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Handling Symbols

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You can create symbols for display on a map using the new Symbol Editor. The symbols are stored in a palette and then reused in the Designer for JViews Diagrammer or any other end-user application. There is a dedicated Symbol Editor for configuring the symbols you have chosen to represent your nodes. See Symbols in Using the Designer for JViews Diagrammer for more about using symbols. An example of symbol creation using the Symbol Editor is shown in Figure 4.2.

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Figure 4.2 Creating a Symbol with the Symbol Editor

You can load a map developed with the Map Builder or directly in the API as a background for an application developed with JViews Diagrammer. The easiest way to do this is to use the Symbol Editor and the Designer for JViews Diagrammer.

To do this:

  1. Edit the map with the Map Builder and then save it.
  2. Create your symbols and assemble them with existing ones to create palettes. You can then prototype your application in the Designer.
  3. Open Designer, use the map as the backdrop, add nodes or links to the model, design them, and then save the whole as a diagrammer project.
  4. Load the diagrammer project in your application.

For more information, see Using the Designer.

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