Different formatting within an element

[m4ttmcg]

Hello,

Is it possible to have different formatting applied within an element, using label expressions or some other technique? How are others doing this for more visually appealing/readable to non-architects views?

What I would like to do (if markdown was supported in a label expression):

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##{name}##
{documentation}
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[Phil Beauvoir]

Hi, different font sizes and colours are not supported in diagram objects. There are technical reasons for this - the graphical Draw2d control only supports one font and one colour.

[Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie]

Hi,

One workaround is to add visual notes inside an element, make them transparent, and set their label using "$parent{...}" expressions. Each note can then has its own font size and colour.

Regards,

JB

[m4ttmcg]

Perfect! I had tried notes but didn't realise they could be so easily nested and the ${parent} expression.

Slight hassle but less than re-creating in Visio Thanks JB!