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Getting started
Explains how to use the Designer for JViews Diagrammer to start developing a JViews Diagrammer diagram component for your application, based on an example: a genealogical tree.
*Running the Designer
*Explains how to launch the Designer under Windows® and under UNIX®.
*Creating a diagram
*Explains how to create a diagram through the New Diagram Wizard.
*Saving the diagram
*Describes the files that are created when you save the newly created diagram.
*Adding to the style sheet
*Explains how to customize the appearance of a diagram through style rules.
*Customizing genealogy nodes by type
*Explains how to customize the appearance of a person node and make it look different from a couple node.
*Customizing genealogy links by type
*Explains how to make a couple link look different from a child link.
*Testing application behavior
*Explains how to switch to Preview mode to test your changes in an application.
*Adding and customizing a legend
*Explains how to add a legend to the diagram.
*Integrating your development into an application
*Explains the different ways of integrating the diagram into an application.
*Reusing a project in the Designer
*Explains the conditions under which you can reuse a project in the Designer.

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