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A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents an algorithm or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting these with arrows. This diagrammatic representation can give a step-by-step solution to a given problem.

A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents an algorithm or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting these with arrows. This diagrammatic representation can give a step-by-step solution to a given problem.

Process operations are represented in these boxes, and arrows connecting them represent flow of control. Data flows are not typically represented in a flowchart, in contrast with data flow diagrams; rather, they are implied by the sequencing of operations. Flowcharts are used in analyzing, designing, documenting or managing a process or program in various fields

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Sankey Diagrams in R?

I am trying to visualize my data flow with a Sankey Diagram in R. I found this blog post linking to an R script that produces a Sankey Diagram, unfortunately it's quite raw and somewhat limited (see below for sample code and data). Does anyone know…
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Flowchart diagrams vs. UML activity diagrams

What is the practical difference between using flowchart diagrams and UML activity diagrams? I have some thoughts, but maybe I'm missing an elephant in the room? Flowchart diagram: Widely used; Easily understood by non-programmers; Old? UML…
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JavaScript flowchart / flow diagram lib

Are there any javascript libraries for client-side rendering and manipulation of flow-charts? My preference would be for jQuery, but I'd settle for others. This question has been asked before, but not for a couple of years so I'm hoping there's a…
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Good freeware for flowcharts on Windows?

I have to present some 'process' or 'flow' of the application at work on friday. I was hoping to prepare a flow chart before I begin the hands on demo. Any suggestions for freeware sw to make simple flowcharts on Windows?
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Can you build reusable styles in GraphViz?

I'm using graphviz to create flow charts. I change the styles every time by setting node and edge attributes: node[shape="box", style="filled, rounded", fillcolor=lightyellow, fontname="Verdana", fontsize=9, …
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Flowchart "for each" loop loop without variable increment

I'm designed a flowchart to describe at a high level how a programming process works. Part of this process involves looping through a set of items. I'm wondering if there is any standard or semi-standard way of representing a "for each" style loop…
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Automatic flowchart tool

Is there a flowchart tool that will automatically draw (align, reposition) a chart based on given information? I'd like to add blocks to a chart, create relationships between them and then have the software reposition the blocks and lines so it can…
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Can I create a flow chart (no tree chart) using D3.js

can I create a flowchart like this one: starting form a json object using the D3.js library? What should the json structure look like? Have you got any example I can analyse? Thank you very much.
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How to make a flowchart/diagram using only HTML and CSS

I need to make a really complicated diagram for a website, in which the hierarchy will be a bit messy: arrows will go up and down, sometimes an element will point to several others, and sometimes there will be several elements pointing to the same…
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Graph flow chart of transition from states

I'm trying to find a way to graph something like this in R: It is a transition between states, I want the boxes to be equal to the population size and the arrows to indicate the size of the transition. I've looked at the Diagram package but it's…
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Creating Straight Edges in Graphviz

I want to create a flowchart (similar to Visio) using Graphviz. Here is a sample digraph. digraph start_up { node [style = rounded]; node [shape = rect] start end; node [style = ""]; node [shape = diamond] "USB\nCommand\nArrived"; start ->…
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Save and Load jsPlumb flowchart including exact anchors and connections

This is the jsFiddle of the flowchart editor I am building. This is an example of what can be easily created with "Add Decision" + "Add Task", connecting and moving the elements. Now for the hard part: I want to be able to save and load the exact…
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jsPlumb: how to make Flowchart connectors avoid intersecting elements?

Is it possible to make jsPlumb Flowchart connectors not to cross connectable items or specified elements (in the example: elements with 'item' class)? Default Flowchart behaviour: A desired result: Here's what I…
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Online Flowchart Diagram Tool (run from private wiki)

Is there some flowchart diagram tool that would (or could be made to) integrate with a self-hosted wiki? Requirements: basic functionality (e.g., drawing some boxes and some arrows) would strongly prefer it to be visual (i.e., not written out in…
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What is really different with FLOW CHART from ACTIVITY DIAGRAM?

I know activity diagram is more simple standardized support concurrent flows than a flow chart. But what is the reason I should use activity diagram rather than flow chart apart from those above points. I'm just started UML. And this point is…
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