Adjust the position of the labels in a commutative diagram

Question

I would like to adjust the positions of labels in the following diagram to be placed in the middle of the arrows. Thank you so much for the suggestions.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[justification=centering,font=small,labelfont=bf]{caption}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage{xypic}
\xyoption{all}
\begin{document}
\title{Title}
\author{Author}
\date{Today}
\maketitle
\begin{figure}
[
\xymatrixcolsep{1.5pc} \xymatrix{
\text{LTDS}  \ar@{=>}[d]^{\text{RRA}} \ar@{-->}[r] & \text{RRA} \ar@{=>}[d]^{\text{FxTS of ODEs}}{\text{FxTS of TDSs}}
\
\text{An LTI without delays} \ar@{=>}[d]{\text{Equivalent}}^{\text{Transformations}}

& {\begin{smallmatrix} \text{Equivalence of FxTS} \ \text{between LTDS and LTI} \end{smallmatrix}} 
\ar@{-->}@/^4pc/[dddl] 
\
\text{An LTI with a single input} \ar@{=>}[d]{\text{FxTS of ODEs}}^{\text{Backstepping}} &
\
\text{FxTC for LTI} \ar@{=>}[d]{\text{Linear}}^{\text{Transformations}}
\
\text{FxTC for LTDS}
}
]
\caption{Schematic diagram of the proposed methodology}\label{fainait figure 1}
\end{figure}
\end{document}

please add the code as an MWE so that it compiles and shows the problem — js bibra, Feb 10 '21 at 00:44

Sandy G · Answer 1 · 2021-03-24T21:11:16.083

I'm not sure if this is what you mean by placing labels in the middle of the arrows—it looks strange to me. But here is a solution with tikz-cd.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[justification=centering,font=small,labelfont=bf]{caption}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage{tikz-cd}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}
[
\begin{tikzcd}[row sep=1cm]
\text{LTDS}\arrow[r, dashed]\arrow[d, Rightarrow, "\text{RRA}" description] & \text{RRA}\arrow[d, Rightarrow, "\text{FxTS of TDSs FxTS of ODEs}" description]\
\text{An LTI with a single input}\arrow[d, Rightarrow, "\text{Equivalent Transformations}" description] & \begin{smallmatrix} \text{Equivalence of FxTS} \ \text{between LTDS and LTI} \end{smallmatrix}\arrow[dddl, controls={+(0,-3) and +(3,0)}, dashed]\
\text{An LTI with a single input}\arrow[d, Rightarrow, "\text{FxTS of ODEs Backstepping}" description]\
\text{FxTC for LTI}\arrow[d, Rightarrow, "\text{Linear Transformations}" description]\
\text{FxTC for LTDS}
\end{tikzcd}
]
\caption{Schematic diagram of the proposed methodology}\label{fainait figure 1}
\end{figure}
\end{document}

The description key places labels in the middle of arrows.

If you must do this with xymatrix you can place the labels in the middle of the arrows using the | key instead of ^ or _. But I think this labeling looks worse with xymatrix than in tikz-cd. Here is the image (with the xy code following).

\xymatrixcolsep{1.5pc} \xymatrix{
\text{LTDS}  \ar@{=>}[d]|{\text{RRA}} \ar@{-->}[r] & \text{RRA} \ar@{=>}[d]|{\text{FxTS of ODEs FxTS of TDSs}}
\\
\text{An LTI without delays} \ar@{=>}[d]|{\text{Equivalent Transformations}}  
& {\begin{smallmatrix} \text{Equivalence of FxTS} \\ \text{between LTDS and LTI} \end{smallmatrix}} 
\ar@{-->}@/^4pc/[dddl] 
\\
\text{An LTI with a single input} \ar@{=>}[d]|{\text{FxTS of ODEs Backstepping}} &
\\
\text{FxTC for LTI} \ar@{=>}[d]|{\text{Linear Transformations}}
\\
\text{FxTC for LTDS}
}

Very very good.....with xy package :-))))))) an now you are to 9000 score. — Sebastiano, Mar 24 '21 at 21:13
And I'm glad I made you laugh because I like to laugh a lot. — Sebastiano, Mar 24 '21 at 22:43

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 24 '21 at 21:33

With ^ the label is set to the left of the arrow, with _ to the right; with | it is placed in the middle.

I added some adjustments that maybe could be done also with Xy-pic methods, but…

The adjustments are for making the label slightly bigger and for hiding descenders in the main entries.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[justification=centering,font=small,labelfont=bf]{caption}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage[all,cmtip]{xypic}
\newcommand{\ltext}[1]{\text{\fboxrule=0pt\fboxsep=2pt\fbox{#1}}}
\newcommand{\stext}[1]{\smash[b]{\text{#1}}}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[htp]
[
\xymatrix@C=1.5pc{
\text{LTDS}  \ar@{=>}[d]|(0.45){\ltext{RRA}} \ar@{-->}[r] &
\text{RRA} \ar@{=>}[d]^(0.45){\ltext{FxTS of ODEs}}_(0.45){\ltext{FxTS of TDSs}}
\
\stext{An LTI without delays} \ar@{=>}[d]|(0.45){\ltext{Equivalent Transformations}} &
{\begin{smallmatrix} \text{Equivalence of FxTS} \ \text{between LTDS and LTI} \end{smallmatrix}} 
\ar@{-->}@/^4pc/[dddl] 
\
\stext{An LTI with a single input} \ar@{=>}[d]|(0.45){\ltext{FxTS of ODEs Backstepping}} &
\
\text{FxTC for LTI} \ar@{=>}[d]|(0.45){\ltext{Linear Transformations}}
\
\text{FxTC for LTDS}
}
]
\caption{Schematic diagram of the proposed methodology}\label{fainait figure 1}
\end{figure}
\end{document}

Please, note the cmtip option that I deem mandatory to get decent arrow tips.

Adjust the position of the labels in a commutative diagram

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