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Calc and \settocdepth break \tikzexternalize
This might well be the strangest TeX behaviour I've ever seen and that's saying a lot. The following really is a MWE as far as the header is concerned:
\documentclass{memoir}
\settocdepth{subsection}
...
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0answers
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Exporting TikZ figures to .EPS
i'm trying to export a TikZ picture to .eps using the following on Win7 (MikTeX), compiling with pdflatex:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{external}
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Table and \tikzexternalize
It might not be a usual thing to do but I need to put some tikz pictures in a Table with externalization. I did
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{tabu}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{external}
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4
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1answer
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External graphics and tikz externalize won't work together
I am using the tikz library external a lot and with success - so far. Now, I need to import an external file (eps, png, pdf... I don't care), and add the axes. I know I can do this with \addplot ...
2
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1answer
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Tikz externalize: use external PDF or render by tikz, do not create external PDF
I have texlive 2012 and tikz. Is it possible to get the following behavior?
With external library to tikz, use external image, if it is available. However, if it is not available, render the ...
2
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0answers
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PGF: Externalize + Fadings differences in viewer
I've been working with the fadings library in PGF and I was having trouble getting it working with externalize.
I finally figured out that it was working, but Apple's Preview does not display the ...
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1answer
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Does anyone know if the listed prerequisites for TikZ's pgfplots package are slightly off?
Does anyone (not to specifically ask Christian) know if the prerequisite PGF/TikZ version listed in the PGFPlots manual is off by a bit? I've been trying to use \tikzset{external/mode=list and make} ...
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pgf-umlsd and externalize
What would be the best solution to make pgf-umlsd and externalize compatible?
The latter expects \end{tikzpicture} which is "hidden" within sequencediagram environment the first provides. I guess I ...
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pdflatex does not overwrite existing PDF files upon compilation when using TikZ external
I have a LaTeX/pgf/TikZ file that I'm trying to compile. I included the library external so that I could export the file. However, the problem is that \tikzexternalize apparently doesn't have a ...
5
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1answer
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Referencing a Vertex that has Math Typesetting inside it to make an Edge
I want to create math font inside of my vertex circles, AND draw edges between them. How I typically create network graphs is as follows:
\usepackage{tkz-graph}
\begin{tikzpicture}
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2
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0answers
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Externalize pgfpicture [closed]
When I do
\tikzexternalize
\tikzsetfigurename{foo}
\begin{tikzpicture}
...
\end{tikzpicture}
and compile my LaTeX file with pdflatex --shell-escape, a file foo0.pdf is created the first time and ...
4
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1answer
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Pgfplots gives spurious lines in external mode with geometry
This is not a major problem but all the same I would like to confirm that I am not doing anything wrong. Geometry package with showframe=true option is used to see if all the figures are within the ...
3
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1answer
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TikZ External and tikzscale: Figure is regenerated every time
I am using tikzscale with tikz external library in the list and make mode. Before using tikzscale, if I issued make -f main.makefile command, only the figures that were not present would be generated. ...
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2answers
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tikz External: \tikzsetnextfilename and \tikzpicturedependsonfile
Consider the following MWE. If \tikzpicturedependsonfile is commented out, the code runs as expected. A.dep is created stating the dependency of A.pdf on A.dat. Now, lets try to add the tikz source ...
3
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1answer
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tikzscale and \tikzsetnextfilename do not work together
\tikzsetnextfilename does not work with tikzscale package. In the MWE, included file is A.tikz which should produce A.pdf. MWE works if tikzscale is not used.
MWE:
\documentclass{report}
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2
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0answers
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“Fatal error” when using TikZ externalize [closed]
So I'm having problems with TikzExternalize. I have a paper with a large amount of dynamically built graphs. I get to a certain point in my files and I can't build anymore. Once I get to this point I ...
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2answers
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TikZ External: Figure gets cropped
Arrow heads from the following MWE are cropped when externalized. What am I doing wrong?
MWE:
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{external}
\tikzexternalize
\begin{document}
...
3
votes
1answer
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TikZ Externalize: Referenced legends from PGFPlots are not included
The following MWE without TikZ externalization works. However, the legend at the bottom is lost with externalization. Since the \ref in this example does not refer to anything outside tikzpicture ...
8
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1answer
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Latex Standalone always rebuilds / apostroph in filename?
I have started toying around with Martin Scharrer's standalone package because tikz external does not work with todonotes and I feel that the workflow for standalone makes more sense as far as I have ...
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0answers
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Is there any probability that PGFplots/TikZ interferes with the xymatrix (xy package)? [closed]
That's the question. In case the answer is true I'll post my problem (full with all the latex, etc.).
The main problem is that if I use externalize from TikZ / PGFplots, pdflatex shows me a problem ...
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0answers
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tikzexternalize fails with empty lines (end of paragraph) [closed]
I am using the latest build of tikz/pgf from TeXample and run into problems whenever the tikzpicture environment contains empty lines (which are also produced by tikzDevice in R):
! Paragraph ended ...
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0answers
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latexmk and tikz externalize: eternal loop [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Too many compiles when using latexmk with mpgraphics
I'm trying to set up my TeX builds for optimal performance and would like to use latexmk for optimum ...
7
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2answers
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Use tikz external feature with beamer \only
I would like to use the beamer \only with tikz while external is activated. The problem is, that the \only get ignored. (see also the MWE).
I would love to cache the tikz pictures, because it would ...
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0answers
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Plots from externalized TikZ are rotated [closed]
I just found out about tikzexternalize and I love it - well, almost. This is my situation: I have done simulations in Matlab and used
matlab2tikz
to get the plots from Matlab into my .tex document. ...
