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Pgfplots: Drawing Arrows Along Contour Plots
I would like to draw "stealth" arrows in place of the "0" labels along the trajectory in the phase portrait pictured below. I decided to draw the trajectory using the contour functionality of ...
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How to place label in middle of line (above and below) with TikZ
\fbox{
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1,auto=center]
\node[circle,fill=gray!20] (n1) at (2,8) {Node A};
\node[circle,fill=gray!20] (n2) at (8,8) {Node B};
\foreach \from/\to in {n1/n2}
\draw ...
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How to introduce a line break in a TikZ node label?
I need to introduce line breaks into the label of a node. This is what I've tried so far, but none of it worked:
1:
\node[node, label={[split parts = 4]alpha \nodepart{two} bravo \nodepart{three} ...
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How to place a textnode at the center of a drawed rectangle
A rectangle label does not appear inside the rectangle but on the corner of it.
\tikzstyle{every node} = [align=center]
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2) node [center] ...
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votes
1answer
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Comprehensive list of TikZ style options?
I'm aware that one can use \tikzstyle{every label}=[...] to apply styles to every label within a tikzpicture; or \tikzset{mystyle/.style={...}} to apply style specs to a specific type of node mystyle ...
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votes
2answers
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Tikz: How do you label a circled node to the left without collisions?
I'm trying to label a circled node in Tikz with some text to the left. The problem is it is colliding with the circle.
For example I have something like:
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[draw,circle] at ...
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votes
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How can I put “=” in a TikZ node label specified as an option
When I try to put an = symbol into a TikZ node label specified as an option (using label=), I get an error:
Extra }, or forgotten $.
Is there a way to specify = in such cases that I'm missing?
...
10
votes
1answer
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How to use “fit” to frame the nodes and labels
I'm using the fit TikZ library to fit a rectangle around two nodes which include labels. However, the rectangle is only fit around the actual nodes, not about their labels:
\documentclass{article}
...
16
votes
4answers
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TikZ set node label position more precisely
This seems like it should be really easy but I can't seem to find it anywhere...
I'd like to be able to fine-tune the positioning of a node label.
I'm aware of the ...
7
votes
1answer
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Titles aligned horizontally above nodes in figure
I am trying to create a flow chart going left-right where each stage has a header aligned with it, at a certain height above the chart. I am trying to use the Hydrogen Splitting Example (see the ...
5
votes
1answer
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How to make a pgfplots stacked xbar plot with bar-“explicit meta” labels computed from input table data
I am making a pgfplots stacked xbar plot where each bar has a distinct
label, in addition to a numeric bar length. Each pair of bars also
has a common label. I would like to mark each bar with its ...
8
votes
1answer
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Label automatically positioned so that it doesn't overlap anything
I produce automatically generated LaTeX-files with nodes and links.
Is it possible to put the label of the node outside of the node and it is automatically positioned somewhere, such that there is no ...
5
votes
1answer
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Is it possible to refer to node label and reuse it for labeling other nodes in tikz?
I would like to "reuse" some nodes' labels, as in example below
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt,oneside,titlepage]{report}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\tikzset{
label ...
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votes
1answer
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Using [midway] to label a curved path at its centre
I am trying to label two curved paths connecting two nodes with labels placed at their centres using the node[midway] option. This is something that should be very simple but I have not been able to ...
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votes
3answers
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TikZ: Bend text so that it follows a line
I have two arrows going from a node on the left to a node on the right. Both arrows are slightly bent. I want to label the arrows with text that is bent just like the arrows. This is as far as I've ...
3
votes
2answers
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TikZ: position a node depending on width of text?
I need to use TikZ to draw two horizontally-spaced nodes, and an arrow between them, labelled by some text. But the arrow has to be exactly the right length to fit the text, and this will be part of a ...
3
votes
1answer
773 views
Label sides of rectangles and triangles
What is the easiest way to label the sides of rectangles and triangles in TikZ?
