part of the tikz/pgf bundle: the decoration libraries define a number of (more or less useful) decorations that can be applied to paths.
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Small text near arrow tips
How can I add some tiny text near arrow tips?
Details
I have an automaton like
Now I want each edge to have the usual arrow tip, and close to the tip additionally a tiny text $\tau$. How can I ...
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tikz extending spring with constant number of segments
Is there as simple way to create a pdf animation with tikz of an oscillating mass attached to a spring which extends and compresses as the mass oscillates. The number of "spring elements" should be ...
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Draw snake around the rectangular node
I want to draw the "coiled snake " around the rectangle named "Obstacle". The rectangle consist of node "O". I could not figure it out as I am new to tikz. can anyone give me good suggestion in this?
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How to improve the decoration ends with tikz decorate
you will see two problems on the example below
1) how to make the plot line is not under the terminal markings
2) Why is it the text in bold
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} ...
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Text decoration is trimmed off with standalone package
I am decorating an arc with text as shown in this MWE using the standalone class:
\documentclass[10pt,class=article]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.text}
...
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Can I define a new shape with predefined filling and shading to be used in decoration?
I defined a new shape that draws a flower with predefined filling and coloring:
\makeatletter
\pgfdeclareshape{flower}{
\savedanchor{\center}{%
\pgfpointorigin}
\anchor{center}{\center}
...
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Problems with filling a path that includes decorations in TikZ
I want to construct a rectangle with two sides having a slight curvature and the other two sides being zigzag lines. In the end, I want to fill it. While the construction of the path worked the way I ...
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How to position multiple decorations on a path while keeping their separation constant?
The at position=<value> syntax for decorations obviously makes the positioning of the decorations dependent on the path length:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
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Tikz: Text along top and bottom of arrow path
How can I add text to both the top and bottom of a path? My commutative diagram below is 90% complete. I would, however, like text={${gKer({\varphi}){\mapsto}{\varphi(G)}}$} following the path below ...
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decoration nodes not being placed on the circle they are intended to be on
I "placed" some nodes on a circular path but they aren't showing up in the correct place and they aren't even on the circle.
What is going wrong?
\begin{document}
\usepackage{tikz, pgfplots}
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circle node on an ellipse
I want to put this node on an ellipse at about the 35% mark
\node[draw, circle, inner sep = .08cm, scale = .75] (location) {2};
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
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Complicated tikzpicture for theorem of multivariabe continuous functions
I'm attempting to construct a tikzpicture that looks like this:
Here's what I have:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
...
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How to draw a smooth random blob with TikZ? [duplicate]
How can I draw a smooth, "natural" looking blob with TikZ?
My approach
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw [] (0,0)node[circle,draw,decorate,decoration={random steps,segment length=.3cm,amplitude=1cm},rounded ...
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votes
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TikZ: Add decoration on a smooth coordinates plot
I would like to draw a smooth curve that I get from a coordinate plot after adding some additional decorations. So far I have.
\begin{tikzpicture}
\path [blue] plot [smooth] coordinates { (0.2,0.2) ...
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path with both mark connection node and arrow tip
I would like to use a mark connection node decoration on a line that also has an arrow tip. Unfortunately, using the decoration causes the arrow tip to point in the wrong direction (always straight ...
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How to draw a simple but beautiful decorative head-rule?
The picture shown below is the desired simple head-rule, but the rule width should be much thinner like 1pt.
Real one:
So how to use Tikz or other packages to draw this kind of line as a ...
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Trying to do graphical decorations in “ClassicThesis style”
Is there a way to obtain an effect like the page below? I have taken that idea from this .pdf file. The gray tones of the effect in the page below are uniforms but I would to conserve the original ...
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Two markings at one line with decorations in tikz
I would like to draw a path with an arrowtip at the beginning and the end. If there is only one arrowtip everything is perfect. But with a second mark only the first one is visible. Has anybody an ...
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Aligning \overline to “italics” font
In math mode, the slanted characters look somewhat disconnected from an \overline:
$\overline{P}$ looks odd; of course I would like the bar to be aligned more on the right, at least as much slanted as ...
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votes
1answer
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Labeling precisely-positioned “tree” nodes
I'm working with TikZ and am basically drawing a tree, but my needs require that the nodes be precisely positioned on the coordinate space and precisely sized. For this purpose, I've found that using ...
5
votes
1answer
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Arrow heads as plot marks
I would like to draw a plot and put arrow heads pointing in the
direction of the plot instead of marks.
My first idea was to use the quiver option from pgfplots by
duplicating and stagering the ...
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votes
2answers
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Why can't I apply this decoration to a curve produced using the “to” path operation?
I have found that I cannot make decorations apply to (most) curves drawn using the "to" path operation. Here is a working example:
\documentclass[a4paper, reqno]{amsart}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
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Does anybody know a good source of (free) ornaments, decorations, frames, backgrounds etc.?
I'd like to prepare a "fancy" typographical project, more interesting visually than a "boring" black-on-white text. I'm not very talented at drawing, though, so I'd like to ask about a place to find ...
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Looking for TikZ flourishes and vignettes
I'm a sucker for the fancy section markers (commonly called vignettes or ornaments). For an example, look at the beautiful symbol beneath the {TeX} logo on this site, or this flourish below
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votes
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Faded or blurred lines
My question was inspired by Rotate fading in tikz where the inquiror is drawing laser beams that shall look somewhat blurred not as lines but as boxes with a fading. The problem with this approach is ...
