I tried to understand the ScatterplotLayout in VW. Few questions on the design raised to me: - Why NodeFigure has variables xBlock and yBlock. I understand what these variables are for. However, I expected to see them in the shape, since the node is meant to represent the model, and should therefore not be aware of where it is supposed to be displayed.

- What xOffset and yOffset are for? I could not really infer their meaning from the various examples I found

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Today with Simon, we thought about something. Why not to put it in layout? What about the following: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= view nodes: elements. view layout: (MOScatterplotLayout new upSideDown; scaleFactor: 2; x: #numberOfAttributes; y: #numberOfMethods) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Where the elements variable is bound to the famix classes. Alexandre On 29 Apr 2009, at 16:33, Tudor Girba wrote: > Hi, > >> I tried to understand the ScatterplotLayout in VW. Few questions >> on the design raised to me: >> - Why NodeFigure has variables xBlock and yBlock. I understand >> what these variables are for. However, I expected to see them in >> the shape, since the node is meant to represent the model, and >> should therefore not be aware of where it is supposed to be >> displayed. > > In the beginning they were in shape, but the problem was that it > does not really belong there, because shape only encapsulates the > way a figure should be drawn, and not where. That is why we moved > anything that has to do with the position to the figure, rather > than in the shape. > > To access the x and y specifically, you have to say: > view figure x: [...]; y: [...]. > >> - What xOffset and yOffset are for? I could not really infer >> their meaning from the various examples I found > > xOffset is not really used. It was supposed to be a sort of margin. > If you look for senders of xOffset you will see that they are only > used in the ScatterplotLayout. > > Cheers, > Doru > >> Cheers, >> Alexandre >> -- >> _,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;: >> Alexandre Bergel http://www.bergel.eu >> ^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Moose-dev mailing list >> Moose-dev(a)iam.unibe.ch >> https://www.iam.unibe.ch/mailman/listinfo/moose-dev > > -- > www.tudorgirba.com > > "Next time you see your life passing by, say 'hi' and get to know > her." > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moose-dev mailing list > Moose-dev(a)iam.unibe.ch > https://www.iam.unibe.ch/mailman/listinfo/moose-dev -- _,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;: Alexandre Bergel http://www.bergel.eu ^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;. _______________________________________________ Moose-dev mailing list Moose-dev(a)iam.unibe.ch https://www.iam.unibe.ch/mailman/listinfo/moose-dev