Composite graphics with Row, Column, data aggregation and layout control

Question

This chromogram shown here represents data (mouse activity patterns during visits) for ~20 physicians in a study, each of which may have a variable number of visits in the study (physicians are color coded; also the last 2 digits in the XXX-YY). So each row represents one visit.

Row and Column are used to layout the graphical elements including the XXX-YY annotation (the arrow is due to using Rule in key-value pairs). The query looks something like this:

Column[#,ItemSize->90]&@  PACE[VISITS] /. 
      v_String:>Row@{PROVIDERCOLOR@v ->  Graphics[VGr[v/.PACE[V1]],ChromoGrOptions]}

Taking the resulting expression as argument, how can the spacing be adjusted so that there is more space between distinct physicians' data?

A method I want to avoid, if possible, is to restructure the data and call Column separately perhaps with different padding parameters. Though perhaps it's possible to apply Map or Thread or combinations, to effect that rewrite.

Thoughts?

Answer 1

This is more an idea than an answer.

That kind of graphical output seems ideal for multi cell output. This way, if the output is very long, Mathematica handles the page breaks for you (in case you need to print or generate a PDF report).

Try this:

CellPrint /@ Table[Graphics[{Gray, Rectangle[{0, 0}, {10, 1}]}], {10}]