title: How does one effectively scale node size in gexf for Gephi
body: <p>My question is perhaps not so much a coding "how to" question than it is asking for insight into the "internal" workings of Gephi.</p>
  
  <p>I have successfully used the gexf spec to add "viz" tags to a gexf file using Python - specifically, "color" and "size" tags.  However, when opening the file in Gephi, the node size as rendered in Gephi seems anything but linear - or predictable.</p>
  
  <p>For example, in my gexf file, I can set one node size to 3, and another to 2.  When I open the my gexf file in Gephi, the node sized to 3 is readily visible, but the node sized to 2 is barely visible.</p>
  
  <p>I've tried various "remappings" of node size, from linear to natural log to square root in my code that generates the gexf, but nothing seems to make Gephi "behave" in a predictable manner.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone have any success in using the gexf file format to generate node sizes that Gephi will render in a predictable manner?  Thanks in advance.</p>