Re[2]: Modifying properties of several objects at the same time

[Alan G Isaac <aisaac american edu>]

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Ben Hetland apparently wrote:
> However, I know that sometimes general rules need to be broken for
> strange reasons, so in that case I think that individual diagram
> elements also need to be able to override the general properties
> dictated by the applied style (perhaps without loosing the style
> association for the sake of the remaining properties).

As a point of reference, think about the way CSS works.
Styles cascade, and you can always style any element
directly.

Cheers,
Alan