Hi all, I'm trying to determine how to best insert a figure/graph created using the tikz/pgf module (I'm using v1.10). The attached sample file compares the result of just using \placefigure and \placefigure with \startcombination[1*1]. In the first case, the result is not centered (which should be default in ConTeXt, if I'm correct) but flushed left. Only if I place the figure inside a \startcombination by using \input, do I get the desired result. If I use \externalfigure inside the \startcombination, I again get an incorrect result. In theory, the first version should work but some special settings (using e.g. \useexternalfigure) may be required. I do not know why the second version does work. Does anyone have an idea? Thanks, Maarten-Jan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Indeed I also get the results as you describe them. When looking at the file *.tmp then you see, that the figure is generated on the fly. When external figure is issued, then the textwidth is the base and therefore the figure ends up leftaligned. -- In such cases I prefer to have the figures prepared in a separate pdf-file by means of \startTEXpage -- \stopTEXpage. Afterwards I include the TEXpages with \externalfigure referencing the page in the file obtained. -- In my experience this makes the runs faster. Kind regards Willi M.J. Kallen wrote:
Hi all,
I'm trying to determine how to best insert a figure/graph created using the tikz/pgf module (I'm using v1.10). The attached sample file compares the result of just using \placefigure and \placefigure with \startcombination[1*1]. In the first case, the result is not centered (which should be default in ConTeXt, if I'm correct) but flushed left. Only if I place the figure inside a \startcombination by using \input, do I get the desired result. If I use \externalfigure inside the \startcombination, I again get an incorrect result.
In theory, the first version should work but some special settings (using e.g. \useexternalfigure) may be required. I do not know why the second version does work. Does anyone have an idea?
Thanks,
Maarten-Jan
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\usemodule[tikz] \setupfloat[figure][location=middle,frame=on]
\starttext
\startbuffer[tikz] \starttikzpicture \draw[red,thick] (0,0) -- (1,1) {[rounded corners] -- (2,0) -- (3,1)} -- (3,0) -- (2,1); \stoptikzpicture \stopbuffer
\placefigure [here] [fig:test1] {The figure is flushed left, whereas it should be centered.} {\externalfigure[tikz.tmp]}
\placefigure [here] [fig:test2] {Using \type{\startcombination[1*1]} together with \type{\input}, the result looks as expected.} {\startcombination[1*1] {\input test-pgf-tikz.tmp } {} \stopcombination }
\placefigure [here] [fig:test3] {Using \type{\startcombination[1*1]} together with \type{\externalfigure}, the result looks again as in the first figure.} {\startcombination[1*1] {\externalfigure[tikz.tmp]} {} \stopcombination }
\stoptext
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Willi Egger wrote:
Indeed I also get the results as you describe them. When looking at the file *.tmp then you see, that the figure is generated on the fly. When external figure is issued, then the textwidth is the base and therefore the figure ends up leftaligned. -- In such cases I prefer to have the figures prepared in a separate pdf-file by means of \startTEXpage -- \stopTEXpage. Afterwards I include the TEXpages with \externalfigure referencing the page in the file obtained. -- In my experience this makes the runs faster.
willy, what do i need to install to get this example running? Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, M.J. Kallen wrote:
Hi all,
I'm trying to determine how to best insert a figure/graph created using the tikz/pgf module (I'm using v1.10). The attached sample file compares the result of just using \placefigure and \placefigure with \startcombination[1*1]. In the first case, the result is not centered (which should be default in ConTeXt, if I'm correct) but flushed left. Only if I place the figure inside a \startcombination by using \input, do I get the desired result. If I use \externalfigure inside the \startcombination, I again get an incorrect result.
This is because (I think) that tikzpicture does not return a box.
In theory, the first version should work but some special settings (using e.g. \useexternalfigure) may be required. I do not know why the second version does work. Does anyone have an idea?
Replace {\externalfigure[tikz.tmp]} with {\hbox{\input \jobname-tikz.tmp\relax}} I have noticed this \placefigure and I do not know if it is a bug or a feature. \placefigure expects you to give a box as a figure. Compare the output of \placefigure [here] {Left Fulushed} {This is a test} and \placefigure [here] {centered} {\hbox{This is a test}} Hans, will adding a \hbox explicitly to \placefigure break anything? On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Hans Hagen wrote:
willy, what do i need to install to get this example running?
