Layout with 1 defined axis.

[axkibe]

Hi all!

Is there a possibility to run a layouting algorithmn only on one axis and have the other defined?

For example:

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o<------------->o
     ,--o<-----´
o<--o
     `--o
o<--o

|----|----|----> Time

The x-axis is predefined, the time where an event occurred. A lay-outing algorithm can work on the y-axis to e.g. to minimize the the arrows length, minimizing criss-crossing, not overlapping nodes.

[elijah]

A timeline layout, what a great idea!