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15 <td class="col0 leftalign"> &lt;&lt; <a href="geda-gschem_ug-graphics.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-gschem_ug-graphics.html">Graphics</a> </td><td class="col1 centeralign"> <strong><a href="geda-gschem_ug.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-gschem_ug.html">gEDA gschem User Guide</a></strong> </td><td class="col2 rightalign"> <a href="geda-gschem_ug-attributes.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-gschem_ug-attributes.html">Attributes</a> &gt;&gt; </td>
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19 <h2 id="colorsandstyles">Colors and Styles</h2>
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23 You can control the appearance of <a href="geda-gschem_ug-graphics.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-gschem_ug-graphics.html">graphical elements</a> in schematics and symbols in a number of ways.
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28 <h3 id="objectcolor">Object color</h3>
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32 Colors of objects in a schematic or symbol are set using a limited color palette, with the various colors having particular meanings. To change which color an object is drawn in, select it and select <strong>Edit→Color</strong>. This will display the &quot;Color Edit&quot; window, where you can choose the color to use from a drop down menu which shows a preview of each color and color name.
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34 <div class="notetip">Remember that other users may view your schematics and symbols using a different color map to the one you used to create them, so they may not appear in the same way that they do to you. See also <a href="geda-gschem_ug-viewingschematics.html" class="wikilink2" title="geda-gschem_ug-viewingschematics.html">Viewing schematics</a>.
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38 <h3 id="linewidthanddashing">Line width and dashing</h3>
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42 Lines, arcs and the outlines of boxes, circles and polygons have an adjustable line width and dash pattern. Select the items to be modified, and use <strong>Edit→Line Width &amp; Type</strong> to show the &quot;Edit Line Width &amp; Type&quot; window. There are several supported dashing patterns:
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45 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> &quot;Solid&quot;. Continuous solid line (this is the default).</div>
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47 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> &quot;Dotted&quot;. In this case, the line is drawn with a series of dots spaced by the &quot;Dash Space&quot;, and the diameter of the dots is controlled by the line width.</div>
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49 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> &quot;Dashed&quot;. The line is drawn with a series of dashes; the length of the dashes is controlled by the &quot;Dash Length&quot;, and the space between dashes by the &quot;Dash Space&quot;.</div>
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51 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> &quot;Center&quot;. The line is drawn with alternating dashes (of length &quot;Dash Length&quot;) and dots. The spacing between the dashes and dots is the &quot;Dash Space&quot;.</div>
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53 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> &quot;Phantom&quot;. The same as &quot;Center&quot;, except with two dots between each pair of dashes (i.e. &quot;dash-dot-dot-dash&quot; instead of &quot;dash-dot-dash&quot;).</div>
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59 <h3 id="fillpatternsforshapes">Fill patterns for shapes</h3>
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63 Boxes, circles and polygons can have their interiors filled with a variety of patterns. Use <strong>Edit→Fill Type...</strong> to show the &quot;Edit Fill Type&quot; window. The available patterns are:
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66 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> &quot;Hollow&quot;. The shape is unfilled (this is the default).</div>
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68 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> &quot;Filled&quot;. Fill the shape with a solid color.</div>
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70 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> &quot;Hatch&quot;. Fill the shape with hatching. You must specify the angle for the hatching lines (&quot;Angle 1&quot;) and the spacing between them (&quot;Pitch 1&quot;).</div>
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72 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> &quot;Mesh&quot;. Fill the shape with hatching in two directions. Like &quot;Hatch&quot;, you must specify angle and spacing, but once for each hatching direction.</div>
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77 For both the &quot;Hatch&quot; and &quot;Mesh&quot; fill patterns, you must provide the &quot;Line Width&quot; for the hatching lines.
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