10 questions linked to/from Simple example of pgfkeys
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### How to create a command with key values?

I am trying to create a command that the user can enter keys for values. How can I create one, for example: \myparbox[width=50,height=10,color=blue, align=left -10px]{}
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### Arguments for TikZ style

Motivation To put arrows inside of a TikZ path I have defined myself a TikZ style arrow inside. To make it even more portable I want it to take arguments like this \draw[arrow inside={pos = 0.1, end ...
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### What do the pgfkeys key handlers .get and .store in do?

When I need to retrieve the value of a key in a macro, I use the key handlers .get and .store in. Here is what is written in the pgfkeys documentation: Key handler key /.get= macro Executes a \...
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### Computing value using pgfmath for use in coordinates?

Why can't I use the outcome of using pgfmath in a TikZ coordinate? Here is a (minimal) example that does not work: \documentclass[11pt]{article} \usepackage{tikz} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture}...
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### Complex objects in TikZ: pgfkeys scope and best practice

I try to define a reusable object in TikZ and run into some troubles. The following minimal working example shows the problem. \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} %\usepackage{trace-pgfkeys} \...
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### Reading - and effect - of (default) tikz/pgf keys?

Consider the following MWE: \documentclass[varwidth,tightpage,border=1bp]{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \pagecolor{yellow!15} % ignored with preview, but not w/ varwidth \begin{document} \begin{...
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### Constructing dag-like diagrams

I want to draw diagrams that look a bit like this. Mathematically, you could describe them as directed acyclic graphs with dangling arcs. They're somewhat reminiscent of route diagrams. Desired ...
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### Bad interaction between keycommand and environ?

I suspect the keycommand and environ packages are not playing nicely together, because the following code gives an error. Can anybody explain what's going on? \documentclass{article} \usepackage{...