Rectangles around cells in table - fit not working

Question

I'm trying to fit a rectangle around multiple cells, using the solutions suggested in other posts.

However, for some reason, my multiple cell rectangle ends up outside the table and I see no reason why.

Here's a MWE: I would like the rounded square to fit around 88 and 11-13 in Ireland row.

Thank you very much.

\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{etex}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\reserveinserts{28}
\DeclarePairedDelimiter\abs{\lvert}{\rvert}
\DeclarePairedDelimiter\norm{\lVert}{\rVert}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{bm}
\usepackage[font=small]{caption}
\usepackage{array}
\makeatletter
\usepackage{tikz}

\usetikzlibrary{fit,shapes.geometric}

\newcounter{nodemarkers}
\newcommand\circletext[1]{%
    \tikz[overlay,remember picture] 
    \node (marker-\arabic{nodemarkers}-a) at (0,1.5ex) {};%
    #1%
    \tikz[overlay,remember picture]
    \node (marker-\arabic{nodemarkers}-b) at (0,0){};%
    \tikz[overlay,remember picture,inner sep=3pt]
    \node[draw, red, ultra thick, rounded corners,fit=(marker-\arabic{nodemarkers}-a.center) (marker-\arabic{nodemarkers}-b.center)] {};%
    \stepcounter{nodemarkers}%
}

\renewcommand{\itemize}[1][]{%
    \beamer@ifempty{#1}{}{\def\beamer@defaultospec{#1}}%
    \ifnum \@itemdepth >2\relax\@toodeep\else
    \advance\@itemdepth\@ne
    \beamer@computepref\@itemdepth% sets \beameritemnestingprefix
    \usebeamerfont{itemize/enumerate \beameritemnestingprefix body}%
    \usebeamercolor[fg]{itemize/enumerate \beameritemnestingprefix body}%
    \usebeamertemplate{itemize/enumerate \beameritemnestingprefix body begin}%
    \list
    {\usebeamertemplate{itemize \beameritemnestingprefix item}}
    {\def\makelabel##1{%
            {%
                \hss\llap{{%
                        \usebeamerfont*{itemize \beameritemnestingprefix item}%
                        \usebeamercolor[fg]{itemize \beameritemnestingprefix item}##1}}%
            }%
        }%
    }
    \fi%
    \beamer@cramped%
    \justifying

    \beamer@firstlineitemizeunskip%
}
\makeatother
\usetheme{Frankfurt}
\usefonttheme[onlylarge]{structurebold}
\setbeamerfont*{frametitle}{size=\normalsize,series=\bfseries}
\addtobeamertemplate{block begin}{}{\justifying}
\setbeamercolor{bibliography item}{fg=black}  %new code


\defbeamertemplate*{footline}{shadow theme}{%
    \leavevmode%
    \hbox{\begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.5\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,leftskip=.3cm plus1fil,rightskip=.3cm]{title in head/foot}%
            \usebeamerfont{title in head/foot}\hfill\insertshortauthor
        \end{beamercolorbox}%

        \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.5\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,leftskip=.3cm,rightskip=.3cm plus1fil]{author in head/foot}%
            \usebeamerfont{author in head/foot}\insertshorttitle\hfill%
            \insertframenumber\,/\,\inserttotalframenumber
        \end{beamercolorbox}}%
        \vskip0pt%
    } 

    % Standard packages

    \usepackage[english]{babel}
    \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
    \usepackage{times}
    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}


    % Setup TikZ

    \usepackage{tikz}
    \usetikzlibrary{arrows}
    \tikzstyle{block}=[draw opacity=0.7,line width=1.4cm]


    % Author, Title, etc.








    % The main document

    \begin{document}
        \newcounter{nodecount}
        % Command for making a new node and naming it according to the nodecount     counter
        \newcommand\tabnode[1]{\addtocounter{nodecount}{1} \tikz \node  (\arabic{nodecount}) {#1};}




        \begin{frame}{Identification of the Fiscal Episodes (1970-2013) (cont'd)}

            \begin{table}[!p]

                \scalebox{0.47}{
                    \begin{tabular}{cccccccccccc}
                        \toprule
                        \midrule
                        &       &       & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{\textit{FE\textsuperscript{1}}}} &       & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{\textit{FE\textsuperscript{2}}}} &       & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{\textit{FE\textsuperscript{3}}}} &  \\
                        \cmidrule{2-2} \cmidrule{4-5} \cmidrule{7-8} \cmidrule{10-11}
                        & \textbf{ Country} & \textbf{} & \textbf{Expansions} & \textbf{Contractions} & \textbf{} & \textbf{Expansions} & \textbf{Contractions} & \textbf{} & \textbf{Expansions} & \textbf{Contractions} &  \\
                        \cmidrule{2-11}
                        & \multirow{2}[4]{*}{\textbf{Ireland}} & \textbf{} & 01-02, & \tabnode{88,}   &       & 95, 01-02, & \circletext{88},   &       & 95, 01-02,  & \circletext{88},   &  \\

                        &       & \textbf{} &  07-10 & \tabnode{11-13} &       & 07-10 & \circletext{11-13} &       & 07-10 & \circletext{11-13} &  \\
                        \cmidrule{2-11}
                        & \multirow{2}[4]{*}{\textbf{Italy}} & \textbf{} &       & 83, 92-94, &       & 81,   & 82-83,  &       & 81,   & 82-83, &  \\
                        &       & \textbf{} &       & 12    &       & 01    & 92-93, 12 &       & 01    & 92-93, 12 &  \\
                        \cmidrule{2-11}
                        & \multirow{2}[4]{*}{\textbf{Netherlands}} & \textbf{} & 02,   & 91,   &       & 01-02,  & 91, 93, &       & 01,   & 91, 93, &  \\

