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Tools

	selects, moves or resizes a figure; the shift-key toggles the selection. Dragging the selection tool in the background selects the figures within the dragged rectangle.
	creates a new or edits an existing text figure
	creates a new text figure and attaches it to the clicked figure. Once a text figure is attached it remains connected to the figure.
	edits a figure's URL attribute; the URL thus associated with a figure is followed when the figure is clicked in the viewer applet
	creates a rectangle figure
	creates a round rectangle figure
	creates an ellipse figure
	creates a line figure
	creates or adjusts connections between figures. A connection is split into segments by dragging a point on the connection. To join two segments click the end point of a segment
	creates an elbow connection and offers the same features as the ordinary connection tool
	creates a scribble figure; dragging the mouse creates a smooth line while successive clicks yields a polyline figure
	decorates the clicked figure with a border

Handles

• the filled red handles enable to manipulate the shape of a figure
• the blue circle handle is a connection handle. It allows to create connections between figures.
• the framed red handles are null handles. They only show the selection status of a figure but don't support any manipulation.
• the green handles are shown on connections. They enable to reconnect them with another figure.
• the yellow handle enables to change the font size of a text figure or the size of the radius of a rounded rectangle.

Commands

The standard commands that are provided include, cut, copy, paste, duplicate, delete, group, ungroup, bring to front, and send to back.

Attributes