying and creating style sheets 4 Customize Karta for atcs is almost identical to Style Sheets Arrows Node Attributes Arc Attr
24. w several arc properties can be set Name This textbox is used to set a name for the atc The name that is set will appear beside the arc once the arc is created Style Sheet This is where style sheets may be added to this arc To select more than one style sheet hold down the Ctrl key or Shift key before clicking additional style sheets Style sheets are discussed in detail in section 5 Font Use this to change the font that the name will appear in Font Size Use this to change the font size of the name Font Color Use this to change the font color of the name Font Style Use this to change the font style of the name Line Color Use this to change the color of the arc line Line Weight Use this to change the thickness of the arc line Arrowhead 1 Use this to set an arrowhead for one end of the arc if connected to a node the end away from the node Arrowhead 2 Use this to set an arrowhead for the other end of the arc ARCS Press Okay to create the arc or Cancel to remove the dialog box without creating a new arc sample arc A node with an arc created attached to the node 3 2 Editing Manipulating Arcs Right clicking on an arc produces the following menu New map Load map Save map Clear map Cut Copy Create new node Edit arc Delete arc Disconnect are Create new arc Customize Karta Show Eve Exit The Arc menu To change the
25. ze Karta Show Eye Exit Manipulating the layers can create a more appealing and sensible display 14 MAP LAYOUT 4 3 The Eye Arcs ate useful for indicating relationships between objects but their common use often results in a tangled web making it difficult to see these relationships The solution is the eye The eye deflects arcs away from it separating arcs to display a clearer view This can also reveal arcs hidden beneath A clutter of arcs The same arcs as above with the eye separating them and revealing a small arc previously hidden from view 15 MAP LAYOUT The basics To show the eye right click anywhere on the map and select Show Eye SCI XI Mew map Load map Save map lear map Faste Create new node Create new arc Customize Karta Show Eve Showing the eye SUL PLE Moving the eye around is easy Just left click on the eye and drag it around To deflect objects farther away from the eye increase the eye s d ERNEUT ei tadius of influence Moving the eye 16 MAP LAYOUT To hide the eye right click on the eye and select Hide Eye DID YOU KNOW When hidden the eye will not affect any arcs Hiding the eye EES DID YOU KNOW The eye s size and radius of influence can be changed Changing the eye s size will only through the Customize Karta window Detailed ap eappeanceor ieee information is available in section 6
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