                        &       & \textbf{} & 09-10 & 93    &       & 09-10 & 96    &       & 09    & 96    &  \\
                        \cmidrule{2-11}
                        & \multirow{2}[4]{*}{\textbf{Portugal}} & \textbf{} & 78-80, 94,  & 83-84,  &       & 78-79, 85, 93-94, & 83-84, 86, 88, &       & 78, 85, 93, & 83, 86, 88, &  \\

                        &       & \textbf{} & 09-10 & \circletext{11-13} &       & 05, 09-10 & 92, \circletext{11-13} &       & 05, 09-10 & 92, \circletext{11-13} &  \\
                        \cmidrule{2-11}
                        & \textbf{Spain} & \textbf{} & 08-11 & 13    &       & 08-09 &  13   &       & 08-09 &  13   &  \\
                        \cmidrule{2-11}
                        & \textbf{Sweden} & \textbf{} & 02-03 & 96-99 &       & 02    & 96-97 &       & 02    & 96-97 &  \\
                        \cmidrule{2-11}
                        & \multirow{2}[4]{*}{\textbf{United Kingdom}} & \textbf{} & 91-93,  & 97-00, &       & 90-93, & 97-98, 00,  &       & 90, 92-93, & 00, 11 &  \\
                        &       & \textbf{} & 01-04, 09 & 11-13 &       & 01-03, 09 & 11-12 &       & 01-03, 09 &       &  \\
                        \cmidrule{2-11}
                        & \textbf{\# Years with episodes} & \textbf{} & 52    & 62    &       & 63    & 61    &       & 51    & 50    &  \\
                        & \textbf{Avg duration (years)} & \textbf{} & 1.86  & 2.48  &       & 1.62  & 1.65  &       & 1.31  & 1.43  &  \\
                        \midrule
                        \bottomrule
                    \end{tabular}%

                }
                \label{tab:addlabel}%

                \begin{tikzpicture}[overlay]
                % Define the circle paths
                \node[draw=blue,rounded corners = 1ex,fit=(1)(2),inner sep = 0pt] {};



                \end{tikzpicture}
            \end{table}%                

            \end{frame}
            \end{document}

Hi, unfortunately tikzmarking doesn't solve the problem either. The setup for the coordinates that I used seems right, but somehow the rectangle ends up floating outside the table. — Luís Martins, Dec 22 '15 at 12:18
I copied some solutions in other posts and the squares get messed up in my environment, so I guess this must have something to do with the preamble. — Luís Martins, Dec 22 '15 at 12:22
You have to compile at least twice to get the tikzmark draw at the correct location — percusse, Dec 22 '15 at 12:46
Thank you guys, tikzmark is working now. However, fit environment still results in squares outside the table. — Luís Martins, Dec 22 '15 at 12:54

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 27 '15 at 21:35

(Sidenote: Your example isn't exactly minimal, there is a lot of stuff in it that isn't used at all. Below I've trimmed things down a bit.)

There are a few problems with your code. First, you need remember picture,overlay options for both the \tikz macro in the definition of \tabnode, and the tikzpicture environment where the box is drawn. You also needs to place that tikzpicture inside the \scalebox.

\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{fit}
\newcounter{nodemarkers}
\newcommand\circletext[1]{%
    \tikz[overlay,remember picture] 
    \node (marker-\arabic{nodemarkers}-a) at (0,1.5ex) {};%
    #1%
    \tikz[overlay,remember picture]
    \node (marker-\arabic{nodemarkers}-b) at (0,0){};%
    \tikz[overlay,remember picture,inner sep=3pt]
    \node[draw, red, ultra thick, rounded corners,fit=(marker-\arabic{nodemarkers}-a.center) (marker-\arabic{nodemarkers}-b.center)] {};%
    \stepcounter{nodemarkers}%
}

\newcounter{nodecount}
% Command for making a new node and naming it according to the nodecount     counter
\newcommand\tabnode[1]{\stepcounter{nodecount} \tikz[remember picture,overlay] \node  (n\arabic{nodecount}) {#1};}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\scalebox{0.47}{
\begin{tabular}{*{10}{c}}
\toprule
               & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{\textit{FE\textsuperscript{1}}}} &       & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{\textit{FE\textsuperscript{2}}}} &       & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{\textit{FE\textsuperscript{3}}}}   \\
                        \cmidrule{1-1} \cmidrule{3-4} \cmidrule{6-7} \cmidrule{9-10}
                         \textbf{ Country} &  & \textbf{Expansions} & \textbf{Contractions} &  & \textbf{Expansions} & \textbf{Contractions} &  & \textbf{Expansions} & \textbf{Contractions}   \\
                        \midrule
                         \multirow{2}[4]{*}{\textbf{Ireland}} &  & 01-02, & \tabnode{88,}   &       & 95, 01-02, & \circletext{88},   &       & 95, 01-02,  & \circletext{88},     \\

                               &  &  07-10 & \tabnode{11-13} &       & 07-10 & \circletext{11-13} &       & 07-10 & \circletext{11-13}   \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}%
\begin{tikzpicture}[overlay,remember picture] 
% Define the circle paths
\node[draw=blue,rounded corners = 1ex,fit=(n1)(n2),inner sep = 0pt] {};
\end{tikzpicture}

}  % <-- this is the end of the scalebox

\end{frame}
\end{document}

Rectangles around cells in table - fit not working

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