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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TikZ: How to draw an arrow in the middle of the line?
Like this:
.------<------.
| |
v ^
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'------>------'
I am currently using
\begin{scope}[very thick,->]
\draw (-4,1)--(-4,0)--(0.1,0);
\draw ...
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votes
12answers
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4answers
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End of paragraph with ornament
How to make a line with ornament like one below {TEX} logo on this site?
What is specific term for it?
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4answers
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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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votes
6answers
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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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2answers
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How can I put a coloured outline around fraction lines?
I use the contour package to put thick white outlines around labels in graphs, so they remain readable above the grid lines without taking up too much space.
Unfortunately, the package is not able to ...
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votes
2answers
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TikZ: multiple decorations on a path.
I would like to draw a squiggly line with an arrow somewhere in the middle of it. TikZ has a pathmorphing decoration that draws a squiggly line and a markings decoration to place an arrow tip. So a ...
18
votes
3answers
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Modify TikZ coil decoration
Can I modify the existing tikz coil decoration, so that the downstrokes are not drawn in a certain interval, to produce a picture like this?
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1answer
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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 ...
6
votes
1answer
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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
3answers
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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
14answers
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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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2answers
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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
1answer
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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 ...
8
votes
1answer
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Calligraphic logo in tikz
Yep, it's that time again. I want to design a calligraphic logo and my obvious choice as LaTeX enthousiast is TikZ as implementation. Only, I lack the proper skills to do so and need some inspiration.
...
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2answers
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Placement of arrowtips with TikZ’s markings
With the decoration library it is possible to place arrow tips at arbitrary positions along a path. TikZ places the front end of the arrow at the specified position, which is often exactly what one ...
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votes
4answers
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Is there a TikZ dashed line decorator or some other way to make part of a path dashed?
The problem
I would like to draw a parabolic path in TikZ that changes (abruptly) from a continuous line to a dashed line. The obvious way to change the appearance of a path over the course of its ...
10
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) ...
10
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 ...
8
votes
1answer
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TikZ finishes a morphed path with a straight segment
When, in TikZ, I apply a path morphing decoration (say, "snake") and specify the segment length option, I often finish up with a straight segment at the end of the path, such as
which often is not ...
4
votes
2answers
773 views
How to put a mark on an arc (tikz,decoration)
I have a problem with this code :
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.markings}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[decoration={markings, mark = at position .5 ...
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votes
1answer
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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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votes
5answers
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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 ...
6
votes
2answers
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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}
...
8
votes
1answer
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Multiple marks on a path
I want to add a multitude of marks to a single path. However, sometimes these marks are heavily misplaced. For example, the blue arrows should be a little bit ahead of the red ones.
...
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votes
2answers
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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}
...
7
votes
1answer
304 views
Wedged/tapering paths in TikZ
Initial question
Is there an easy way to vary the thickness of a path along its length to create a wedge (for instance, to create a stereochemical cue)?
e.g. cis-cyclohexane-1,2-diol, drawn in ...
6
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 ...
5
votes
1answer
763 views
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 ...
4
votes
2answers
218 views
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}
...
