Comments (4)
skngetich
commented on June 13, 2024
1
Thank you very much for the descriptive description. From your explanations, I have realized that the issue was the margin between the elements and not the padding. I sorted it out using nodesep and ranksep.
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Potherca
commented on June 13, 2024
Hi! To make it easier to help, could you post a (simplified) diagram, so we have an example to work with?
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Potherca
commented on June 13, 2024
In the meantime, I've looked into this some more. Sadly, PlantUML does not offer an easy way to add spacing inside an element.
TL;DR (short version)
Use a dummy container inside the boundary as a workaround.
@startuml
!include <C4/C4_Container>
skinparam {
rectangle<<DUMMY>> {
borderColor transparent
stereotypeFontSize 0
fontSize 0
}
}
Boundary(b, "Boundary") {
rectangle padding <<DUMMY>> {
Container(c, "Container")
Person(p, "Person")
System(s, "System")
Boundary(b1, "Boundary")
}
}
@enduml |
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Full details
I'll use this diagram as the basis for further examples:
@startuml
!include <C4/C4_Container>
Boundary(b, "Boundary") {
Container(c, "Container")
Person(p, "Person")
System(s, "System")
Boundary(b1, "Boundary")
}
@enduml |
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See full details
No skinparam "margin" or "padding"
Sadly, there is no skinparam for "margin" or "padding":
@startuml
!include <C4/C4_Container>
skinparam rectangle<<boundary>> {
margin 100 100 100 100
padding 100 100 100 100
}
Boundary(b, "Boundary") {
Container(c, "Container")
Person(p, "Person")
System(s, "System")
Boundary(b1, "Boundary")
}
@enduml |
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Skinparam nodesep and ranksep
There is skinparam nodesep and ranksep which can be used to increase the space between elements but not around them. That is to say: the space between an element and the boundary does not change.
@startuml
!include <C4/C4_Container>
skinparam nodesep 100 /' horizontal margin '/
skinparam ranksep 100 /' vertical margin '/
Boundary(b, "Boundary") {
Container(c, "Container")
Person(p, "Person")
System(s, "System")
Boundary(b1, "Boundary")
}
@enduml |
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Padding and Margin (new CSS-like style) not working
There are padding and margin instruction using the new CSS-like style, but they do not seem to be implemented for the elements used by C4. This could be a bug in PlantUML and might be worth reporting there.
@startuml
!include <C4/C4_Container>
<style>
root {
BackgroundColor #FFE
Margin 100
Padding 100
}
rectangle {
Margin 100
Padding 100
}
.boundary {
Margin 100
Padding 100
}
</style>
Boundary(b, "Boundary") {
Container(c, "Container")
Person(p, "Person")
System(s, "System")
Boundary(b1, "Boundary")
}
@enduml |
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Workaround
What could work is a workaround, putting the elements in an invisible container. This does mean adding a container inside every boundary. Not ideal.
@startuml
!include <C4/C4_Container>
skinparam {
rectangle<<DUMMY>> {
borderColor transparent
stereotypeFontSize 0
fontSize 0
}
}
Boundary(b, "Boundary") {
rectangle padding <<DUMMY>> {
Container(c, "Container")
Person(p, "Person")
System(s, "System")
Boundary(b1, "Boundary")
}
}
@enduml |
|
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Potherca
commented on June 13, 2024
Glad to be of help. Happy diagramming!
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