Remove fixed width

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\documentclass[border=5mm]{standalone}

% for sans serif ticks (https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/33325/)
\usepackage[eulergreek]{sansmath}

\usepackage{pgfplots,pgfplotstable}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.14}
% read in data
\pgfplotstableread{
x v nv
0 59 29
0.01 40 70
0.02 53 81
0.03 60 83
0.04 76 82
0.05 78 86
0.10 119 88
0.20 210 89
0.30 376 89
0.40 508 90
0.50 605 91
0.60 654 91
0.70 705 91
0.80 766 91
0.90 856 91
1.00 1026 91
}\datatable

% get number of rows
\pgfplotstablegetrowsof{\datatable}
% subtract 1 because table indices start at 0
\pgfmathsetmacro{\Nrows}{\pgfplotsretval-1}
% for convenience, macro to store width of axis
\pgfmathsetlengthmacro{\MyAxisW}{10cm}

\begin{document}%
\begin{tikzpicture}[
  cell/.style={ % style used for "table" cells
    draw,
    minimum width={\MyAxisW/(\Nrows+1)}, % +1 because -1 above
    minimum height=4ex,
    inner sep=0pt,
    outer sep=0pt,
    anchor=north west,
    font=\sffamily\scriptsize
  }]
\begin{axis}[
   name=ax,
   % so axis labels and ticklabels are not accounted for in size settings   
   scale only axis,
   width=\MyAxisW,
   height=4cm,
   % use a stacked bar char
   ybar stacked,
   % we add the ticklabels as part of the table, so no xticks needed
   xtick=\empty,
   % set distance between yticks
   ytick distance=200,
   % and add grid lines
   grid=major,
   % only need left y-axis line
   axis y line=left,
   x axis line style={draw=none},
   % divide axis width by twice the number of rows, so that the whitespace between
   % bars is the same as the bar width ...
   bar width={\MyAxisW/(2*\Nrows+2)},
   % and for that we need to make sure that the distance from the first/last tick
   % to the axis edge is the same, so that there is a half a bar width of space
   enlarge x limits={abs={\MyAxisW/(2*\Nrows+2)}},
   ymin=0,
   ylabel={Number of interactions},
   xlabel={$p$-value},
   % move xlabel to below table
   xlabel shift=12ex,
   % set yticks as sans serif
   tick label style={
    font=\sansmath\sffamily\small,
    % and remove comma in 1,000
    /pgf/number format/set thousands separator=},
   % set axis labels as sans serif
   label style={font=\sansmath\sffamily}
  ]
  % because the x-values are not evenly spaced, used index as x-value instead
  \addplot +[black!60] table[x expr=\coordindex,y=nv] {\datatable};
  \label{dataNV}

  \addplot +[black!20] table[x expr=\coordindex,y=v] {\datatable};
  \label{dataV}
\end{axis}

% define a starter coordinate at the lower left corner of the axis
\coordinate (c-0-0) at (ax.south west);

% loop over the table
\foreach [count=\j from 1] \i in {0,...,\Nrows}
  {
  % get element \i from the x-column, stored in \pgfplotsretval
  \pgfplotstablegetelem{\i}{x}\of\datatable
  % add node with value
  \node [cell] (c-0-\j) at (c-0-\i.north east) {\pgfplotsretval};
  % repeat for other two columns
  \pgfplotstablegetelem{\i}{v}\of\datatable
  \node [cell] (c-1-\j) at (c-0-\j.south west) {\pgfplotsretval};
  \pgfplotstablegetelem{\i}{nv}\of\datatable
  \node [cell] (c-2-\j) at (c-1-\j.south west) {\pgfplotsretval};
  }

% add "legend" on the left
\matrix [draw,nodes={cell,draw=none},anchor=north east,row sep=0pt,outer sep=0pt,inner ysep=0pt] (m) at (c-1-1.north west)
{
 \node {\ref{dataV}};  & \node{Non-validated}; \\
 \node {\ref{dataNV}}; & \node{Validated}; \\
};

% draw center line of legend
\draw (m.west) -- (m.east);

\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

How to remove the fixed width of 10cm while still keeping the overall form?

