# Decorator Ipelet # With the decorator ipelet, you can decorate other objects (by for example surrounding them with a box). The ipelet is flexible in the sense that you can define your own decorator objects. The following example (click on the figure to download the ipe-file) illustrates the usage. [![example](Decorator_Ipelet/attachment/decorator.svg)](Decorator_Ipelet/attachment/decorator.ipe) # Download & Installation # Download [decorator.lua](Decorator_Ipelet/attachment/decorator.lua) and copy it to ~/.ipe/ipelets/ (or to some other directory for ipelets). # Usage # Run "Ipelets->Decorator->decorate" to decorate the currently selected objects. For that to work, there must be decorator objects (symbols with prefix "deco/") defined in your stylesheet (see the example above). # Creating Decorator Objects # To create your own decorator object, execute the following steps. 1. Create a rectangle, lets call it R. 2. Create path objects, that decorate R (usually some kind of box around R). You can use multiple objects for the decoration. 3. Make sure that R is the front most object (select R and press Ctrl+F). 4. Group R together with the decoration (select R and the decoration and press Ctrl+G). 5. Run "Ipelets->Decorator->create deco-object". Note that "Ipelets->Decorator->create deco-object" only slightly extends "Ipelets->Symbols->create symbol" (it checks whether the selected object can be used as decorator object and it automatically adds the prefix "deco/"). # Changes # **14. October 2014** first version of the decorator ipelet online