Element appearance - multiple diagrams

[Paolo F Cantoni]

It seems as though an element's appearance is the same across all manifestations in diagrams.  Is that the case?

I ask, because given EA's unique user interface, I may just not be driving EA correctly.

Not withstanding that UI doesn't support different appearances for different Diagrams, does the underlying model support this?

TIA,
Paolo

[KP]

The underlying model has a record in t_object for each element, with a number of records in t_diagramobjects equal to the number of diagrams that element appears on. Both tables contain style information. F4 changes the t_object style; the Format Tool changes the t_diagramobjects style. The latter takes precedence.

[Paolo F Cantoni]

The underlying model has a record in t_object for each element, with a number of records in t_diagramobjects equal to the number of diagrams that element appears on. Both tables contain style information. F4 changes the t_object style; the Format Tool changes the t_diagramobjects style. The latter takes precedence.

Yes, but because of the arbitrary (and inconsistent) separation of Text appearance from the other appearance attributes, if I change the font (say of a Note) in one diagram it changes in ALL diagrams.  

However, if you set the Colour property in the Format Tool, it overrides the colour applied at the font level!

Consistency, Consistency, Consistency! ^TM

If you are going to fix it, think about making the styles a reference in the t_diagramobjects so that when rendering, it looks up the current definition of the style (like Word does).  This is much more useful than the limited form currently provided.

Paolo