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[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/01[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.1 – A basic edge connecting two nodes[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node (tex) [fill=orange, text=white] {TEX};
\node (pdf) [fill={rgb:red,244;green,15;blue,2},
text=white, right=of tex] {PDF};
\draw (tex) edge[->] (pdf);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/02[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.2 – An edge with a text label[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node (tex) [fill=orange, text=white] {TEX};
\node (pdf) [fill={rgb:red,244;green,15;blue,2},
text=white, right=of tex] {PDF};
\draw (tex) edge[->] node[font=\tiny\ttfamily,above] {pdflatex} (pdf);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
With quotes syntax:[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,quotes}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node (tex) [fill=orange, text=white] {TEX};
\node (pdf) [fill={rgb:red,244;green,15;blue,2},
text=white, right=of tex] {PDF};
\draw (tex)
edge["pdflatex" {font=\ttfamily\tiny,above},->] (pdf);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
With style definitions:[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,quotes}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[
every node/.style={font=\large,text=white},
every edge/.style={draw,->},
every edge quotes/.style={auto,font=\ttfamily\tiny,text=black,fill=none}
]
\node (tex) [fill=orange] {TEX};
\node (pdf) [fill={rgb:red,244;green,15;blue,2},right=of tex] {PDF};
\draw (tex) edge["pdflatex"] (pdf);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/03[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.3 – Four nodes[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,quotes}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[
every node/.style = {text=white, minimum width = 1.1cm},
every edge/.style = {draw,->},
every edge quotes/.style = {auto, font=\tiny\ttfamily, text=black}]
]
\node (tex) [fill=orange] {TEX};
\node (pdf) [fill={rgb:red,244;green,15;blue,2}, right = of tex] {PDF};
\node (dvi) [fill=blue, above = of tex] {DVI};
\node (ps) [fill=black!60,above = of pdf] {PS};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/04[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.4 – Many edges with text[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,quotes}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[
every node/.style = {text=white, minimum width = 1.1cm},
every edge/.style = {draw,->},
every edge quotes/.style = {auto, font=\tiny\ttfamily, text=black}]
]
\node (tex) [fill=orange] {TEX};
\node (pdf) [fill={rgb:red,244;green,15;blue,2},right = of tex] {PDF};
\node (dvi) [fill=blue, above = of tex] {DVI};
\node (ps) [fill=black!60, above = of pdf] {PS};
\draw (tex) edge["pdflatex"] (pdf);
\draw (tex) edge["latex"] (dvi);
\draw (dvi) edge["dvips"] (ps);
\draw (dvi) edge["dvipdfmx"] (pdf);
\draw (ps) edge["ps2pdf"] (pdf);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/05[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.5 – Sloped text on edges[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,quotes}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[
every node/.style = {font=\large, text=white},
every edge/.style = {draw, ->},
every edge quotes/.style = {auto, font=\ttfamily\tiny,
text=black, fill=none, sloped}]
\node (tex) [fill = orange] {TEX};
\node (pdf) [fill = {rgb:red,244;green,15;blue,2}, right = of tex] {PDF};
\node (dvi) [fill = blue, above = of tex] {DVI};
\node (ps) [fill = black!60, above = of pdf] {PS};
\draw (tex) edge["pdflatex"] (pdf);
\draw (tex) edge["latex"] (dvi);
\draw (dvi) edge["dvips"] (ps);
\draw (ps) edge["ps2pdf"] (pdf);
\draw (dvi) edge["dvipdfmx"] (pdf);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/06[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.6 – Sloped text with the auto=right option[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,quotes}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[
every node/.style = {font=\large, text=white},
every edge/.style = {draw, ->},
every edge quotes/.style = {auto=right, font=\ttfamily\tiny,
text=black, fill=none, sloped}]
\node (tex) [fill = orange] {TEX};
\node (pdf) [fill = {rgb:red,244;green,15;blue,2}, right = of tex] {PDF};
\node (dvi) [fill = blue, above = of tex] {DVI};
\node (ps) [fill = black!60, above = of pdf] {PS};
\draw (tex) edge["pdflatex"] (pdf);
\draw (tex) edge["latex"] (dvi);
\draw (dvi) edge["dvips"] (ps);
\draw (ps) edge["ps2pdf"] (pdf);
\draw (dvi) edge["dvipdfmx"] (pdf);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/07[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.7 – Mathematical arrows[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[yscale=-1, y=2.5ex]
\foreach \tip [count=\i] in {
Classical TikZ Rightarrow, Computer Modern Rightarrow
} {
\draw [-{\tip}] (0, \i) to ++(0.5, 0)
node [right] {\texttt{\tip}};
}
\draw [-{Implies}, double, yshift=2.2em] (0,1) to ++(0.5, 0)
node [right] {\texttt{Implies}};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/08[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.8 – Barbed arrows[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[yscale=-1, y=2.5ex]
\foreach \tip [count=\i] in {
Arc Barb, Bar, Bracket, Hooks, Parenthesis,
Straight Barb, Tee Barb
} {
\draw [-{\tip}] (0, \i) to ++(0.5, 0)
node [right] {\texttt{\tip}};
}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/09[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.9 – Geometric arrows[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[yscale=-1, y=2.5ex]
\foreach \tip [count=\i] in {
Circle, Diamond, Ellipse, Kite, Latex, Latex[round],
Rectangle, Square, Stealth, Stealth[round],
Triangle, Turned Square
} {
\draw [-{\tip}] (0, \i) to ++(0.5, 0)
node [right] {\texttt{\tip}};
}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/10[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.10 – Open geometric arrows[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=1pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[yscale=-1, y=2.5ex]
\foreach \tip [count=\i] in {
Circle[open], Diamond[open], Ellipse[open], Kite[open],
Latex[open], Rectangle[open], Square[open], Stealth[open],
Triangle[open], Turned Square[open]
} {
\draw [-{\tip}] (0, \i) to ++(0.5, 0)
node [right] {\texttt{\tip}};
}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/11[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.11 – A customized arrow tip[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,arrows.meta}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node (tex) [fill=orange, text=white] {TEX};
\node (pdf) [fill={rgb:red,244;green,15;blue,2},
text=white, right=of tex] {PDF};
\draw (tex) edge[very thick, draw=red,
-{Stealth[color=orange, fill=red, width=8pt, length=10pt]}]
(pdf);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/12[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.12 – A curvy line with an arrow tip[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node (tex) [fill=orange, text=white] {TEX};
\node (pdf) [fill={rgb:red,244;green,15;blue,2},
text=white, right=of tex] {PDF};
\draw[->] (tex) to[out=45, in=225, looseness=1.5] (pdf);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
Comparing –, to, and edge
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node (1) {1};
\node (2) [right = of 1] {2};
\node (3) [right = of 2] {3};
\draw[->] (1) -- (2)
(2) -- (3);
\node (4) [below = of 1] {1};
\node (5) [right = of 4] {2};
\node (6) [right = of 5] {3};
\draw [->] (4) to (5)
(5) to (6);
\node (7) [below = of 4] {1};
\node (8) [right = of 7] {2};
\node (9) [right = of 8] {3};
\draw[->, color=red, very thick] (7) edge (8)
(8) edge (9);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[xyz-ips snippet=”img1″]04/13[xyz-ips snippet=”img2″]
[xyz-ips snippet=”fig1″]Figure 4.13 – An undesired arrow tip[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
Comment:
We use the arrow as edge option, because the edge operation
creates a separate path. It inherits the arrow though. But see what happens here:[xyz-ips snippet=”fig2″]
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw[->] (0,0) edge (1,0);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
We have an undesired arrow at the beginning of the path.
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