placing a tikz/pgf figure

placing a tikz/pgf figure

[M.J. Kallen]

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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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Re: placing a tikz/pgf figure

[Willi Egger]

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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Re: placing a tikz/pgf figure

[Hans Hagen]

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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Re: placing a tikz/pgf figure

[Aditya Mahajan]

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

Re: placing a tikz/pgf figure

[Mojca Miklavec]

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

Re: placing a tikz/pgf figure

[Willi Egger]

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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Re: placing a tikz/pgf figure

[Mojca Miklavec]

(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

Re: placing a tikz/pgf figure

[Aditya Mahajan]

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