Most important words (highest counts) are excluded if they don't fit

[john-guerra]

Right now the algorithm leaves out words that are too big to fit on the available width/height. This is OK for smaller words that aren't that important, but it also leaves out the most important words on a cloud without any warning.

http://jsfiddle.net/duto_guerra/VNurQ/

I can think of two solutions:

1. If the word doesn't fit, draw it at least partially.
2. Adjust the size range to guarantee that the biggest word will always fit

I was planning on trying to do this myself and send you a pull request, but I would like to hear your preferences and opinion

John

[lauvil]

We are running into this problem too. I think either solution suggested above would work. Has anyone implemented one of them? Although these words are often the highest ranking ones, they could occur anywhere in the list.

[john-guerra]

I implemented an overflow option here https://github.com/john-guerra/d3-cloud

[tribe84]

@john-guerra I tried to replace my version of the layout with your version, and while it does work the scaling and arrangement seem a bit off.

It does not seem to take all available width into account.

See pictures below to see what I mean.

[john-guerra]

@tribe84 your solution looks cool, have you posted your code somewhere?

[sedenardi]

@john-guerra nice job on the overflow code.

[john-guerra]

Thanks a lot!

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[xellos86]

Hi,
i've runned into this problem at first, too. But i noticed when you set a domain, the words won't get drawn bigger than your range value:

var fontScale = d3.scale.linear()
.domain([words min size, words max size])
.range([min font size, max font size]);

See this fiddle for an example: http://jsfiddle.net/ndenmhhw/3/

While this doesn't change the Issue, that the words won't get drawn when they are bigger than the height/width, it let's you controll it through the size parameters.

hope this helps someone

[vvitvits]

I ran into the same problem as @tribe84. That forced me to rethink my approach to this issue. I ended up increasing the layout space in the place function, such that it is no longer checks sizing bounds but enlarging sizing bounds. Of course I scale my entire SVG on the subsequent draw method. I understand that this solution is not ideal but it seemed to work for me.

[ghostsquad]

+1 this feature is super needed

[eformx]

My fix was to create a maximum font size based on the largest size and scale all other words point size. I found that the words are always visible. If you want a larger size simply adjust the maxFontSize variable...

Example:

//add a variable or dynamically control this value from an input box
var maxFontSize = 36;

d3.layout.cloud().size([width, height])
.words(tags.map(function (d) {
return { text: d.text, size: d.size };
}))
.padding(1)
//.rotate(function () { return ~~(Math.random() * 2) * 60; })
.rotate(function (d) { return 0; })
.text(function (d) { return d.text; }) // THE SOLUTION
.font("Impact")
.fontSize(function (d) {
//THE SOLUTION PART II
//restrict font size to max of 36
//largest size / word current size * maxFontSize
//Example: 1st word is Canada and size is 444. Calculation is 444/444 = 1 * 36 sets largest word to 36 (points)
//Example: 2nd word is item and size is 327. Calculation is 327/444 = 0.734 * 36 = 26.5 (points)
return eval(d.size / largest_size * maxFontSize);
})
.on("end", draw)
.start();

[supaMUC]

Having the same issue. If I have long words they are just left out depending on the position of the other words. Specifying a max font size is not really helping because short words are then very small even they could be a lot bigger...

+1

[bartaelterman]

+1 @supaMUC

@eformx I don't see how Canada would get a size of 444 in your example. If you set the largest font size to 36, how does your solution prevent that a really long word like blablablablablablabla would fall off?

[ghostsquad]

You need one more calculation in there.

Max size of div / # characters = max pixels per character
then you would need to figure out the size/character for the font you are using at each font size.

This might help.
http://websemantics.co.uk/resources/font_size_conversion_chart/

So, the above calculation will actually give you the max font sized based on the longest word with the highest value.

[satotake]

I found a way of fixing this issue.

I confirm that all words are rendered by the recursive strategy.

