Questions tagged [pgfkeys]
{pgfkeys} concerns a flexible key management system in TikZ/PGF.
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Storing comma separated entries in a list and print them using pgfkeys, pgffor, etoolbox
Problem Statement
I want to store several keywords in a list, then print all items inside the list separated by commas, but the last item should also be separated by ", and ...". For example,...
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pgfkeys: Is it possible to achieve a "dictionary-like" input method for subkeys (without much parsing effort)?
Problem Description
Currently I am working on a template for scientific theses. The goal is to automate a lot of tedious settings (like pdf metadata, styling/accent colors, title page etc.) by giving ...
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Package pgfkeys Error on TeXstudio, but no error on Overleaf
I've tried to use the code from this post by @AlainMatthes in TeXstudio, but I've got this error:
Package pgfkeys Error: I do not know the key '/tkzcircle/radius' and I am going to ignore it. Perhaps ...
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Modify the optional argument of sectioning commands to pass key val lists
Standard classes have sectioning commands with an optional first argument, that can contain an alt title to be used in the table of contents and running heads. If one needs to use a keyval interface ...
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Conflict between babel package and tcolorbox package
This code:
\documentclass[a4papaer, 12pt, landscape]{article}
%%% Format margines ...
\usepackage[margin = 15mm]{geometry}
%%% Get more control over colors
\usepackage[tabel]{xcolor}
%%% Add ...
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l3keys equivalent of pgfkeys' .code 2 args
What is the recommended way to emulate pgfkeys' /.code 2 args (or more generally /.code n args) handler with l3keys? For example, with pgfkeys one can do
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfkeys}
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pgfkeys + hyperxmp + utf8 problem
I am trying define a command where I use pgfkeys to process multiple options. Some of these are used to set meta-information in the pdf using hyperxmp. Example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{...
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pgf key style with no argument, or how to avoid escaping hashes
I expect a user to write something like:
\pgfkeys{
latex/.append style={
add to preamble={
\def\sayhello#1{Hello #1.}
}
},
}
but this does not work, as #1 is understood as the first ...
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pgfkeys with length and .is choice
I want to define a key to handle a length, but also have custom settings.
The usage I intend:
my length = auto will set a boolean to false and ignore the length
my length = half will set a boolean to ...
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Formatting ticklabel number error
For some reason i cant format the ticknumber and restrain it at the same time, what is wrong?
It repeatedly renders the errors
[{
"owner": "LaTeX",
"severity": 8,
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How to find out available key-value pair for CircuiTikZ
I'm using CircuiTikZ and I came across this issue frequently: every time I want to tweak some options using tikzset, there is no documentation for the available key-value pairs.
For example, if I want ...
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Package pgfkeys: I do not know the key '/tcb/O' and I am going to ignore it
When I am compiling this code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[margin=2cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{tcolorbox,tikz}
\usepackage{lipsum,lmodern}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\...
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Custom edge in TikZ graph
Goal
I'm trying to connect the nodes of my graph using a horizontal-vertical-horizontal line.
MWE
Consider the following example:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{graphs, ...
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Pgfkeys choice keys nested within another key
I'm trying to create a key which has two choice keys nested within it, like so:
engagement={target designation=hostile target, stage=engage}
Here's the MWE I have so far:
\documentclass{standalone}
\...
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Mechanical wagon parameterized with pgfkeys
I want to draw a mechanical wagoon for a physics book with a parameterized approach.
These should be the parameters:
#0 name, the name of the object, e.g. mywagon
#1 position of the wagon as ...
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Name collision when defining a macro using pgfkeys
(Please suggest a better title!)
The following LaTeX document defines a macro called
/PrintStuff. This macro uses pgfkeys to define one optional
argument, rowidstring. The macro \rowidstring@tables is ...
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Calculations involving pgfkeys?
I've begun using pgfkeys to set a bunch of custom variables. I'm also using pgfmath to do some calculations. I understand how to set and call the variables, but the manual is mind boggling to me, ...
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Using \pgfkeys for Macros
I am having an issue implementing the \pgfkeys command for a marco I want to compile. Here is the code. Please let me know what went wrong:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\...
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Comparing pgfkey variable against a string
I want to check a mutable variable against many possible values, so that a macro will behave differently based on that value.
Since there are many variables, they are stored using pgfkeys. Testing ...
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Package pgfkeys Error: I do not know the key '/tikz/10mm)'
When try to shift vertically a Tikz node that use pgfkeys coordinates it shows an error message:
Package pgfkeys Error: I do not know the key '/tikz/10mm)'
The basic code is as follow:
\documentclass[...
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Can you not pass argments to commands using keys?
I use my own LaTeX preamble for university, so I am fairly used to creating macros using tools such as xparse. However, I am unsure why I cannot do something that will choose between two images on my ...
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Tikz/pgfkeys: automatically execute code at the end of option processing
How can I automatically execute a code in a tikz/pgf option when all options are processed? I want to execute a command a single time, say updateValueShouldBeCalledOnce (that reads some variable sets ...
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Add properties instead replacing them in tikzset
I am working on a project involving several files and i would like to have the possibility to add properties to styles using tikzset and pgfplotsset.
I reduced my code to a MWE :
\documentclass[border=...
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pgfkeys and passing argument with math-ish format
It seems that pgfkeys is attempting to do math on one of my arguments, and failing because it's not actually math. How do I prevent this, and ensure that the argument is passed correctly?
Compiling ...
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pgfkeys : print values in the order they were called
I would like to create an environment that prints the parameters in the order they were called using pgfkeys.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfkeys}
\pgfkeys{
/info/.is family, /info,
default/....
