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35 35  = Introduction =
36 36  
37 +KIML offers interfaces to connect layout algorithms to diagram editors and viewers. The focus is on flexible configurability, which is a crucial issue for creating good layouts for different graphical languages and in different circumstances.
38 +
37 37  === Terminology ===
38 38  
41 +//**Layout Graph**//
42 +
43 +* Internal representation of the graph structure of the current diagram, built on the [[KGraph>>doc:KGraph Meta Model]] model.
44 +
45 +**//Layout Algorithm//**
46 +
47 +* An algorithm that takes a layout graph as input and computes positions for all elements of the graph.
48 +
49 +**//Layout Provider//**
50 +
51 +* A component that provides one or more layout algorithms to KIML.
52 +
53 +**//Layout Option//**
54 +
55 +* A customization point for layout algorithms, with a specific data type and optionally a default value.
56 +
57 +**//Layout Configurator//**
58 +
59 +* A component that is responsible for retrieving specific layout option values for each model element.
60 +
61 +**//Layout Data//**
62 +
63 +* Concrete layout data (position and size) and abstract layout data (layout options) attached to elements of the layout graph using the [[KLayoutData>>doc:KLayoutData Meta Model]] model.
64 +
65 +**//Layout Type//**
66 +
67 +* Classification of layout algorithms depending on their basic approach (e.g. layered, force, etc.).
68 +
69 +**//Diagram Type//**
70 +
71 +* Classification of graphical diagrams used to set default layout option values for all diagrams of a specific type (e.g. state machines, data flow diagrams, etc.).
72 +
73 +**//Diagram Layout Manager//**
74 +
75 +* The central interface for connecting diagram editors with layout algorithms.
76 +
39 39  = User Interface[[url:http://trac.rtsys.informatik.uni-kiel.de/trac/kieler/wiki/Projects/KIML#UserInterface||style="text-decoration: none;" title="Link to this section" shape="rect" class="anchor"]] =
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41 41  The main user interface element of KIML is the command to layout the current diagram. This command is availabe in the main KIELER menu, in the toolbar ([[image:attach:kieler-arrange.gif]]), or using the Ctrl+R L shortcut. Additionally, an entry in the context menu allows to layout only a selected part of the diagram.
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