• set domain and range
• compare between the length of input and output
• if the length(s) are not equal, call the function recursively decreasing font size.

edited http://jsfiddle.net/ndenmhhw/3/

var words = [
        "Hello", "world", "normally", "you", "want", "more", "words",
        "than", "this"].map(function(d) {
        return {text: d, size: 10 + ~~(Math.random() * 90)};
        }).concat([{text:"OneBigWord", size: 150}]);

maxSize = d3.max(words, function(d) { return d.size; });
minSize = d3.min(words, function(d) { return d.size; });

function drawcloud (range_max) { // declare the function
var fontScale = d3.scale.linear()
  .domain([minSize, maxSize]) 
  .range([5, range_max]); // the argument here 

var fill = d3.scale.category20();
d3.layout.cloud().size([300, 300])
  .words(words)
  .padding(5)
  .rotate(function() { return ~~(Math.random() * 2) * 90; })
  .font("Impact")
  .fontSize(function(d) { return fontScale(d.size) }) 
  .on("end", function(output) {
      if (word.length !== output.length) {  // compare between input ant output
           drawcloud ( range_max - 5 ); // call the function recursively
           return undefined;  
      }
      else { draw(output); }     // when all words are included, start rendering
   })
  .start();


function draw(words) {
    d3.select("body").append("svg")
////
//// please refer http://jsfiddle.net/ndenmhhw/3/
////
}

Although it does not always fit your situations, it might help some people annoyed with this issue
And I hope that this issue is solved in the d3-cloud.

[axelson]

@satotake that looks like a decent idea for a solution. Although the jsfiddle you link is currently broken and doesn't render anything. Probably best to load d3-cloud from github rather than jasondavies.com.

[fallenartist]

Building on examples above, I've successfully implemented sorting and sizing of the words by frequency of appearance with duplicate removal: http://codepen.io/znak/details/rOgXoV/

As for the max font size for the biggest word, it could be done with measureText() method.

[BhumikaSarswat]

hi @john-guerra i used your algorithm but its performance is not good.
Kindly help me in that.

[john-guerra]

@BhumikaSarswat I'm sorry but your request is too vague

[Frozenfire92]

Any update on this?

[samkugji]

@satotake @axelson
I fix satotake's broken jsfiddle
http://jsfiddle.net/rnz0khfx/

[samkugji]

@jasondavies
I try to make that word size is bigger proportionately word frequency
like cool, nice and fabulous jasondavies's (https://www.jasondavies.com/wordcloud/)

I really wonder how do I make it?
Is it possible with this d3-cloud api?

Here is my best to make now below based on satotake's

function wordFrequency(words){
  var newArray = [];
  var wordObj;
  words.forEach(function(word) {
    wordObj = newArray.filter(function (w){
      return w.text == word;
    });
    if (wordObj.length) { wordObj[0].size += 1; }
    else { newArray.push({text: word, size: 1}); }
  });
  return newArray;
};

var words = $("#data").data("words");
var regExp = /[\{\}\[\]\/?.,;:|\)*~`!^\-_+<>@\#$%&\\\=\(\'\"]/gi;
words = words.replace(regExp, '').split(' ');
words = wordFrequency(words).map(function(d) {
      return {text: d.text, size:50 * ( 1+Math.sqrt(d.size) )};
    })

[wildgarden]

Satotakes and samkugij jsfiddle did not include his proposed workaround using recursive calls.
Here is a enhanced jsfiddle http://jsfiddle.net/ymmh9dLq/

[owendall]

Wow, I just stumbled on the same issue in 2018. Thanks for your posts... :-)

[khushbu-maurya]

I implemented an overflow option here https://github.com/john-guerra/d3-cloud

hello @john-guerra
can you provide this expmple in d3 v5?
if I am try to run this exaplme in d3 v5 its noy working

[john-guerra]

Sorry I don't have the cycles right now John. From my phone, brevity and all http://johnguerra.co

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