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Quick Views:

Quick Views allow users to create, configure, and delete custom views. These views define:

  • Layout (e.g. grid, radial, spring, tree)
  • Label mode (e.g. Above Node, On Node)
  • Icon
  • Node & Arc Types - check the node and arc types to display
  • Nesting Hierarchy - check the arc types in the list to nest on.
  • Allows minimal configuration of composite (high-level) arcs. This is only applicable for nested views. More configuration of composite arcs can be done in the Arc Filters panel.

The image below shows the quick views configuration dialog. Use the toolbar buttons to create new quick views, delete quick views, and to run the selected quick view (in the main view).

Quick Views
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As the image above says invalid quick views (displayed with a red border) are most likely caused because the project doesn't contain any of the selected nodes and arc types.
- For nested views at least one valid node type must be selected.
- For flat views at least one valid node type and one valid arc type must be present.

Checking and unchecking the Display? checkbox will determine whether the quick view shows up in the quick view panel.

Clicking the Default button int the toolbar will reset your quick views back to the defaults (based on the type of project). You cannot undo this.

Quick views can be imported and exported to a file. Use the two toolbar buttons at the top to perform these operations. In both cases you get to choose which quick views you want to import or export and the file you want to import from or export to.