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Bracing a list within a list
I have this set up:
%%% some keys
\pgfkeys{/mystuff/first color/.code=\gdef\myfirstcolor{#1}}
\pgfkeys{/mystuff/first color/.default=black}
\pgfkeys{/mystuff/last color/.code=\gdef\mylastcolor{#1}}
\...
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Condition in Writing New Environment with pgfkeys
I'm writing a new environment in LaTeX where pgfkeys package is used to give the key interface.
Source Code:
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
\ProvidesPackage{noteframe}[2023/01/01 Version 1.0]
\...
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How to use \pgfkeys properly in \newenvironment based on xcolor and tcolorbox?
I'm trying to create a new environment called noteframe that is based on tcolorbox.
Supposedly, the noteframe environment should allow the user to change the theme color of the box using the name of ...
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Bizzarre behavior of pgfkeys' first char syntax detection
I saved the following code in the file ~/Test.tex.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfkeys}
\pgfkeys{
precision/.code={precision=#1},
unit/.code={unit=#1},
/handlers/first char syntax=...
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pgfkeys' first char syntax detection failure
I saved the following code in the file ~/Test.tex.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfkeys}
\pgfkeys{
/handlers/first char syntax=true,
/handlers/first char syntax/the character a/.initial=\...
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Conditionally set "number within" in tcolorbox
I've defined a tcolorbox listing as follows:
\newtcblisting[auto counter,
number within=chapter,
crefname={Lis.}{Lis.},
...
It works fine in books, but I ...
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How to remove optional quotes from argument to pgfkeys
I am trying to define a pgf key handler name/.unquote and store in=\command so that {name="quoted string"} or {name=unquotedstring} both work. That is, the net effect of .unquote and store ...
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How to robustly test if a macro has not been set yet via pgfkeys?
I am trying to define a newcommand \ifempty that takes three parameters:
A macro that has been tied to a pgfkey via /.store in OR /.estore in
What to do in case this macro has not been set yet (is ...
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Convert a macro name to pgfkey name
Let's consider a macro name of the form \first@second. I would like to write a command that would convert the name of the macro to pgfkey name of the form /first/second so that the following ...
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Pgfkeys associated with macros lead to unexpected results
Consider the following class:
% CLASS
% Preamble
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1994/06/01]
\ProvidesClass{myclass}[2022/10/11]
\LoadClass[varwidth]{standalone}
\makeatletter
% Pgfoptions
\RequirePackage{...
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Branch on a pgfopts boolean choice inside a newcommand?
Consider the following code for a class that relies on pgfopts for option management:
% CLASS
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1994/06/01]
\ProvidesClass{myclass}[2022/10/11]
\LoadClass{standalone}
\...
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Test if a package option defined through pgf is empty
I would like to branch on package/class options defined through the pgfopts package. Here is an example :
% CLASS
% Preamble
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1994/06/01]
\ProvidesClass{myclass}[2022/10/01]
\...
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Mixing traditional class options and pgfoptions?
I am trying to mix pgfopts with more classical options to make a custom class. The idea is that classical options would be here to provide predefined behavior, while pgfopts options would be here to ...
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tikz: how to set one style to values of another style?
I have a pixel grid consisting of dashed lines, and I want to set a pixel using minimum size.
As can be seen, I set the minimum size manually, which works. However, I would like to set it to another, ...
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TikZ get value of passed option/key inside pic
Is it possible to access the options that are passed to a pic inside the definition of a pic?
And if yes, how?
I know I can do this with self-defined custom keys.
But is it possible to also get the ...
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How can I change the case of a pgfkeys option dynamically within the name of a macro invoked on the fly?
I hope I am describing this correctly. In a larger project, I am trying to make my document level commands CamelCase and this is proving difficult when using keys and values, intended to be used ...
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How to make a macro that can fill in rows of a table with data from its parameters
I'm trying to make a class for a cv document. As part of that document, there will be a table that contains all the education information. What I'm trying to achieve is to have some sort of template ...
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Comma separated values list in pgfkey is not a list
The question might be dumb but I can't find an adequate solution.
If I put a comma separated value list as parameter using pgfkeys, then the result of pgfkeysvalueof is an atomic value and not a list.
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Undefined control sequence when macro defined using pgfkeys contains an ampersand
I'm currently figuring out how to use pgfkeys, and I'm running into the following problem. I'm trying to define a command that prints part of a table, filled with arguments provided through pgfkeys. A ...
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Include Hyperref Text Field in a UML State Diagram
As you can see in my minimal example, I have a state machine diagram where students can write the name of the transition line in a text box. Can you give me some advice on how to place a text field ...
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An element in the middle of a line
Please consider my minimal example. I would like to place an additional element -in this case a text field- in the middle of the line between nodes A and B. How does this work?
Which of the following ...
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Extend a given shape from the UML-TikZ package with the path picture property
I call the style definition mystyle in line 20. As you can see, I pass a \filldraw command as an argument to the style definition mystyle. That way I want to achieve a gray circle to be displayed in ...
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Access pgfkeys outside environment
I find that the value of a key defined by \pgfkeys inside an environment can not be invoked outside this environment.
In the following example, I want to typeset the value of the key aaa outside the ...
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How to access a TikZ node's path after it have been created
I explored multiple solution to represent a graph cycle in TikZ with arbitrary nodes distributed around a circle and joined by arrows like the example below.
What worked for me was to place nodes on ...
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How to transfer options to /tikz
In the following code, I want to typeset by the macro \pageband
a band with color red on the middle of page.
Three texts located at the left hand/middle/right hand of the band. The format of these ...
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