Visual Styles

Ribbon

Start > Appearance > Visual Style

(top field)

Click on the drop-down arrow and select the application style you want to apply.

Theme

For certain application styles, you can also apply a color theme.

If this field is enabled, click on the drop-down arrow and select the required theme color or tone.

Accent Color

For certain application styles, you can also change the accent color for messages and highlights.

If this field is enabled, click on the drop-down arrow and select the required accent color.

Code Editor

Click on the drop-down arrow and select an option to apply, within the code editor views:

• The automatic default background color of the code panel for the application style
• A dark background for the code panel, or
• A light background for the code panel

You can also re-set the dark and light backgrounds on the 'Editor Language Properties' dialog.

Diagram

Defaults to the diagram theme currently set in the 'Preferences' dialog.

If you want to apply a different diagram theme, click on the drop-down arrow and select the required theme.

Workspace Orientation

Many of the workspace layouts have a left orientation or a right orientation, most easily observable in the side of the screen that the Browser window displays on.

You can use this 'Workspace Orientation' field to specify the orientation you prefer - click on the drop-down arrow and select either 'Left' or 'Right' to automatically position the Browser window and related displays in your preferred workspace on the corresponding side of the screen.

Default Note Zoom

Click on the drop-down arrow and select the percentage zoom or magnification (from 90% up to 150%) to apply to the text in the element Notes window and any text field that has the Notes toolbar at the top. The field defaults to 110%.

Note Editor Font

If the text in the Notes window, 'Notes' fields and 'Description' fields does not render as well as you would like, you can change the font used. Click on the drop-down arrow and click on an appropriate font.

To apply the change, restart Enterprise Architect.

If you decide to revert to the default font, click on the Clear button and again restart Enterprise Architect.

Internal Tab style (restart)

Click on the drop-down arrow and select the required style to apply to the internal tabs of docked windows. The option does not affect the internal tabs of views or dialogs, nor does it change the tabs of the Browser window or Database Builder.

The different types of style make the tabs display with - for example - rounded or squared-off corners, with a 2D or 3D effect, overlapping or with a common border, or with a colored underline.

Docked windows that contain a shared horizontal scroll bar (such as the System Output window or Find in Files window) will only change to the Pointer style, where the tabs have no outline but do have an arrow shape in the line underneath the tab. Otherwise they keep the Flat style (flattened pyramid shape). 

When you have made your selection, you must re-start Enterprise Architect to bring this style into effect.

Show Menu Icons

Select this checkbox to display icons next to the menu options (where they have been assigned).

Deselect the checkbox to hide the icons and show simple lists of text options.

Main View Tabs use Caption style

Select this checkbox to display the icons and names of the main view tabs in a larger format.

Main View Tabs at bottom (restart)

When a main view has tabs, by default the tab names display at the top of the view.

If you prefer to display the tab names along the bottom of the view, select this checkbox.

The change does not take effect until you shut down and restart Enterprise Architect.

Property Sheets use Tree style

By default 'Properties' dialogs and various other screens present sections of data on tabs.

If you prefer to display the sections of data on dialog pages, where you choose the pages from a tree or hierarchy on the left of the dialog, select this checkbox.

Use Property List for Elements

By default element 'Properties' dialogs show the main properties as a series of fields on the right of the dialog.

If you prefer to display the properties as a simple list of names and editable values, select this checkbox.

Increase Note Paragraph Spacing

Increases the paragraph spacing from the default, in all new text in the element Notes window and all text fields with the Notes toolbar at the top. The change is applied to all paragraph styles, including bullet and number lists.

The paragraph spacing is increased in existing text when you open and close a dialog containing that text.

When you deselect the option, all new Notes text reverts to the default spacing.

Enable Concise Diagram Navigation

Enable diagram navigation elements such as a Nav Cell, Diagram Hyperlink, Package with a child diagram and others to open a diagram (and replace the current diagram) in the active tab. You can move back through previously opened diagrams using the Backspace key or by clicking the back arrow on the right of the diagram tab. The same behavior is available when a diagram is floated.

When this option is enabled, you can also click on a Composite element and press the = key to open the Composite diagram in the same tab. In this case, if you press the Backspace key to return to the parent diagram, the Composite element remains selected.

OK

Click on this button to save and apply the changes, and close the dialog.

Cancel

Click on this button to cancel the changes and close the dialog.

Apply

Click on this button to apply the changes but keep the dialog open for further editing.

If a change takes immediate effect, you can see it on any open windows and then, if you prefer something different, change the setting.

If you click on the Apply button and the Cancel button, the changes still take effect.