public FigShallowHistoryState() {
    _bigPort = new FigCircle(x, y, width, height, Color.cyan, Color.cyan);
    _head = new FigCircle(x, y, width, height, Color.black, Color.white);
    _name = new FigText(x + 5, y + 5, width - 10, height - 10);
    _name.setText("H");
    _name.setTextColor(Color.black);
    _name.setFilled(false);
    _name.setLineWidth(0);

    // add Figs to the FigNode in back-to-front order
    addFig(_bigPort);
    addFig(_head);
    addFig(_name);

    setBlinkPorts(false); // make port invisble unless mouse enters
    Rectangle r = getBounds();
  }