From: erg <devnull@localhost>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 21:14:07 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Make the need to use -s for position input to fdp or neato clearer;
X-Git-Tag: LAST_LIBGRAPH~32^2~1980
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5ef242abe2c40fea86db2e2a19c93c8f57c7e320;p=graphviz

Make the need to use -s for position input to fdp or neato clearer;
update overlap attribute items
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diff --git a/doc/info/command.html b/doc/info/command.html
index 43481176a..e7e92daaf 100644
--- a/doc/info/command.html
+++ b/doc/info/command.html
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@ the current executable.   e.g.  <STRONG>dot -P -Tps | lpr</STRONG>
 <DD>Set input scale to <I>scale</I>. If this value is omitted,
 72.0 is used. This number is used to convert the point coordinate
 units used in the <A HREF=attrs.html#d:pos>pos</A> attribute 
-into inches. Ignored if the <STRONG>-n</STRONG> flag is used.
+into inches, which is what is expected by neato and fdp. 
+Thus, feeding the output of a graph laid out by one program into
+neato or fdp almost always requires this flag.
+Ignored if the <STRONG>-n</STRONG> flag is used.
 <DT><STRONG>-v</STRONG>             
 <DD>Verbose mode
 <DT><STRONG>-x</STRONG>