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In this paper, we outline our pattern-based layout approach and its integration into a diagram editor. In particular, we summarize editor features that were made possible by the approach. Each layout pattern encapsulates certain layout behavior. Several layout patterns may be applied to a diagram simultaneously, even to overlapping diagram parts. Our approach includes a control algorithm that automatically deals with such situations. To support the user in an interactive environment, it is not sufficient to apply the same layout behavior in every situation. Instead, the user also wants to select and alter the layout behavior at runtime. Our approach as well as the editor features described in this paper are specifically designed for such an environment.
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Maier, S., Minas, M. (2012). Integration of a Pattern-Based Layout Engine into Diagram Editors. In: Schürr, A., Varró, D., Varró, G. (eds) Applications of Graph Transformations with Industrial Relevance. AGTIVE 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7233. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34176-2_9
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