Graphviz is open source graph visualization software. Graph visualization is a way of representing structural information as diagrams of abstract graphs and networks.
Questions tagged [graphviz]
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How can I go from graphviz input to something I can hand edit with a mouse?
I'd like to take a simple graphviz input file (or alternatively something as simple as the X -> Y notation) and have a graph where I can reorganize the positioning of the nodes without having to specify the coordinates by hand. Is there there a way…
Eugene M
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Piping the output of a program to Preview.app
I'm using an application (the dot program of the graphviz library) that generates a wide variety of file formats including PostScript and PDF. It can send the result to stdout or to a file. I'm currently sending it to a file and opening it with…
Abhay Buch
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Graphical GUI for Graphviz on Mac?
I installed the Graphviz GUI from pixelglow.com, but it appears to only be a viewer for .dot Graphviz files. I am looking for a graphical editor, where I can create diagrams by pointing and clicking--just like the iPhone app Instaviz.
I would rather…
Chad Johnson
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How do I prevent some nodes and edges from being drawn?
I have a very simple graph:
digraph G {
"for" -> "initial assignment"
"initial assignment" -> "condition"
"condition" -> "code" [color=red]
"condition" -> "end" [color=red]
"code" -> "final assignment" [color=red]
"final assignment" ->…
badp
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Dotty shows all labels as dots (period) instead of text
I have the following graphviz graph:
digraph finite_state_machine {
a -> b [ label = "c" ];
}
The output of this graph should be
And this is indeed what I get if I try to use dot to generate a file (e.g. by dot -Tsvg test.dot > test.svg).
When…
Oak
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How to convert OmniGraffle files to a non-proprietary format
I have inherited a bunch of graphs in OmniGraffle format which I need to edit. I do not have access to a Mac, and I have no desire to buy OmniGraffle either. I've looked at the .graffle files which are just zipped XML files, so I guess I could…
kthy
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Copy a `dot`-generated graph to the clipboard (e.g. as png)
I often find myself wanting to make a quick graph to illustrate dependencies or a process.
dot is nice for doing this, however it would be much more convenient if I could generate the rendered graph straight to my clipboard instead of generating a…
Tara
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pygraphviz - Install on Ubuntu 10 with django-extensions
I'm trying to install pygraphviz under Ubuntu 10.04 in order to use it within my Django projects.
I used synaptic and it was installed without any problem.
I also installed django-extensions with synaptic (django-extensions has a tool that uses…
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dot (graphviz): how to enforce position of nodes on x-axis?
I have a simple digraph that is supposed to represent a lattice - a graph where the nodes correspond to points in time and arcs represent words. Some 100 to 1000 nodes and about as many arcs.
Example structure:
For each node, I have an exact time…
Pavel
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How do I build Graphviz on a minimal Ubuntu to support the Symbol font?
I am working in a minimal Ubuntu instance — specifically, the ubuntu:14.04 Docker image — and I want an installation of Graphviz that supports the Adobe Symbol font (the standard PostScript font where all the letters are Greek).
Using this dot file…
jwodder
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Visual editor for graphviz DOT files
Sometimes big .gv/.dot Graphviz DOT files I write get screwed when I use dot to export them to .png. Circles get kind of almost-stacked and arrows start to get hard to follow. I seem to be in the need of a previous stage of clicking and dragging,…
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Generate a visual representation of a graph (graph theory)
Given the following paths on a directed graph:
(A --> B --> C)
(C --> B)
(C --> A)
I want to find a way to generate a visual representation for this directed graph. Is there any available software that is capable of doing this?
Anderson Green
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How to embed Graphviz in LyX?
I want to embed dot scripts within .lyx files, I added the following line:
(In document LaTeX preamble: )
\usepackage{graphviz}
however, latex errored:
LaTeX Error: File `graphviz.sty' not found.
Lenik
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slice and rearrange long skinny image to fit on screen
I have many images, each roughly 10000 x 40 pixels, visualizing graphs that are mostly chains with a few spurs and other "decorations." (They're made by piping OpenFST's fstdraw through Graphviz's dot).
From the command line, how can I automatically…
Camille Goudeseune
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Import GraphViz graph to Microsoft Word 14
I have created a GraphViz dot-file to visualize a data flow. I have to write a documentation using Microsoft Word and I'd like to include the graph in the document.
For some wired reason, MS Word is not able to import SVG files. Then, I generated a…
Robert Metzger
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