Tikz on TexMaths/LibreOffice

Question

I put the following into TexMaths in LibreOffice

\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\tikz \draw (0,0) circle (10pt);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

and was complained of

C:\..\latex\pgf\frontendlayer\tikz.sty
!Missing $inserted.
<inserted text>
          $
1.9

Before this, I have tested that the TexMaths is working fine on simple LaTex commands. Any idea? Thanks help.

As far as I can tell, TeXMaths uses its own preamble and places any code you give it in a maths environment. Hence trying to use a different environment would cause LaTeX some problems. — ChrisS, Apr 03 '14 at 08:41
@ChrisS: you can use a tikzpicture inside maths environments (see use of tikzpicture matrix in align or gather environment): the problem here, I think, is how to properly set the preamble. — Claudio Fiandrino, Apr 03 '14 at 08:51

d-cmst · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-03T11:16:31.117

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As already suggested, you need to set the preamble right.

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Go to "Preamble" and you'll see something like this:

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Add \usepackage{tikz} and then you can just type \tikz\draw (0,0) circle (10pt); or

\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0) circle (10pt);
\end{tikzpicture}

In the main Texmaths window, not the Preamble window. the result is:

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I am on Texmaths 0.39 and Libreoffice 4.2.2

edited Apr 03 '14 at 11:16

answered Apr 03 '14 at 11:07

d-cmst

Thanks your illustration. I have tried and with the Preamble, seems it was rendering. It flashed for a second but nothing comes out, though no complain either. Found the code snippet and re-opened to edit for options, still the same nothing. TexMaths 0.39 and LibreOffice 4.2.2 on MS-Windows. Thanks your time. – Rising Apr 05 '14 at 01:11
so you don't see the circle as in my last screenshot? – d-cmst Apr 05 '14 at 05:51
That's right. It tries to render but end up nothing. – Rising Apr 05 '14 at 10:39
@Rising (un)fortunately I don't have a Windows machine to test if it works there. i tried any kind of complex TikZ code on my machine (Linux) and they all work. Let's wait until someone else tries. – d-cmst Apr 05 '14 at 17:13
I thought your instruction was correct and problem was only matter of rendering. My TexMaths was rendering on dvipng. I took that off and put in dvisvgm instead, and it works immediately. Thanks much. – Rising Apr 07 '14 at 08:25
@Rising If it works for you please accept this answer by clicking on the tickmark under the vote count of the answer. – d-cmst Apr 07 '14 at 10:45

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