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votes
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Draw the discontinuity symbol with tikz
Is there an easy way to draw the discontinuity symbol with tikz?
It is the symbol shown at the y axis in the following picture (taken from the pgfplots documentation.
I can always draw it manually ...
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votes
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Frame for pieces of algorithms
I would like to put frames around pieces of algorithms like in the following picture. If the background of the rectangle can be changed, it would be nice.
Here is the LaTeX code used for the ...
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votes
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Connecting normal lines with decorated ones
I've got a problem, I've tried it a lot and I've investigated about it but I haven't found the answer.
I've got a code like this....
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
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Totally sweet horizontal rules in LaTeX
I have been trying to find a way to easily drop a nice horizontal rule into a LaTeX document. \hline just makes a line across the page. It would seem that some package must provide something that is ...
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votes
3answers
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Decorate path with arrows at nodes
Standalone example:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw[black, very thick] plot[smooth] coordinates {(4,1) (2,2) (1,3) ...
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How to decorate a path with arrows at certain coordinates?
Next example (taken from TiKZ manual) shows how to find intersection points between two paths.
Once you know intersection points it's easy to decorate them with any marking. But if I want to use an ...
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votes
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How to insert math with curly brackets into tikz decoration text along path?
I was going to write along an arc some math expression with curly brackets.
Somehow the following snippet causes pdflatex to freeze.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
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Package for certificates
Since LaTex can produce outstanding typesetting results and excellent graphics design, I began to wonder if it can recreate certificates. With so many packages and styles out there does anyone know if ...
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votes
1answer
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Snake decoration does not work with decorations.pathmorphing in tikz
I have simple example that works fine
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt,oneside,titlepage]{report}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{snakes}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[H]
...
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Arrow decoration in TIKZ [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
TikZ: How to draw an arrow in the middle of the line?
I'd like to use Tikz for drawing Feynman diagrams. I found an example in TeXample, but it looks inefficient.
One ...
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TikZ: How to draw an arrow in the middle of the line?
Like this:
.------<------.
| |
v ^
| |
'------>------'
I am currently using
\begin{scope}[very thick,->]
\draw (-4,1)--(-4,0)--(0.1,0);
\draw ...
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Constraint for a decoration: only if edge is long enough
Title+Picture might make you guess my question:
My goal is to modify the tikz-style companion such that in this example the text along path-decoration will only be shown if it fits, i.e. between ...
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Illuminated manuscripts & LaTeX [closed]
How can I produce Illuminated manuscripts (something like this)?
Are there existing examples of illuminated manuscripts made with latex, or websites that provide initials or decorations with this ...
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TikZ: Bug with multiple decorations “at position 1”?
If I try to put two decorations on the same path, both at position 1, only the first shows up:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,decorations.markings}
\begin{document}
...
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votes
1answer
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Coil path decoration without straight segment
When a path is decorated in TikZ a straight segment might be added at the end, depending on the length of the path. This is undesirable in some cases, and a very nice versatile resolution for the ...
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votes
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Help on decorations: how to draw a spiral coiled tube in TikZ
Hi everybody I was trying to draw a spiral coiled tube
with TikZ decoration library. This is what i got so far:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations}
...
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votes
1answer
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TikZ: Decorated paths without straight segment
When a path is decorated in TikZ a straight segment might be added at the end, depending on the length of the path. This is undesirable in some cases, and a resolution for the snake decoration has ...
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votes
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How to put a star (or other symbol) in sections that are “special” (difficult, optional, etc)?
I'm currently writing a book, and I'd like some of the sections to be clearly marked as "difficult" or "optional". Not only sections, but also exercises (I'm using the exercise package) and theorems ...
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votes
1answer
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Decorate a path with little arrows parallel to it
I want to decorate a path with little arrows (with definable length) parallel to it. I tried to modify an example from the manual, but I was only able to get arrowtips and not complete arrows where I ...
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Decorate pgfplots mesh
In my quest to solve this question I'm trying to see if I can decorate a mesh-plot by drawing many circles or maybe rectangles with a radius determined by \pgfplotspointmetatransformed. But I can't ...
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votes
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Appending a line (of fixed length) to a spring drawn with tikz coil
Looking at the nice answer here: Draw mechanical springs in TikZ, I would like to attach a line of fixed length (say 5mm) to the top of the spring (to the platform) and bottom of the spring (to the ...
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votes
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Placing long table inside \shadowbox
I have a multi-page table produced by long table package and I want to put each page of the longtable inside \shadowbox. Here is what I have tried:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fancybox}
...
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votes
1answer
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multi-line text for brace decoration in tikz
I'm trying to make a time-line with events by means of tikZ.
Everything is going fine, I found (here) some nice examples and explanations but...
I do a brace decoration for my time-line which has long ...
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votes
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TikZ: How to decorate a path with the open diamond arrow tip that “bends” with the path?
I have a curved path that I want to put an open diamond arrow tip on. Here is a MWE with my best attempt:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,decorations.markings}
...
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I want a “Go on to next page” arrow where text is inscribed in arrow
I was wondering how i can create an arrow that says embedded "Go on to next page"
the arrow should be something like the implies arrow or the rightarrow.
