It isn't clear that the "fast" algorithm will always return the best possible result. You may have to make some trade-offs of algorithm complexity, compute time, and quality of the results.
Are there other constraints on the problem-space that might make it easier? Is this a web app? If so, you might be able to run the C# code via ExternalInterface. -Alex On 11/22/13 11:06 AM, "Jake Churchill" <reyna...@gmail.com> wrote: >The problem with a treemap is it fills up the entire space. I need it to >not do that. The problem with the codeproject that Lee mentioned is it's >all C# and while I'm sure I can re-write it to AS3, I'd prefer not to have >to. > >-Jake > > >On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Jesse Ward-Karet <j...@tanium.com> wrote: > >> Consider treemap algorithms. There are a couple links to academic papers >> on the subject and a cool real world implementation here: >> >> http://windirstat.info/background.html >> >> >> > On Nov 22, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Lee Burrows >><subscripti...@leeburrows.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > isnt google amazing! >> > >> > >> >>http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/210979/Fast-optimizing-rectangle-pack >>ing-algorithm-for-bu >> > >> >> On 22/11/2013 17:35, Jake Churchill wrote: >> >> Guys, >> >> >> >> I'm working on a project with a component that displays child sprites >> of different sites and allows the user to arrange them. The sprites are >> all rectangles of different sizes. >> >> >> >> What I'm trying to do is create an auto-align which will crunch the >> children down into the smallest possible arrangement. >> >> >> >> I'm wondering if anyone has heard of or has some kind of logic that >> would help with this. FYI, I'm not looking for a handout. I've already >> gone through 2 different iterations of the logic and each has a bug >>once in >> a while. >> >> >> >> Where I run into issues is when I have one really tall sprite and a >> bunch of shorter ones. I get things aligned in a single row and then >> create another row on top and start lining up the additional ones, but >> really what should happen is I should have the larger sprite have a >> "rowspan" like you can with html tables. >> >> >> >> I've attached an illustration from the app. The top 2 images is >>start >> and after the auto align. This works well when the sprites are about >>the >> same size. The 2nd row is what happens with a taller sprite and much >> smaller sprites, and finally below is what I would like to have happen >>but >> am having issues getting there. >> >> >> >> Any help would be awesome. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> -Jake >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Lee Burrows >> > ActionScripter >> > >>
