Space diagram settings

Space settings are the most useful lever in the app: set a display mode, dark mode behaviour and sizing once, and every diagram in the space that is set to inherit follows.

That is nearly all of them, because inherit is the default on every macro.


#When you would change this

  • A space where diagrams are consistently the wrong size.

  • Documentation spaces that need diagram titles for accessibility and search.

  • Publishing a space where dark mode behaviour matters.


#What you can set

Setting

What it does

Display mode

Auto, Fixed, Max or Classic, for every inheriting diagram.

Dark mode

Whether diagrams adapt to a dark theme.

Proportional sizing

Auto-height instead of a fixed box.

Native scrolling

Scrollbars instead of pan and zoom.

Smart Scale

Stops small diagrams being blown up to fill the column.

Require titles

Prompts authors to title diagrams, which helps search and screen readers.


#A few things that catch people out

  • Space settings only affect macros set to inherit. A macro with an explicit value keeps it.

  • Changing a space default changes existing pages immediately. Look at a busy page afterwards.

  • Space admin is enough; you do not need site admin for these.



Set it once, in the right place.