Center force directed layout after tick using root node (return to center)

Question

I am experimenting with force directed layout using D3.js. What I need is center the layout by root (or other selected node) and return this node to the svg (e.g. canvas) ce

Answer 1

Actually I solved this like this(similar to previous but more sophisticated):

force.on("tick", function(e) {

     node.attr("transform", function(d) { 
         //TODO move these constants to the header section
        //center the center (root) node when graph is cooling down
        if(d.index==0){
            damper = 0.1;
            d.x = d.x + (w/2 - d.x) * (damper + 0.71) * e.alpha;
            d.y = d.y + (h/2 - d.y) * (damper + 0.71) * e.alpha;
        }
        //start is initiated when importing nodes from XML
        if(d.start === true){
            d.x = w/2;
            d.y = h/2;
            d.start = false;
        }

        r = d.name.length;
        //these setting are used for bounding box, see [http://blockses.appspot.com/1129492][1]
        d.x = Math.max(r, Math.min(w - r, d.x));
        d.y = Math.max(r, Math.min(h - r, d.y));

            return "translate("+d.x+","+d.y+")";            

     }
    );

     });