[sugar] collisions in free form layouts

[Tomeu Vizoso]

I have some ideas, but I'm not sure how big an advantage they are
because the actual code in SpreadLayout is not resolving collisions.

I will look at your demo now, but if someone involved in
SpreadLayout/_Grid could explain why the implementation never got
complete, that could save me quite some time.

Thanks,

Tomeu

On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 11:51 PM, Eben Eliason <eben.eliason at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm certainly open to new algorithms if you think you can make
> something work better.  On the other hand, I think that it would be
> nice to use the same code/algo for the various views.  The demo, I
> feel, illustrates that the algo actually works fairly well for the
> purpose intended, including the ability to enlarge and shrink the
> nodes over time.
>
> What algorithm do you propose?  Could you work up a demo to show its
> effectiveness?
>
> - Eben
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at tomeuvizoso.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> as you know, the new design for the home view calls for a method for
>> resolving collisions, similar to the one in the neighborhood view.
>>
>> Have checked SpreadLayout, but seems like it doesn't try very hard to
>> resolve collisions.
>>
>> Should I try to fix SpreadLayout or can I go with my own algorithm?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tomeu
>>
>