* Version 6 Diagram Box colour scheme

[philmcleod]

Can someone please explain what the logic is behind the default colour scheme for boxes. There is green, cream and a light beige and white for the root person, but I cannot see any common attribute that defines the box colour

[tatewise]

There are six Box Types in Diagrams.
Five are described in the Help under Box Types and the other is the Root Type.

In a Diagram use Diagram > Options > Boxes tab, and select the Condition for Box Type that has a tab and features for each type, which you can Edit to suit yourself, and add other Conditions to adjust them further..

The three most common Box Types are:

• Ancestors of Root
• Descendants of Root and Ancestors
• Spouses that are not Ancestors nor Descendants

[LornaCraig]

Mike's reply arrived while I was making these screen shots.
Here they are anyway:
(Note that Descendants boxes include not only descendants of the diagram Root but also descendants of ancestors of the Root.)

[philmcleod]

Thanks to both Mike and Lorna.