Please look at the complex chapter dependency diagram EXAMPLE in the given image. It explains how each chapter is dependent on the previous one. I am sure diagrams of this type can be done (hard coded, I would say) in Tikz
. I DON'T NEED THE HELP TO IMPLEMENT IT IN TIKZ. I was looking for more of a package kind of out-of-the-box solution, where you can mention the dependencies and the package will automatically generate the diagram for you. Is there any solution as such. I searched in TeX.SX for similar questions and found that in all cases, TikZ
is the recommended option. This feature or package if implemented will be useful for people like me as we are required to include a chapter reading order or dependency diagram.
UPDATE: The ideal solution for the above diagram should be something like
\chapter{Chapter 1}
bla bla bla
\chapter{Chapter 2}
\RequiredDependency{chapter1_label}
\chapter{Chapter 3}
\chapter{Chapter 4}
\RequiredDependency{chapter1_label}
\RecommendedDependency{chapter2_label,chapter3_label}
and so on. Once I do this, the above diagram should be generated.
prerex
package is in CTAN. – Ignasi Jun 12 '13 at 13:20