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Building Streams
Figure 5-39
Listing comments for a stream
Text. Thetext of the comment. Double-click the text to change the field to an editable text box.
Links. The name of the node to which the comment is attached. Ifthis fieldis empty, the comment
applies to the stream.
Positioningbutt ons. These move a selected comment up or down in the li st.
CommentColors. Tochange the foreground or background color of a commen t, select the comment,
select the
Custom colors check box, then select a color from the Background or Foreground list (or
both). Click Apply, then click the stream backgroun d, to see the effect of the change. Click OK
to save the change.
Converting Annotations to Comments
Annotations made to streams or SuperNodes can be converted into comments.
In the case of streams, the annotation is converted to a freestanding comment (that is ,it isnot
attached to any nodes) on the stream canvas.
When a SuperNode annotation is converted to a comment, the comment is not attac hed to the
SuperNode on the stream canvas, but is visible when you zoom in to the SuperNode.
Toconvert a stream annotation to a comment
EClick Stream Properties on the Tools menu. (Alternatively, you can right-click a stream in the
managers pane and click Stream Properties.)