In this chapter you learned about repository elements and how to configure their various parts. Examples of Geometry and Style items as well as composite Descriptor definitions were shown and explained in various sections.

Although we tried to describe these concepts at a level of detail that should not overwhelm the new user, we strongly suggest that you read those parts of the Framework Manual that have been referenced inside this chapter.

In the next chapter (Modeling Rules), we discuss the creation and modification of rules that support and restrict users when creating and manipulating visual graphs. Rules were first introduced in this chapter but without the detail necessary to understand them.