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I would like to break a line inside a node.

The code below does not give the desired result:

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{tikz-qtree} %-----questo è il pacchetto interessante
\tikzset{edge from parent/.style=
{draw,
edge from parent path={(\tikzparentnode.south)
-- +(0,-8pt)
-| (\tikzchildnode)}}}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\Tree [.CP [.NP \node(wh){what}; ]
[.C$'$ [.I did ]
[.\node[draw]{IP};
[.NP [.Det the ] [.N cat ] ]
[.VP [.V sit ]
[.PP [.P on ]
[.\node[draw]{Comunicaz\\all interesting\\denied of\\activate of....};
[.NP [.Det a ] [.N book ] ]
[.PP [.P about ] [.NP \node(t){$t$}; ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]
\draw[semithick,->] (t)..controls +(south west:5) and +(south:5)..(wh);
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

How can I obtain a normal box without extending its size to accommodate all words)?

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    Potentially relevant
    – Christopher
    Sep 7, 2015 at 8:55
  • Default is single line for nodes. Key align can be used to activate line breaks, e.g.: \node[draw,align=left]{...}. However, there is no place for such a large node in your diagram.
    – Heiko Oberdiek
    Sep 7, 2015 at 8:55
  • You can also use text width=<some width> if you want the lines to be broken automatically. (I'm assuming here you want manual breaks as that is what your code shows.)
    – cfr
    Sep 7, 2015 at 11:15

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As Heiko Oberdiek commented, fitting a large node into your diagram is rather awkward. If you can't think of a better representation you can always shrink the text inside your large node using \tiny or various. Line breaks can be added in a number of ways, if you just want to manually add line breaks the you can use align.

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{tikz-qtree} %-----questo è il pacchetto interessante
\tikzset{edge from parent/.style=
{draw,
edge from parent path={(\tikzparentnode.south)
-- +(0,-8pt)
-| (\tikzchildnode)}}}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\Tree [.CP [.NP \node(wh){what}; ]
[.C$'$ [.I did ]
[.\node[draw]{IP};
[.NP [.Det the ] [.N cat ] ]
[.VP [.V sit ]
[.PP [.P on ]
[.\node[draw, font=\tiny, align=center]{Comunicaz all interesting \\ denied of activate of....};
[.NP [.Det a ] [.N book ] ]
[.PP [.P about ] [.NP \node(t){$t$}; ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]
\draw[semithick,->] (t)..controls +(south west:5) and +(south:5)..(wh);
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

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    Why tabular? The additional \tabcolseps at the left and right need to be removed: {@{}c@{}}. Also the curly braces after \tiny can be removed, because \tiny does not expect an argument. Alternative: \node[draw, font=\tiny, align=center] {Comunicaz ...}
    – Heiko Oberdiek
    Sep 7, 2015 at 9:19
  • @HeikoOberdiek Quite right, I forgot the add in the @{}. I didn't know you could specify the font as tiny as such.
    – Christopher
    Sep 7, 2015 at 9:23
  • @HeikoOberdiek Would you like to provide an answer and I'll retract this one.
    – Christopher
    Sep 7, 2015 at 9:26
  • Then I would already have written an answer. Can you improve the answer, thus that I can upvote?
    – Heiko Oberdiek
    Sep 7, 2015 at 9:48
  • @HeikoOberdiek Updated as requested, I was just trying to be polite.
    – Christopher
    Sep 7, 2015 at 9:53

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