You will need to install tikz from (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgf/). The directory is not TDS complaint, so you may need to correct that before installing the tree. And of course, ignore Till Tantau's comments about ConTeXt on page 67-68 of the manual. He was working with stone age ConTeXt and still manged to get the whole thing working :-) And whenever you decide to overhaul the input mechanism for metapost, tikz has some nice ideas. Aditya
On 1/9/07, Hans Hagen wrote:
Willi Egger wrote:
Indeed I also get the results as you describe them. When looking at the file *.tmp then you see, that the figure is generated on the fly. When external figure is issued, then the textwidth is the base and therefore the figure ends up leftaligned. -- In such cases I prefer to have the figures prepared in a separate pdf-file by means of \startTEXpage -- \stopTEXpage. Afterwards I include the TEXpages with \externalfigure referencing the page in the file obtained. -- In my experience this makes the runs faster.
willy, what do i need to install to get this example running?
I guess that copying these files (at least generic and context) into texmf tree should be enough: ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf Mojca
Hi Hasn, In order to make sure, that the cooperation between tikz and Context works okay, you should install pgf 1.10 http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=142562 Further you need to install the Latex package xkeyval. I hope that will do! Willi Hans Hagen wrote:
Willi Egger wrote:
Indeed I also get the results as you describe them. When looking at the file *.tmp then you see, that the figure is generated on the fly. When external figure is issued, then the textwidth is the base and therefore the figure ends up leftaligned. -- In such cases I prefer to have the figures prepared in a separate pdf-file by means of \startTEXpage -- \stopTEXpage. Afterwards I include the TEXpages with \externalfigure referencing the page in the file obtained. -- In my experience this makes the runs faster.
willy, what do i need to install to get this example running?
Hans
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(abstract of Maarten-Jan's sample)
\usemodule[tikz]
\starttext
\startbuffer[tikz] \starttikzpicture \draw[red,thick] (0,0) -- (1,1) {[rounded corners] -- (2,0) -- (3,1)} -- (3,0) -- (2,1); \stoptikzpicture \stopbuffer
\placefigure {The figure is flushed left, whereas it should be centered.} {\externalfigure[tikz.tmp]}
\stoptext
Hello, I've been playing a bit with the most simple tikz examples so far, but after I saw this example I got an impression that ConTeXt users might also want to see syntax like \starttikzpicture[optional options]{name} ... \stoptikzpicture \usetikzpicture{name} in addition to the existing one, which would then be equivalent to syntax of including metapost graphics. There are dozens of other \start[whatever] commands defined in the module, but I have no idea what all of them do. Perhaps \startpgfpicture might be another command worth considering, but I have no idea about the rest. Mojca
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
(abstract of Maarten-Jan's sample)
\usemodule[tikz]
\starttext
\startbuffer[tikz] \starttikzpicture \draw[red,thick] (0,0) -- (1,1) {[rounded corners] -- (2,0) -- (3,1)} -- (3,0) -- (2,1); \stoptikzpicture \stopbuffer
\placefigure {The figure is flushed left, whereas it should be centered.} {\externalfigure[tikz.tmp]}
\stoptext
Hello,
I've been playing a bit with the most simple tikz examples so far, but after I saw this example I got an impression that ConTeXt users might also want to see syntax like
\starttikzpicture[optional options]{name} ... \stoptikzpicture
\usetikzpicture{name}
in addition to the existing one, which would then be equivalent to syntax of including metapost graphics. There are dozens of other \start[whatever] commands defined in the module, but I have no idea what all of them do. Perhaps \startpgfpicture might be another command worth considering, but I have no idea about the rest.
Maybe commands along the line of metapost (so that everything is easier to remeber) \startreusablePGFgraphic \startusablePGFgraphic \startPGFcode \startstaticPGFfigure ;) and \usePGFgraphic, \reusePGFgraphic, etc. For proper integration, there should also be a mechanism to pass \overlayheight and \overlaywidth to the pgfpicture, so that the pgfpicture can use it. I am just curious, does everyone use pgf for standalone graphic or has someone also tried to use it with \framed[background=...], which works for the most simple cases. Aditya
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