Limitations
It is possible to specify layout details with DOT, although not all tools that implement the DOT language pay attention to the position attributes. Thus, depending on the tools used, users must rely on automated layout algorithms (potentially resulting in unexpected output) or tediously hand-position nodes.
For example:
digraph g { node ; A1 -> B1; A2 -> B2; A3 -> B3; A1 -> A2 ; A2 -> A3 ; B2 -> B3 ; B1 -> B3 ; { rank=same; A1 A2 A3 } { rank=same; B1 B2 B3 } }There are two problems in the image above. The square on the right is not a perfect square and the label "(g o f)'" is in the wrong place.
This can be fixed with Inkscape or other SVG editors. In some cases, this can also be fixed by using the pos attribute to specify a position.
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