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several questions regarding cytoscape.js

I've just started using cytoscape (with cytoscape-klay layout) to render some graphs and I'm unable to find answers to some of the questions I have:
Is there a way to left-align the graph? (graph seems to be centered horizontally, but in my use case, I need it to start from the left)
Edit: my graph is not pannable nor zoomable and panBy and shift doesn't seem to work
Is there a way to get the graph rendered without specifying the container dimensions? (right now, if I don't specify the dimensions, the canvas itself has a dimension of 0x0 and since I specify a width/height for every node, I think it should be possible)
Edit: I can't use an absolute positioned container since my view has some sticky parts. Also, I want the container dimension to be exactly what the graph needs as it is not pannable. I'm currently doing the following to accommodate both 1 and 2:
const dim = cy.$('*').boundingBox(); // get real size of graph
const container = document.getElementById('#cy');
container.setAttribute('style', `width: ${dim.w - 120}px; height: ${dim.h}px; transform: translateX(-175px)`);
Is there a way to define css in a css file or does it have to be in js?
Edit: I'm aware that I can use a js/json file - I'm wondering if I can also use a css file (I assume not, but I just want to make sure)
my nodes should be interactive (open / close) and since I work with Vue.js I prefer having my nodes as Vue components. while this seems impossible with cytoscape itself as it supports only a label for a node, I found nodeHtmlLabel package that gets me really close, it doesn't adhere to the styles that were set in js and reactivity seems to be a problem. Is there a better alternative?
Edit: I'm not asking about compound nodes. For a simple example of what I need, you can think of each node having a title and a description but only the title is visible and if you click on the node, it will open to show the description (node height would change)
can I customize the edges? (have an edge consist of a straight line connected to a bezier curved line, use my own control points, etc.) If not, how does these weights / distances work? do they work equally well for Top-Down and Left-Right graphs? (I'm trying to have something like this)
Edit: I'm aware of the current edge types, but I'm looking for something that is a merge between taxi and bezier. Since this is not currently supported, I wanted to know if there is any way to define a custom line myself
Background - I managed to get really close to the desired design with dagre-d3 but I have a problem with ranks and it seems that this package is unmaintained :(, hence I decided to look for an alternative

Javascript Library to dynamically create graphs?

Here is my requirement:
I need to create a visualization of links between different representations of a person. The image below I think indicates that fairly clearly.
Additionally, those rectangles would also contain some data about that representation of a person (such as demographics and the place). I also need to be able to handle events when clicking on the boxes or the links between them, as a sort of management tool (so, for example, double clicking a link to delete it, or something along those lines). Just as importantly, since the number of people and links will varies, I need it to be displayed by spacing out the people in a roughly equidistant fashion like the image shows.
What would be a javascript library that could accomplish this? I have done some research and have yet not found something that can cleanly do this but I'm hardly an expert in those libraries.
Here are the ones I've looked at:
Arbor js: Can dynamically create the spacing and links of the graph but I'm responsible for rendering all the visuals and there's really no hooks for things like clicking the links.
jsPlumb: Easily create connections between elements and draws them nicely enough but doesn't seem to address any layout issues. Since I don't know how many people will be on the screen, I have to be able to space them out equidistant and that doesn't seem to be a concern of jsPlumb.
D3.js: This creates a good visualization with the spacing I need but I don't see how I can show the data inside each node or do things like like mouse events on the links or box.
I'm feeling a bit lost so I'm hoping someone could point me to something that could help me or maybe point me to an example from one of these libraries that shows me that what I want is possible.

I ended up using Arbor with Raphael as my rendering library and it's worked out very well.

Take a look at Dracula Graph Library. It's a simple library that seems to do both layout as well as rendering graphs (using Raphael under the hood). It's a bit underdeveloped however.

Best way to go about making "simple" line graphs with a very light footprint? jquery? canvas?

I'm trying to create line graphs like the one in the image below.
It needs to have a very light weight(in kb), and needs to have points that I could hover(for a tooltip about that point, like in the image). I don't need pie charts or anything like that, just line graphs like above.
I'm just not sure how to go about it best, I don't know canvas, and i'm assuming that might be pretty complex trying to do what I need with canvas. I know jQuery decently well.
I'm wondering: Is there a very light weight framework/plugin that would allow me to do just the bare essentials like in the image? If not, how would you suggest going about this with jQuery?
All I need are the lines drawn, with points that I could trigger a hover on, I can take care of the tooltip and all that, i'm just trying to figure out how to draw all the lines the match up with the grid, and get the little circle elements in the right position.
Thanks so much.
ps: light weight to me is not more than a few kb, because I want them to be interactive(not just a static image), but i'm not going to have so many of them that I need a huge jquery plugin, just something small.
Also: I'm trying to make it so it's responsive, and shrinks to fit a phones screen.

