nwdiag: can't change nodes background color

[dgutson]

I can't find any relevant documentation, I'm trying everything I find/imagine and nothing works:

@startuml
nwdiag {
    network nw {
         a [backgroundcolor = "blue", color = "blue"];
         b;
    }
}
@enduml

Please help. Thanks.

[The-Lum]

Hello @dgutson, and all,

See this similar request here:

• QA-12733: ability-to-add-background-color-to-component-network-nwdiag

And just FYI, see also:

• QA-14479: style-allow-style-on-nwdiag-diagram

If that can help, Regards.

[dgutson]

@The-Lum do I understand correctly if:

• I conclude that the feature is not implemented yet
• the style is for all the nodes, so no ability to set different colors to the nodes

?

[The-Lum]

@dgutson: Yes, you are absolutely right.

1. That is a wanted feature not yet implemented, you can vote on it and add a +1... to confirm to the PlantUML team, that this feature is requested also for you...
2. currently style is global, perhaps ask to allow stereotype on nwdiag for that...

Regards.

[The-Lum]

Awaiting the wanted feature implementation, here is a temporary workaround, with creole, as:

@startuml
scale 1.5
nwdiag {
    network nw {
         a [description = "<back:blue><color:red>  a  "];
         b [description = "<#blue>|<color:red>  b  |"];
         c;
    }
}
@enduml

Enjoy, Regards.

[dgutson]

Thanks @The-Lum ,it's clever. We will probably use nwdiag and add it the cylinder shape, or add this feature to plantuml. We'll see. Seems shorter enhancing nwdiag, which already has the background feature.

[arnaudroques]

This should be fixed in V1.2023.0. See this example.

Hope this helps!

[dgutson]

@qequ watch!!

[The-Lum]

Issue Review (with Happy resolution 2023: see Issue tracking [FYI @BenceSzalai]):

• This issue can be closed: If possible by @dgutson.

Thanks a lot everybody for your contribution.

[dgutson]

Thanks!