Generate Flowcharts from Text

Re:Generate Flowcharts from Text by hrishi on Monday March 01, 2021 @10:03PM (#26311434)

Could you elaborate on the best way to get started with this specifically? Any articles/tutorials you'd recommend?

I've been meaning to forever but both svgs and d3 are complex enough I'm not sure where to start.

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Re:Generate Flowcharts from Text by slaymaker1907 on Monday March 01, 2021 @11:32PM (#26311926)

I would recommend starting with plain SVG and then exploring D3 after. It's best to think of D3 as a combination of jQuery and a geometry library.

For starting with SVGs, just look for a simple tutorial like https://www.w3schools.com/graphics/svg_intro.asp to get a simple template, but focus on learning the path element. The path element is both foundational to a lot of custom SVG stuff and isn't too complicated, sort of like the Basic of graphics.

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Re:Generate Flowcharts from Text by hrishi on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @04:36AM (#26326378)

Thanks! Really appreciated.

I've gotten the hang of SVGs, is MBostock's blog still the best place to start with D3?

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