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pgfplots — Patterns are not displaying correctly in PDF version 1.4 [closed]
I am using this method to plot a pattern in-between two curves. If I save the file as PDF version 1.5 everything looks great. Unfortunately the journal that I am submitting the paper to requires PDF ...
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Plotting floating point data with pgfplots
Is there a binary file structure supported by pgfplots to allow floating point numbers to be loaded and plotted? I understand the time taken to convert floating point data to a text file is small, ...
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Why does pasting the contents of a tikz file into my main file compile properly but not when using \input
If I place the contents of my tikz picture in my main.tex file it works like a charm using
\usepgfplotslibrary{external}
\tikzexternalize
and subsequently:
pdflatex --enable-shell
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TiKz: TeX capacity exceeded [main memory size=3000000] using \tikzexternalize [duplicate]
When wanting to use pdflatex --enable-shell to run TiKz code externally by:
\usepgfplotslibrary{external}
\tikzexternalize
I get the error:
! Package tikz Error: Sorry, the system call ...
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Where to put Latex generic commands? [duplicate]
Using more and more Latex I reach a point where I don't want to copy/paste anymore the new "generic" commands I created.
As an example, I have generic commands to create Tikz pictures. These commands ...
3
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Conflict between TikZ with decorations.text library, caption and booktabs packages and progressbar theme [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
No room for a new \dimen
I obtain an error when using simultaneously the above 4 elements. When removing one of them (which I do not wish), the output is fine.
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1answer
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pgfplots: reduce tick density
I am using matlab2tikz to produce plots in latex. The default tick settings produce very dense ticks, making the axes look ugly. I know that I can use something like
/pgfplots/xtick={0, 1, ... 3}
...
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pgf-Tikz QR code generator
I am looking for a Tikz QR code generator. I am aware of pst-barcode as well as several "local" programs, a luatex solution and web services to do this. Nevertheless, if at all possible, I would much ...
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TikZ arrows do not draw with pdflatex [closed]
I am using the answer from Arrow between parts of equation in LaTeX.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\newcommand{\tikzmark}[1]{\tikz[overlay,remember picture] \node (#1) {};}
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2
votes
1answer
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Using ps2pdf colour and fonts change when TikZ picture added on beamer slide
When compiled with LaTeX + dvi2ps + ps2pdf the pdf output of the below MWE shows a strange behaviour:
On the first slide (without TikZ picture) fonts and colours are slightly different from the ones ...
3
votes
1answer
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Option clash when using graphicx and tikz packages
The following code fails Option clash for package graphicx, it seems to be an incompatibility between the package graphicx (when the option pdftex is used) and the package tikz.
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Increasing TeX's main memory
I have a plot with a lot of measurement datapoints. I exported this plot from Matlab2tikz.
When I wanted to compile this, it said that the memory was exceeded. Now I found this, How to expand TeX's ...
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2answers
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pgfplot: plotting a large dataset
I try to plot a dataset which is large using pgfplots. Since I'm aware of problems with large files, I used the external mode. I additionally increased main_memory from 3000000 to 6000000. It crashes ...
4
votes
1answer
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tikz: plotting a one column file [closed]
I use tikz/pgf to plot plots with data from a file. This works perfectly fine if I have at least to columns in the file that I can choose from. However, I have a rather huge file with just one column. ...
3
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1answer
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GraphViz and LaTeX; gives blank PDF
I've tried 4 different .sty files (most of which didn't work, some of which gave me errors on rendered page).
Now trying with the dot2texi package, which is giving me a blank PDF.
I have tried ...
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0answers
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tikzexternalize won't compile with windows 7 and texniccenter [closed]
i've got a problem compiling my latex document by using texniccenter, pdflatex and windows 7 (with windows xp everything is working fine..)
\usetikzlibrary{external}
\tikzexternalize[prefix=figures/]
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2answers
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using grid from Tikz in Texmaker
I use Tikz for creating figures. But there is a problem. If I use for example
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw[->] (0,0)--(10,0);
\draw[->] (0,0)--(0,10);
\draw[help lines] (-0.1,-0.1) grid (9.9,9.9); ...
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5answers
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How to black out a figure for confidential reasons?
I have a document, that contains critical parts. Now two documents should be generated. One version that is "balcked out" and one version that is all readable.
For pure text I found some hints using ...
5
votes
1answer
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Wrong positioning of images inside tikzpicture with XeLaTeX
Consider following code:
\tikzstyle{box}=[draw, fill=brown!40, text width=7em,
text centered, minimum height=7em, rounded corners]
\tikzstyle{usb}=[draw, fill=blue!40, text width=3em,
...
4
votes
1answer
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Embed text in pgfplots or tikz generated pdf files
I generate data plots in my LaTeX documentation using a combination of TikZ and pgfplots. Many of the plots are generated using script files which can also include the raw data if data is being ...
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votes
1answer
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Rotate a PGF figure, and being able to center it
I have a figure, created in MS Visio, a PDF figure. I have added text to the figure using qtix. The code is pasted below:
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.30]
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2answers
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How can I draw an arc from point A -> B on a 3D sphere in TikZ?
I'm basing myself on http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/spherical-and-cartesian-grids/ and now I need to add a arc from point P to Q. What I was able to get so far:
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votes
1answer
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How to use shading in TikZ when rotating the picture?
I have the folloging problem: I wand to draw a rectangle and around, there should be some smooth fading to the background (white). I found the shading technique of tikz quite interesting. The problem ...
4
votes
1answer
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Drawing a Cube Using Tikz
I'm trying to simply use the example of a cube provided here
\begin{tikzpicture}[
back line/.style={densely dotted},
cross line/.style={preaction={draw=white, -,
line width=6pt}}]
\matrix (m) ...
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votes
3answers
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How to export matlab figures to (pdf) LaTeX?
I am writing a student thesis in LaTeX and need to import several figures created in Matlab. I found some programs to do this task:
matfig2pgf
matlab2tikz
fig2texPS
The problem is that using one ...
10
votes
2answers
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Precompiled preamble with TikZ/Externalize
I'm using the externalize capability of TikZ (external library) to speed up compilation of my TikZ pictures (as explained in Script to automate externalizing tikz graphics).
In addition, I would like ...
6
votes
4answers
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Customizing pdfLaTeX for a particular file with AUCTeX?
I'm trying to use the TikZ 'external' library, available as of PGF 2.10. This requires running pdfLaTeX with the option -shell-escape. I usually run pdfLaTeX from AUCTeX with the option
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votes
2answers
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How to use PDFlatex with Tikz package?
I have to make a presentation run by PDFlatex. But I want to draw a picture in it with the Tikz package. How can I manage this?
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Source specials for PDF?
Normally I write my LaTeX with Emacs/AUCTeX viewing in xdvi, which has the very nice "source specials" feature that I can hit a key command in Emacs to jump to the current location in the output dvi ...
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2answers
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Meaningful error messages when using latex instead of pdflatex
When I have TikZ images or I include .png graphics, I need to use pdflatex instead of plain vanilla latex. (That is, I need to use pdflatex all the time, rather than just when I want to produce the ...
