Leader−

The leader- command removes one arrowhead arm from an existing multileader. The text label, dogleg, and all remaining arms are preserved — only the selected arm is deleted. A multileader with only one arm cannot have its arm removed.

Removing an arm

1. Type leader- in the terminal.
2. Click a multileader that has two or more arms. If the clicked leader has only one arm, the terminal shows an error and waits for a valid selection.
3. Move the cursor near the arm you want to remove — the closest arm is highlighted with a marker.
4. Click to remove that arm.

The arm is removed and the command stays active — you can immediately click another leader (or the same one) to remove more arms. Press Enter, Space, or Escape to finish.

  Before:                   After:
  ◄── arm 1                 ◄── arm 1
       \                          \
        ●──── dogleg ──── text     ●──── dogleg ──── text
       /
  arm 2 ──►  ← this arm removed

How the closest arm is determined

The command measures the perpendicular distance from the cursor to each arm's line segments (including the segment from the last arm point to the dogleg). The arm with the smallest distance is highlighted and will be removed on click.

Keyboard reference

Key	Action
Enter / Space	Finish removing arms
Escape	Cancel and reset

Notes

• A leader with only one arm is protected — you must add an arm first before removing one.
• The dogleg position and text content are always preserved regardless of which arm is removed.

Related commands

Command	What it does
Leader	Create a new multileader from scratch
Leader+	Add an arm to an existing multileader