equal widths for boxes in graphviz

Question

Is it possible to get two boxes to be as wide as the widest one.

digraph G {
        node[shape=box];
        "A long description of a node" -> "short description";
}

Will produce:

But I want the two boxes' size to be aligned.

Answer 1

You can control the (minimum) size of the box with the width and height parameters:

digraph G {
        node[shape=box, width = 2.5, height = .75 ];
        "A long description of a node" -> "short description";
}

yields