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Re:The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Sequence Diagrams in Me... by hoosieree on Monday July 24, 2023 @10:46AM (#36848910)
Currently I generate graph diagrams for papers and blog articles in emacs with graphviz, I wonder how mermaid.js compares in that workflow.

The default styles in mermaid look a little nicer than graphviz, which might be enough to motivate me to try it out. When/if I do, I'll probably try with this emacs package: https://github.com/abrochard/mermaid-mode.

Re:The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Sequence Diagrams in Me... by nequo on Monday July 24, 2023 @11:04AM (#36849173)
Have you tried converting the dot file to svg and manipulating the svg file in the build process to improve its appearance? I'm not sure if it's worth the effort but perhaps it's a viable alternative.
Re:The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Sequence Diagrams in Me... by hoosieree on Monday July 24, 2023 @05:21PM (#36854367)
Hah, I haven't tried that, but I bet it's possible to do it all within org-mode...