Changes for page KLay Layered Layout Options
Last modified by Richard Kreissig on 2023/09/14 10:20
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... ... @@ -747,11 +747,18 @@ 747 747 748 748 {{id name="edgeLabelSideSelection"/}} 749 749 750 -{{warning}} 751 -Document! 752 -{{/warning}} 750 +Determines how KLay Layered places edge labels. The following strategies are available: 753 753 754 - 752 +* ALWAYS_UP 753 +Always places edge labels above the edge. 754 +* ALWAYS_DOWN 755 +Always places edge labels below the edge. 756 +* DIRECTION_UP 757 +Places edge labels above edges pointing right, and below edges pointing left. 758 +* DIRECTION_DOWN 759 +Places edge labels below edges pointing right, and above edges pointing left. 760 +* SMART 761 +Uses a heuristic that determines the best edge label placement, also taking the placement of port labels into account. 755 755 756 756 == Feedback Edges == 757 757 ... ... @@ -798,12 +798,14 @@ 798 798 799 799 {{id name="layerConstraint"/}} 800 800 801 -{{warning}} 802 -Document! 803 -{{/warning}} 808 +The layer a node is placed in is usually computed by the layer assignment algorithms. However, sometimes certain nodes need to be placed in the first or in the last layer (for example, nodes that represent inputs from the outside). The layer constraint option can be set on such nodes to do just that. 804 804 805 - 810 +[[image:attach:layer_constraints.png]] 806 806 812 +{{note}} 813 +This option can also be set to {{code language="none"}}FIRST_SEPARATE{{/code}} and {{code language="none"}}LAST_SEPARATE{{/code}}. These are for internal use only and should not have been publicly exposed in the first place. Using them can result in layout problems. 814 +{{/note}} 815 + 807 807 == Maximal Iterations == 808 808 809 809 ... ... @@ -828,10 +828,10 @@ 828 828 829 829 {{id name="mergeHierarchyEdges"/}} 830 830 831 -{{warning}} 832 -Document! 833 -{{/warning}} 840 +If hierarchical layout is active, this option is the hierarchical equivalent to //Merge Edges//. If set to true on a compound node, all hierarchy-crossing edges that start or end inside that compound node are eligible for merging. 834 834 842 +[[image:attach:merge_hierarchy_edges.png]] 843 + 835 835 == Node Layering == 836 836 837 837 ... ... @@ -853,10 +853,17 @@ 853 853 854 854 {{id name="nodePlacement"/}} 855 855 856 -{{warning}} 857 -Document! 858 -{{/warning}} 865 +Decides which algorithm is used to compute the y coordinate of each node. This influences the length of edges, the number of edge bends, and the height of the diagram. We have different algorithms available, with different optimization goals: 859 859 867 +* BRANDES_KOEPF 868 +Minimizes the number of edge bends at the expense of diagram size: diagrams drawn with this algorithm are usually higher than diagrams drawn with other algorithms. 869 +* LINEAR_SEGMENTS 870 +Computes a balanced placement. 871 +* BUCHHEIM_JUENGER_LEIPERT 872 +Also computes a balanced placement, but a little faster. 873 +* SIMPLE 874 +Minimizes the area at the expense of... well, pretty much everything else. 875 + 860 860 == Port Anchor Offset == 861 861 862 862 ... ... @@ -863,12 +863,12 @@ 863 863 864 864 {{id name="portAnchor"/}} 865 865 866 -{{warning}} 867 -Document! 868 -{{/warning}} 882 +Since ports have a size, we need a concrete point inside the port that edges should start or end in. In KLay Layered, this is referred to as the //port anchor//. By default, the center of each port is used as its port anchor, but this behavior can be overridden by setting an explicit port anchor. 869 869 870 - 884 +In the following example, the port anchor of the left port was moved upwards, while the port anchor of the second port was moved downwards: 871 871 886 +[[image:attach:port_anchors.png]] 887 + 872 872 == Thoroughness == 873 873 874 874
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