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DefaultOptions

DefaultOptions
is a style option which allows default options to be specified for particular formatting and related constructs.
  • A typical setting is DefaultOptions->{obj1->opts1, ...}, where the obji are symbols such as Button, Pane or Graphics.
  • Style[expr, DefaultOptions->{obj1->opts1, ...}] specifies that when obji[...] appears in expr, it should be given the default options opti.
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Locally set DefaultOptions:
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Explicit option settings in an object override default options for that type of object:
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