.. _node_panel: ********** Node Panel ********** The node panel is the second panel on the tree toolbar. .. figure:: _images/node_panel.png :align: center This panel is used to: * Change pie chart radius * Turn on/off internal node labels * Turn on/off tip labels * Specify tip labels * Color node labels by metadata * Change node label font * Adjust node label size Turning on/off labels --------------------- The program decides whether or not to draw labels as a function of zoom level and font size. Node labels will not show unless the view is zoomed in enough that the labels will not overlap. .. note:: Labels may still overlap in radial and polar views at low zoom levels. Set labels as ------------- This button produces a dialog which allows the user to set the tip labels as some metadata field or combination of fields. .. figure:: _images/set_tip_labels.png :align: center Color by -------- Use this button to color the tip labels by tip data or sample data. All tree coloring functions are described in the `Coloring Trees <http://topiaryexplorer.sourceforge.net/user_guide/quickstart.html#step-5-coloring-the-tree>`_ section of the `Quick Start Tutorial <http://topiaryexplorer.sourceforge.net/user_guide/quickstart.html>`_.