Graph::Easy - Manual

Attributes

If you haven't done so, please read the Overview first.

This chapter describes all the possible attributes for groups.
It is generated automatically from the definitions in Graph::Easy::Attributes.

Groups

autolink

If set to something else than 'none', will use the appropriate attribute to automatically generate the link. This attribute is inherited by nodes, edges and groups.One of: label, title, name, none.
Defaults to: none
Example value: title

autotitle

If set to something else than 'none', will use the appropriate attribute to automatically generate the title. This attribute is inherited by nodes, edges and groups.One of: label, name, none.
Defaults to: none
Example value: label

background

The background color, e.g. the color outside the shape. See the section about color names and values for reference.
Defaults to: "white" for the graph, "inherit" for edges, and undef and nodes
Example graph:

[ Crimson ] { shape: circle; background: crimson; }
 -- Aqua Marine --> { background: #7fffd4; }
 [ Misty Rose ] { fill: rgb(255,228,221); }
Crimson Aqua Marine > Misty Rose
 

border

The border. Can be any combination of border-style, border-color and border-width.
Defaults to: 1px solid black
Example value: dotted red

border-color

The color of the border. See the section about color names and values for reference.
Defaults to: black
Example value: rgb(255,255,0)

border-style

The style of the border.One of: none, solid, dotted, dashed, dot-dash, dot-dot-dash, bold, double-dash, double, wave.
Defaults to: solid
Example value: dotted

border-width

The width of the border.
Defaults to: 1px
Example value: 2px

class

The subclass. See the section about class names for reference.
Defaults to:
Example value: mynodeclass

color

The foreground/text color. See the section about color names and values for reference.
Defaults to: black
Example graph:

[ Crimson ] { color: crimson; }
 -> { color: blue; }
 [ Dark Orange ] { color: rgb(255,140,0); }
Crimson   > Dark Orange
 

edgeclass

The class into which all edges defined in this group are put. This includes edges that run between two nodes belonging to the same group.
Defaults to:
Example value: connections

fill

The fill color, e.g. the color inside the shape. See the section about color names and values for reference.
Defaults to: "white" for the graph and nodes, "inherit" for edges
Example graph:

[ Crimson ]
  {
  shape: octagon;
  background: crimson;
  fill: red;
  border-color: slategrey;
  }
-- Aqua Marine -->
  {
  arrow-style: filled;
  fill: red;
  }
[ Two ]
Crimson Aqua Marine > Two
 

font-size

The size of the label text, best expressed in em (1.0em, 0.5em etc) or percent (100%, 50% etc)
Defaults to: "1.0" for the graph and nodes, "0.75" for edges
Example graph:

graph { font-size: 200%; label: Sample; }
  [ Crimson ] { font-size: 1.5em; fill: darkred; }
  -- Aqua Marine -->
 { font-size: 0.2em; }
  [ Two ]
Sample
Crimson Aqua Marine > Two
 

label

The text displayed as label. If not set, equals the name (for nodes) or no label (for edges, groups and the graph itself).
Defaults to:
Example value: My label

link

The link part, appended onto linkbase. See the section about links for reference.
Defaults to:
Example graph:

node {
  autolink: name;
  text-style: none;
  font-size: 1.1em;
  }
graph {
  linkbase: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/;
  }
edge {
  text-style: overline;
  }

[] --> [ Friedrichshafen ]
 -- Schiff --> { autolink: label; color: orange; title: Vrooom!; }
[ Immenstaad ] { color: green; } --> [ Hagnau ]

  > Friedrichshafen Schiff > Immenstaad   > Hagnau
     

linkbase

The base URL prepended to all generated links. This attribute is inherited by nodes, edges and groups. See the section about links for reference.
Defaults to:
Example value: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

nodeclass

The class into which all nodes of this group are put.
Defaults to:
Example value: cities

text-style

The style of the label text. Either 'none', or any combination (separated with spaces) of 'underline', 'overline', 'bold', 'italic', 'line-through'. 'none' disables underlines on links.
Defaults to: none
Example graph:

graph {
  font-size: 150%;
  label: Verbindung;
  text-style: bold italic;
  }
node {
  text-style: underline bold;
  fill: #ffd080;
  }
edge {
  text-style: italic bold overline;
  }

[ Meersburg ] { font-size: 2em; }
 -- Fähre --> { font-size: 1.2em; color: red; }
 [ Konstanz ]

Verbindung
Meersburg Fähre > Konstanz
 

title

The text displayed as mouse-over for nodes/edges, or as the title for the graph. No title will be generated unless autotitle is set.
Defaults to:
Example value: My title