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TikZ is a set of higher-level TeX macros for producing vector graphics that use PGF (Portable Graphics Format)

TikZ is a set of higher-level TeX macros for producing vector graphics that use PGF (Portable Graphics Format)

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Is it possible to extract TikZ diagrams as image files?

I’m using TikZ to draw diagrams in LaTeX that I then want to isolate as image files to put online. I’m using TeXnicCenter to edit the sources. Is there is a way to extract these diagrams directly without having to extract them from the finished PDF…
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How to control font sizes in pgf/tikz graphics in latex?

I'm creating graphs in pgf/tikz. When I use these in my document they are scaled, several are in minipage/subfig like environments. When this happens the font sizes are scaled with the graphics making them very small or unreadable. I've been through…
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How do PStricks and TikZ compare for ease of learning and for quality of API design?

My group uses Literate Programming for most of our source code---this means that internal documentation is written using LaTeX. We have been using PStricks for fancy technical diagrams of the system, but have recently been recommended to use TikZ. …
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How to change arrow tip in tikz

Is there a simple way to increase the size of an arrow tip using something like: \tikzset{myptr/.style=->, ????} without designing a new arrow style from scratch?
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How to get one component of a tikz/PGF coordinate?

I'm trying to draw a horizontal line across my diagram. The Y coordinate of the line should be halfway between points a and b (a is below b). The left and right endpoints of the line are on the bounding box of the tikzpicture. Here's how I'm doing…
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Does anyone know a non-TeX equivalent for TikZ?

Until now i have used Graphviz to programmatically create diagrams and graphs. Recently, I found out about TikZ and I started loving it. However, it would be overkill in some of my intended uses to have a dependency on TeX, LaTeX, etc. Thus, I want…
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TikZ in R Markdown

R Markdown is a good tool for document authoring. It can use LaTeX statement in R Markdown directory. But when I try to insert a TikZ picture, I am lost about how to add preamble \usepackage{tikz} in it, so compile will fail. Example…
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Using tikz in html_document using RMarkdown

Question: Is there a way to use tikz notation within an Rmarkdown document without having to compile the document to a pdf? And (sort of in the same direction): Question: What is the best way to add mutiple tikz graphics in an RMarkdown document…
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Latex: stretchable curly braces outside math

I am producing some latex beamer slides (but I think it is not a beamer specific question per se). I have the following: \begin{itemize} \item Issue1 \item Issue2 \item Issue3 \end{itemize} Now, I want to have a right curly brace (i.e. '}') behind…
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Using TikZ in a browser like MathJax

I'm guessing this has been done in a thread before, but I've just spent two hours reading various threads and cannot get my head around a very basic question. Long story short: I'm trying to create dynamic equations/diagrams in a web browser for a…
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ggplot Donut chart

Hi I really have googled this a lot without any joy. Would be happy to get a reference to a website if it exists. I'm struggling to understand the Hadley documentation on polar coordinates and I know that pie/donut charts are considered inherently…
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Jupyter: how to make simple illustrations

I am learning to use Jupyter/IPython Notebook as an electronic notebook. Sometimes I need simple illustrations to go along with my calculations, e.g. arrows to represent vector quantities. That's the kind of illustration for which TikZ would be used…
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Compare floating point numbers in Latex

I am trying to use \ifthenelse to do a floating point comparison. This is the pgf/tikz code, which works if \y is integer only, but not otherwise: \foreach \y in {3,3.5,...,6} { ifthenelse{\y<3}{ ... }{ ... } }
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Designing multivariate density plot in R

I saw an appealing multivariate density plot using Tikz and was wondering if there was a way to replicate this plot with my own data within R. I am not familiar with Tikz, but I found this reference which seems to imply I may be able to use this…
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Tikz: horizontal centering of group of nodes

I need to align each row of the graph to the center. I am trying to do it with xshift. Here the code: \begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=1.5cm, auto, text centered] \tikzstyle{every node}=[draw,ball]; \begin{scope}[xshift=1.5cm] …
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