Appendix B. Gephi visualization software
Chapter 4 contains code to generate .gexf files, the native file format of Gephi. Downloading and installing Gephi from http://gephi.github.io is straightforward (it’s available for OS X, Windows, and Linux), but its user interface can be intimidating at first. This appendix points you to the most important UI elements—enough to get you started—and you can then explore the remaining rich set of features on your own.
B.1. Laying out your environment
Gephi has dockable windows, much like an IDE. Figure B.1 is how we used Gephi when generating some of the diagrams in this book. The three dockable windows to choose from the Window drop-down menu are shown in figure B.2. Once they’re displayed, drag and ...
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