Roassal offers a number of layouts to locate shapes in the two-dimensional space provided by the canvas. Layouts have been extensively used in the previous chapters without describing how they operate and how they are configured. This chapter lists the different layouts supported by Roassal and details the layout framework.
This chapter covers the following layouts: circle, grid, flow, rectangle pack, and line. It lists layouts that are edge-driven, i.e., lines connecting to shapes as a way to structure the layout. Edge-driven layouts are tree and forces. The bridge with Graphviz is also presented. ...