SVG sounds just like what you are looking for. You can use a library such as JQuery SVG or Raphael (based on Prototype.js) to make it easier.

Google Chart API is very solid and easy to use. Here is an example of a simple Line Chart
http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/playground/?type=visualization#line_chart
You can also Interact with the charts you create:
https://google-developers.appspot.com/chart/interactive/docs/basic_interactivity
https://google-developers.appspot.com/chart/interactive/docs/events

I don't know how lightweight you could possibly get to do what you want, for that kind of thing I would normally use flot.

If you are not planning any manipulation on the graphs. Use a PHP library called pChart

Check out Google Charts. It looks like the perfect thing. It doesn't use flash, so it's smaller than some, and it has tooltips. As a bonus, you can use live data on the web.

Create a smooth curve from a series of GPS coordinates

I have looked at a lot of Q/A here on SO regarding similar (if not the same) question I have. Yet none had an answer I was able to understand.
I wish to input a series of GPS coordinates, and create a smooth curve that connects them all, and passes through ALL of them. Javascript is my preferred language and I have found this page
http://jsdraw2d.jsfiction.com/demo/curvesbezier.htm
It allows you to plot any number of points and when clicking the 'Draw Curve' button it does exactly what I want (except it is on html5 canvas whereas I want to use lat/lon values)
You can download the jsDraw2D source code here:
http://jsdraw2d.jsfiction.com/download.htm
The function in question is drawCurve() and it appears to calculate the points of the curve, creating a separate 'div' for each point as it goes along, while also appending them to the html page. I am presuming I need to get rid of the code for creating the html divs and instead add each point as it is calculated to an array or string. However, it is simply over my head (perhaps because it seems overwhelming and my understanding is not quite spot on).
I would post the code here, but it is pretty long, plus I am not sure how many other functions it calls/requires from the rest of the script.
The only other thing I can think of that needs to be considered is the +/- values in GPS coordinates. I am hoping that altitude changes would not effect the smooth line created too much, especially since it seems to create the new points so close together.
Any help in modifying that code would be greatly appreciated. If someone has some other approach, I am open to suggestions - however I would prefer a way that passes through ALL the input points (unlike some mathematical curve functions that do not)
Thanks!

How do I access separate points/sections on a single image in html/javascript?

I am learning to develop mobile applications, quite in the initial phase.
This query is not related to mobile but more to html/css/js.(for
I intend to make a simple game, where a picture is seen, a few options are available and the user can drag and drop these options onto the image.
eg. There is an image of a plant > options are #leaf #stem #flower #bud
The user must drag and drop the correct option to the correct place on the image to get points. i.e Drag the #leaf option onto the leaf of the plant.
Now my problem is the image, the separation of these points, I can't figure out how to do it.
Query in short: How do I access separate points/sections on a single image in html/js for above purpose?
Query (longer version)
I did a little search and realised I can slice the image and recreate it using multiple images, I tried this, it sort of works but it has a a lot of drawbacks:
1)More images mean more space, combined size of the split images was about 1.5x the original image(this is just splitting it into 4 images)
2)For a complex picture, the number of images to slice into is large and hard to manage in css(n00b==me) as they don't just need to be split into a simple X*Y grid but a much more complex split depending on the object in the image.(realised when I was trying to do a simple cell structure img)
3)More images also means more http requests(in case the app is WebView based) which will increase loading time.
It just seemed liked too much of a hassle, there must be a better way.
Then I saw css sprites , I dont need to combine my images like sprites are intended for, rather the reverse. Just access parts of my pre-existing image, as separate objects.I haven't tried this(working on it) and and I haven't seen this being done either, or maybe its being done and I'm not seeing.
Please help guys, my problem is quite simple(I think) , I think I'm just not getting the correct google search terms.
If anybody has any ideas,links, resources and also any clarifications as I may not have put up my problem as clearly as I'd like to, please do reply.
regards,
Rahul Agarwal

You could try to place transparent divs over the main image using absolute position and fixed dimensions. Those divs will be assosiated to the possible options, and when a user drops an option over some specific div, you'll know what points to give.
Little demo using two divs and an animated scaling to show that the positioned divs will scale according to their parent:
http://jsfiddle.net/VK3A8/
fiddel with image:
http://jsfiddle.net/8qLFc/4/