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Mermaid Pros - Can be embedded as code blocks in straight markdown notes (and many markdown editors support rendering) - Since it's not a graphic, it's text s
by vunderba 2y ago
Mermaid Pros
- Can be embedded as code blocks in straight markdown notes (and many markdown editors support rendering)
- Since it's not a graphic, it's text searchable
Mermaid Cons
- if you don't like the way the diagram is visually laid out there's not really an easy way to change it
- knsv 2y agoAgree but we are changing things up to make this easier. In the upcoming Mermaid version 11, we are adding a way to select which layout algorithm is used to layout the diagram. We are also making it easier to add additional layout algorithms. Hopefully, this will be easier going forward!
- sesm 2y agoWill it be possible to manually position the nodes? Ideally, manually position some nodes and auto-layout the rest.
- CoastalCoder 2y agoThis discussion reminds me a lot of graphviz. Similar issues and (IIRC) proposed solutions.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 2y agoMermaid could do well to learn from Graphviz. It’s much older and a lot of thought has been put into rendering. It’s the most powerful graph rendering engine that I’m aware of and for anything more than a little complex it’s really the only option to produce something even readable.
- kertoip_1 2y agoNice! Can't wait to try it