Comments on: Create attractive (site) diagrams with Graphviz http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/ Web, design, and web design Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:08:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: links for 2008-12-15 « Object neo = neo Object http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-97608 links for 2008-12-15 « Object neo = neo Object Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:30:55 +0000 http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-97608 [...] The Haystack. / Create attractive (site) diagrams with Graphviz (tags: graphviz dot) This entry was written by bairos, posted on December 16, 2008 at 1:30 am, filed under delicious-daily. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « links for 2008-12-14 [...] [...] The Haystack. / Create attractive (site) diagrams with Graphviz (tags: graphviz dot) This entry was written by bairos, posted on December 16, 2008 at 1:30 am, filed under delicious-daily. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « links for 2008-12-14 [...]

]]> By: Stephen http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-85368 Stephen Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:47:19 +0000 http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-85368 @Tanya: I'm not enough of a hardcore Graphviz user to know if what you'd like to do is possible. For my purposes, using your example, I actually would <em>prefer</em> 5 separate links. <del datetime="2008-10-18">Maybe an expert user could help you</del> <ins datetime="2008-10-18">I think I saw you post a question</ins> in a <a href="http://www.nabble.com/Graphviz-f27942.html" rel="nofollow">Graphviz forum</a>. @Tanya: I’m not enough of a hardcore Graphviz user to know if what you’d like to do is possible. For my purposes, using your example, I actually would prefer 5 separate links. Maybe an expert user could help you I think I saw you post a question in a Graphviz forum.

]]> By: Tanya http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-84403 Tanya Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:04:05 +0000 http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-84403 Hi, I tried out Graphviz software and I have a question regarding the output display format. For eg: From node x to node y if there are 5 links (x->y) Graphviz draws five separate links instead of one link with edge weight =5. Is there any way to get this done automatically? How do I compute edge weights in Graphviz? Thanks. Hi,
I tried out Graphviz software and I have a question regarding the output display format.

For eg: From node x to node y if there are 5 links (x->y) Graphviz draws five separate links instead of one link with edge weight =5.
Is there any way to get this done automatically? How do I compute edge weights in Graphviz?

Thanks.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-60604 Stephen Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:47:58 +0000 http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-60604 @Vidar Nice work! @Vidar Nice work!

]]> By: Vidar Hokstad http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-57201 Vidar Hokstad Thu, 29 May 2008 20:49:51 +0000 http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-57201 Just looking at random Graphviz related posts and thought you might be interested in this: <a href="http://www.hokstad.com/making-graphviz-output-pretty-with-xsl.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.hokstad.com/making-graphviz-output-pretty-with-xsl.html</a> - it's a post with links to an XSL stylesheet I put together to do additional styling (drop shadows and gradients) to the Graphviz SVG output. It's quite simple to extent to do other automated changes to the Graphviz output. (I'm also an OmniGraffle fan, btw., but like you I don't want to drag boxes around all the time, but when I do OmniGraffle is the only diagramming tool I've ever been reasonably happy with) Just looking at random Graphviz related posts and thought you might be interested in this: http://www.hokstad.com/making-graphviz-output-pretty-with-xsl.html - it’s a post with links to an XSL stylesheet I put together to do additional styling (drop shadows and gradients) to the Graphviz SVG output.

It’s quite simple to extent to do other automated changes to the Graphviz output.

(I’m also an OmniGraffle fan, btw., but like you I don’t want to drag boxes around all the time, but when I do OmniGraffle is the only diagramming tool I’ve ever been reasonably happy with)

]]> By: Stephen http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-36358 Stephen Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:23:20 +0000 http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-36358 Thanks, Ken. I am aware of OmniGraffle's automatic layout, and have used it on occasion. One of the things I like about Graphviz is the quick creation of multiple hierarchies in plain text, as opposed to the single hierarchy imposed by an outline. Using my example in the post, let's say I wanted to connect the "Home" node directly to the "Widgets" node, but keeping the rest of the relationships the same. In Graphviz, I would simply add "wid" to the Home relationships array. Is it possible to do this in the outline in OmniGraffle (perhaps OmniGraffle 5)? As mentioned, I often use OmniGraffle-- my compliments on a great application. Thanks, Ken. I am aware of OmniGraffle’s automatic layout, and have used it on occasion. One of the things I like about Graphviz is the quick creation of multiple hierarchies in plain text, as opposed to the single hierarchy imposed by an outline. Using my example in the post, let’s say I wanted to connect the “Home” node directly to the “Widgets” node, but keeping the rest of the relationships the same. In Graphviz, I would simply add “wid” to the Home relationships array. Is it possible to do this in the outline in OmniGraffle (perhaps OmniGraffle 5)?

As mentioned, I often use OmniGraffle– my compliments on a great application.

]]> By: Ken Case http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-36272 Ken Case Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:43:17 +0000 http://www.the-haystack.com/2008/02/12/create-attractive-site-diagrams-with-graphviz/#comment-36272 Just thought I'd mention that OmniGraffle also does automatic graph layout: if you pop open the Outliner drawer, you can enter your nodes in the outline and watch them get automatically positioned on the canvas. Not to disparage Graphviz's graph layout in any way--in fact, OmniGraffle 5 (currently in beta) uses Graphviz behind the scenes to do its graph layout! I just wanted to make sure you knew about the automatic layout options in OmniGraffle (since you mentioned pushing boxes by hand). Just thought I’d mention that OmniGraffle also does automatic graph layout: if you pop open the Outliner drawer, you can enter your nodes in the outline and watch them get automatically positioned on the canvas.

Not to disparage Graphviz’s graph layout in any way–in fact, OmniGraffle 5 (currently in beta) uses Graphviz behind the scenes to do its graph layout! I just wanted to make sure you knew about the automatic layout options in OmniGraffle (since you mentioned pushing boxes by hand).

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