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Cloud a ruby word-cloud generator @ninajansen http://github.com/ninajansen/cloud/tree/master http://github.com/ninajansen/cloud_examples/tree/ master

Wordle

Wordle • Pretty wordclouds • Not open source • Only runs in browser • Secret algortihm

Cloud • My ﬁrst ruby gem • Runs in background • generates PDF-ﬁles • Ruby with inline C

Cloud types • From text ﬁle • From rss feed • Frm del.icio.us account name

Example from text engaged four battlefield add equal freedom power forth full field world might years struggled restingplace above resolve remaining created earth take detract final endure brought conceived war long devotion unfinished task nor cannot shall us living lives never civil perish increased god consecrated ground come nation continent people dead live died now measure met birth work fitting dedicated men far fathers portion larger note advanced dedicate hallow cause whether nobly new rather gave score sense say proper government forget remember vain fought seven little liberty consecrate altogether thus testing brave poor highly proposition honored ago last

Example from rss feed svært rigtig skubbe lige projekt sagde siden fedt grunden ønsker trangen fest driller se sodavand drikke altid holder motion sang igår par tid livet helt laver træt bortset sammen tugter godt haft gang ridde elsker lettere igennem super gange skrevet arbejdet pga kreativt vildt lidt snart bare kærlighed håb gospel tage begge spiste maj end bliver skridt stå sagt cola nogle heste ting dag giver god handler smoothie får mazarinbund sige gået føler hård blev måde mine alkohol grund ofte sove hjem fremtiden længe tårer alt arbejde danmark sangen grine undskyld, han dine fået glad skønt dét

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Bin packing algortihm • Clouds will take up as little space as possible • Each word is surrounded by box • Boxes are placed according to distance function

Disadvantages • Slow • Only produces pdf • No words-inside-words effect • Big words surrounded by a lot of space

Potential • Active record extension • Tweak word counting algortihm • Output SVG • Word links • Speed

Help! • Feedback • Please hack away

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by ninajansen on May 07, 2009

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