Re: Re: Dynamic FlowChart / Tree from KB relationship index

Wow - I'm gonna check it out, it got the capabilities I was looking for, however it looks complex... guess it needs to be - as far as the "dot" language, that is... Hopefully it wont be to hard to set up an "org chart" looking view... since it's hierarchical.

Too bad there isn't something easier. I'm lazy in a good way(usually), and was really thinking of a template "explorer" not like the javascript click open deal, accepting the reload request delay from the server-side script, where I give each entry its own level - like html header tags, based on how deep into the structure, what "parent" it was under, what "children" and "link children" it had - or even a mock underlying directory structure with soft-links to mimic "links".

Maybe I've written my own enhancement request. I know it's a pretty specific application, but I'm just surprised that someone hasn't already done this. Maybe I'll also look into adapting the "familly tree" concept in greater detail before embarking on the GraphViz expedition.

Thanks... GraphViz looks pretty awesome, and if lazier routes fail, I'm sure to end up using it... and learning "dot"!

-Jeff

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Re^3: Dynamic FlowChart / Tree from KB relationship index by diotalevi (Canon) on Feb 04, 2003 at 06:27 UTC
I said GraphViz nature. There may be something that uses it on CPAN that corresponds closer to your actual need. If there isn't then you can always use it to write something for yourself. Please also learn to format your posts at Writeup Formatting Tips. This `<pre>` thing you're doing sucks. Seeking Green geeks in Minnesota	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re^3: Dynamic FlowChart / Tree from KB relationship index by Anonymous Monk on Feb 04, 2003 at 13:13 UTC
First time posting here.... sorry bout the `<pre>` deal there... Thanks, this is exactly the functionality I need... just more work then I was hoping... Yea, I get what your saying, and appreciate the lead... nothing jumped out at me on CPAN, but I'll keep looking around. I just taught myself perl less then a month ago (best language I've ever seen, btw) and have almost all of the functionality for my knowledge base complete... was hoping to get the frontend out quickly... my bosses are chomping at the bit, and I'm concerned that it can't "live" without a dynamic front end for long It may be that writing my own module would be the best thing... but I have much to learn to pull that off Thanks	[reply]
GraphViz article + any alternatives? by jplindstrom (Monsignor) on Feb 05, 2003 at 21:20 UTC
Guess who wrote an article about it? :) While I'm pretty happy with it, the number of objects in our database is a bit too large for the layout engine to cope (the image is like five meters wide on the wall behind me :). So... are there any alternatives to GraphViz? /J	[reply]