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### How to define a pgf curve with points instead of controls? [duplicate]

The syntax to produce a Bézier curve in pgf is \pgfpathcurveto{first control point}{second control point}{target} This defines the curvature by control points. Considering the degrees of freedom the ...
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### Easy curves in TikZ

I find myself needing to draw lots of elegantly curved paths in TikZ. Ideally, I'd just specify a series of points, and TikZ would calculate the extra data itself to draw a nice series of curves ...
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### How to make a “krul” (unofficial Dutch symbol for OK)

Time and again I have been wanting to use a krul/krulletje in my documents. For instance in proofs consisting of multiple parts, as an alternative \qedsymbol, etc. But never could I find one. How ...
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A feature of latex is that you can "program your document". You can do this by using TeX/LaTeX directly (remember that it is Turing complete) or by other languages like lua or python (especially sage) ...
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### Are there examples written in PSTricks and they cannot be done using TikZ?

I am comparing the cores of PSTricks with TikZ and their capabilities. I am not considering whether or not a library has been implemented. Are there examples written in PSTricks and they cannot be ...
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### Amoeba shape with TikZ

I would like to draw generic amoeba-like shapes with TikZ and don't really want to think too deeply about its boundary. Basically a closed connected set with smooth locally convex boundaries. Any ...
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### Making a labeled Klein bottle using TikZ or pgfplots?

I'd like to be able to draw the following cell complex structure on the (three-dimensional embedding of the) Klein bottle using LaTeX. I am pretty pleased with my hand-drawn rendition, but LaTeX is ...
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### Implementing a syntax: Smooth curves with specified points and tangents

Note: the following question is similar to the final version of this question, but none of the answers to that question appear to answer my question. Often, I find it desirable to specify a curve by ...
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### number of arguments that is a multiple of a number in a macro for curves with continuously varying thickness

In some mathematical figures it's nice to vary curve thickness smoothly along a path. That's for reproducing hand drawn mathematical figures made with inking liners. \documentclass{article}\...
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### Generating graphs with smooth edges?

Is there some way to produce these figures using TeX itself preferably using TikZ? If yes, then I would also like to add labels right next to the nodes rather than using a legend. This is a ...
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### Where in the world is tikzlibraryhobby.code.tex?

I was trying to reproduce Claudio Fiandrino's answer to How can we draw a Hannukah Menorah with decorations, using TikZ?. However, I do not have the hobby package by Andrew Stacey in my local ...
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### Programming with pgf arrays : how to create an array?

I am trying to do some automatic drawing in tikz. The point is I want to be able to provide the minimal quantity of information to my macro, and still have it work. More precisely (but without ...
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### improve the code for a rabbit

I have the following code for a rabbit. Could you help to improve it? \documentclass[12pt]{standalone} \usepackage{pgf,tikz} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \draw[ultra thick] (...