There are three types of control panels in the VizMapper: Introduction to the VizMapper User Interface Also, starting in Cytoscape 2.5, direct access to the VizMapper is provided via a tab on the Control Panel at the left-hand side of the screen (formerly known as CytoPanel 1). The VizMapper can be accessed by going to View → Open VizMapper or by clicking on the VizMapper icon. The following is a list of network views based upon sample styles applied to the galFiltered.sif network : You can try those samples to examine how Visual Styles change the appearence of a network.
Add photo/image/graphics on top of nodes.Ĭytoscape 2.6.0 and later versions have additional sample Visual Styles.Overlay a subnetwork on a huge interactome using opacity and color control.Show module locations in a large network.Browse extremely-dense networks by controlling the opacity of nodes.Control multiple edge visual properties using edge score.Control edge transparency (opacity) using edge weights.Use specific line types to indicate different types of interactions.Encode specific physical entities as different node shapes.Visualize gene expression data along a color gradient.Set node widths and heights based on label size.or, set the font size of the node labels instead. You can visually see the hub of a network. Set node sizes based on the degree of connectivity of the nodes.Specify a default color and shape for all nodes.With the VizMapper, the visual appearance of your network is easily customized.
A set of these encoded or mapped attributes is called a Visual Style and can be created or edited using the Cytoscape VizMapper. One of Cytoscape's strengths in network visualization is the ability to allow users to encode any attribute of their data (name, type, degree, weight, expression data, etc.) as a visual property (such as color, size, transparency, or font type).