6
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1answer
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TikZ Externalize & Linegoal conflict?
I'm new to stackexchange, and did not find any information about this issue. I encounter an error whenever I try to use the TikZ's externalize along with (unrelated to TikZ pictures-) \linegoal. My ...
2
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1answer
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tikz external use png as default instead of pdf
I have somewhat successfully set up my tikz external code using zeroth's very helpful advise Externalization to other format, Makefile. Add new rules to the makefile
My aim is to generate pngs for ...
2
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1answer
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Tikz overlay with subfig, axis & externalize
I am trying to draw lines between two different tikz-drawings, placed in subfig-environments, for example the corners of the small blue rectangle in the left image and the corners of the axis ...
1
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0answers
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Exporting TikZ to EPS using MacTex [closed]
I have followed the instructions for exporting to an .eps file from a TikZ drawing provided here: http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/8646/8078. However, I cannot get any of the methods to produce an .eps ...
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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/]
...
4
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1answer
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Using tikzexternalize with pdflscape results in rotated image
When using the external TikZ library to externalize an image in a pdflscape landscape environment, the resulting image is rotated by 90 degrees. This does not happen when including "normal" images. ...
4
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1answer
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How to get the pgfplots external tutorial to work in TeXnicCenter?
In 7.1.1 of the PGFPLOTS library the following example of externalization is given. Whatever I try, I cannot get it to work in TeXniccenter, running MiKTeX 2.8.
\documentclass{article}
...
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0answers
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! I can't find file `pgflibrarytikz*.code.tex' [closed]
I can compile the following LaTeX:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,backgrounds,plotmarks}
\begin{document}
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing ...
0
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1answer
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Why does \includegraphics fail when using TikZ's externalization?
I'm trying to use \includegraphics and the auto-pst-pdf package to convert and import an EPS file, but when I enable TikZ's external library, \includegraphics fails with an error message:
Package ...
1
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2answers
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Tikz externalization figure not aligned/caption missing
I am putting a presentation together using beamer. I have a few tikz/pgf pictures that I externalize. Yet the figures are not put back into the document correctly. They are not in the right spot on ...
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1answer
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Automatically set file name of externalized graphics equal to the file name of the tikz/PGF file
As the title says, is it possible to set some options for the externalize library in order to for the filename of the externalized graphics to be equal to the filename of the TikZ-file without using ...
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0answers
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TikZ externalization fails - optimize process incorrect [closed]
I am trying to get the TikZ/pgfplots externalization working. My trouble is, I cannot decipher the error I am getting. Let me first show how I use externalization:
\pgfrealjobname{thesis}
...
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4answers
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Override TikZ externalize “up-to-date” flag
I am currently using the TikZ external package in order to avoid recompiling all figures in my thesis. There are more than 50 figures, relying on large data, and a full build without externalizing ...
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2answers
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Why is fixltx2e incompatible with tikzexternalize
I had some weird problems with tikzexternalize sometimes working sometimes not.
I narrowed it down to the culprit fixltx2e. Here is a MWNE (Minimal not working exmple)
@ ALtermundus: Yes this is ...
2
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1answer
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Generated Figure seems cut when using tikzexternalize
When I use the following code, the Figure seems cut, as from a too tight
bounding box.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgf}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
...
3
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1answer
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How to use tikz-timing together with the external library
I would like to generate a tikz-timing signal in my LaTeX document and to save it, using external library as pdf file.
Here is an example of a combine code:
\documentclass[border=5pt]{scrbook}
...
2
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0answers
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Clash between tikz externalization and references to plots [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
pgfplots: externalization and legend referencing
I am trying to implement references to plots using there legend image with pgfplots.
I use the example on page 164 of ...
2
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0answers
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Tikz externalize in draft mode [closed]
This is a follow-up to Draft mode in Tikz externalize hides graphics, but not without externalize
I'm writing a long document and compilation takes time. Some plots are included as tikz (export from ...
3
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1answer
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How to exploit externalized images runtime-wise?
Thanks to the valiant efforts of @zeroth, I got TikZ' externalization running with todonotes, TikZ images pieced together by environments and macros and my homebrew compilation script. In particular, ...
10
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2answers
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Draft mode in Tikz externalize hides graphics, but not without externalize
Maybe this is expected behaviour, but it's not documented in the manual, and it certainly surprised me.
When you use the draft class option and use the tikz external library, all Tikz pictures are ...
19
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3answers
655 views
todonotes and tikzexternalize
In my document I use todonotes and TikZ/pgfplots. After activating the externalization in TikZ I realized that todonotes are all exported as well (because they are based on TikZ).
This behaviour is ...
6
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1answer
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Externalization to other format, Makefile. Add new rules to the makefile
Through using Christian's method of externalization, shown below, one can convert the pdf's to any chosen format right after the externalization at hand.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
2
votes
1answer
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Referencing externalized pgfplots with subfig and cleverref
I use pgfplots to produce a vast amount of images in my document. Due to limited LaTeX memory, I am forced to use \tikzexternalize. Moreover, I also use the subfig package to group several pictures ...
3
votes
1answer
565 views
Error when using both minted and TikZ externalize with xelatex
See the following MWE.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{minted, tikz}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{Arial}
\usetikzlibrary{external}
\tikzset{external/system call={%
xelatex ...
3
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1answer
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Externalising TikZ pictures using XeTeX
I'm trying to use TikZ's external library with XeTeX, for example, and I'm running into some issues. Having set
external/system call={xelatex \tikzexternalcheckshellescape
-halt-on-error ...
1
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0answers
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Externalized figures newenvironment [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Problem with environment expansion and the Tikz external library.
I want to externalize some of the TikZ figures of my document. To do so I am using the ...
