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Gephi Cookbook

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Gephi Cookbook

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Gephi Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Configuring the size of edge labels in a graph by ranking edges


The previous recipe described how to reconfigure the colors of edge labels by ranking edges in a graph. It is also possible to reconfigure the size of the edge labels by ranking edges in a graph, and that is exactly what this recipes teaches.

Getting ready

Load the Les Misérables graph in Gephi. Click on the small upward-facing triangle placed on the bottom-right corner of the Graph panel to expand the bottom panel. In the Labels tab of this panel, check the checkbox next to Node to make the node labels appear on the graph. To make sure that the final visualization is neat and comprehensible, run the Fruchterman Reingold algorithm, followed by the Label Adjust algorithm, on this graph.

How to do it…

To configure the sizes of edge labels by ranking edges in a graph, follow these steps:

  1. In the Ranking panel, click on the Edges tab.

  2. Select the button that has a capital letter A as its icon and a red diamond on top of the letter A. This...