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.

In this section

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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Using the Designer