From: erg Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:58:17 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update dot manual to include new rankdir options X-Git-Tag: LAST_LIBGRAPH~32^2~6923 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d31dba20ce2a8ce0068b5b1233ed6c7157bdae68;p=graphviz Update dot manual to include new rankdir options --- diff --git a/doc/dotguide.pdf b/doc/dotguide.pdf index 1877d9ed7..04594cbfb 100644 Binary files a/doc/dotguide.pdf and b/doc/dotguide.pdf differ diff --git a/doc/dotguide/dotguide.tex b/doc/dotguide/dotguide.tex index d4e22d8f6..efeb135f0 100644 --- a/doc/dotguide/dotguide.tex +++ b/doc/dotguide/dotguide.tex @@ -776,12 +776,9 @@ layout algorithms. These include {\tt mclimit}, Sometimes it is natural to make edges point from left to right instead of from top to bottom. If \verb"rankdir=LR" in the top-level graph, the drawing is rotated -in this way. \verb"TB" (top to bottom) is the default. -(\verb"BT" seems potentially useful for drawing upward-directed graphs, -but hasn't been implemented. In some graphs, you could achieve the same -effect by reversing the endpoints of edges and setting their \verb"dir=back".) -We note that the setting of {\tt rankdir} is complementary to how the -final drawing may be rotated by {\tt orientation} or {\tt rotate}. +in this way. \verb"TB" (top to bottom) is the default. The mode +\verb"rankdir=BT" is useful for drawing upward-directed graphs. +For completeness, one can also have \verb"rankdir=RL". In graphs with time-lines, or in drawings that emphasize source and sink nodes, you may need to constrain rank assignments.