set_node_position_bypass does not support z_locations

[matthiaskoenig]

Currently, the set_node_position_bypass does not support z_locations, only x and y.
It should be possible to set the z-index (z-position) for fine grained control over the z-order of nodes and the resulting overlap of nodes and edges.

See example image attached. Overlap order should be identical for the different node sets.

I will provide a pull request for that. Just opening the issue so it is documented.

[bdemchak]

Hi, Matthias --

I think this use case came up a long time ago, and I don't remember why it was de-prioritized. Maybe @AlexanderPico does??

In any case, you should be able to set the Z coordinate by calling set_node_property_bypass() directly and passing the 'NODE_Z_LOCATION' property.

Does this help??

[AlexanderPico]

I presume it's because 99.999% of users only think about x,y and including z would confuse them or at least add to the cognitive load for using the method.

[AlexanderPico]

You are definitely in the advanced user category.... like top 0.0001% :) So, you can use the advanced methods like set_node_property_bypass()

[AlexanderPico]

(cool use case, btw!)