Please clarify what you mean by "remove the fixed width". – Mico Jan 31 '23 at 20:49 — Mico, Jan 31 '23 at 20:49

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 01 '23 at 00:20

\pgfmathsetlengthmacro{\MyAxisW}{10cm} is removed.
Inside the axis all references to \MyAxisW is replaced with \pgfkeysvalueof{/pgfplots/width}.
After the axis, \MyAxisW is then defined with \path (ax.north east); \pgfgetlastxy{\MyAxisW}{\MyAxisH} (There probably exist a better way).
The definition of the cell style is move down after \MyAxisW has been defined.

The width has been set to 12cm as an example. Leaving the width empty creates a too small graph for the table to fit. No other changes/cleaning/improvements has been made to the code.

\documentclass[border=5mm]{standalone}
% for sans serif ticks (https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/33325/)
\usepackage[eulergreek]{sansmath}
\usepackage{pgfplots,pgfplotstable}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.14}
% read in data
\pgfplotstableread{
x v nv
0 59 29
0.01 40 70
0.02 53 81
0.03 60 83
0.04 76 82
0.05 78 86
0.10 119 88
0.20 210 89
0.30 376 89
0.40 508 90
0.50 605 91
0.60 654 91
0.70 705 91
0.80 766 91
0.90 856 91
1.00 1026 91
}\datatable
% get number of rows
\pgfplotstablegetrowsof{\datatable}
% subtract 1 because table indices start at 0
\pgfmathsetmacro{\Nrows}{\pgfplotsretval-1}
% for convenience, macro to store width of axis
\begin{document}%
\begin{tikzpicture}[]
\begin{axis}[
   name=ax,
   % so axis labels and ticklabels are not accounted for in size settings

   scale only axis,
   width=12cm,
   height=4cm,
   % use a stacked bar char
   ybar stacked,
   % we add the ticklabels as part of the table, so no xticks needed
   xtick=\empty,
   % set distance between yticks
   ytick distance=200,
   % and add grid lines
   grid=major,
   % only need left y-axis line
   axis y line=left,
   x axis line style={draw=none},
   % divide axis width by twice the number of rows, so that the whitespace between
   % bars is the same as the bar width ...
   bar width={\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgfplots/width}/(2\Nrows+2)},
   % and for that we need to make sure that the distance from the first/last tick
   % to the axis edge is the same, so that there is a half a bar width of space
   enlarge x limits={abs={\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgfplots/width}/(2\Nrows+2)}},
   ymin=0,
   ylabel={Number of interactions},
   xlabel={$p$-value},
   % move xlabel to below table
   xlabel shift=12ex,
   % set yticks as sans serif
   tick label style={
    font=\sansmath\sffamily\small,
    % and remove comma in 1,000
    /pgf/number format/set thousands separator=},
   % set axis labels as sans serif
   label style={font=\sansmath\sffamily}
  ]
  % because the x-values are not evenly spaced, used index as x-value instead
  \addplot +[black!60] table[x expr=\coordindex,y=nv] {\datatable};
  \label{dataNV}
\addplot +[black!20] table[x expr=\coordindex,y=v] {\datatable};
  \label{dataV}
\end{axis}
\path (ax.north east);
\pgfgetlastxy{\MyAxisW}{\MyAxisH}
\tikzset{
  cell/.style={ % style used for "table" cells
    draw,
    minimum width={\MyAxisW/(\Nrows+1)}, % +1 because -1 above
    minimum height=4ex,
    inner sep=0pt,
    outer sep=0pt,
    anchor=north west,
    font=\sffamily\scriptsize
  }
}
% define a starter coordinate at the lower left corner of the axis
\coordinate (c-0-0) at (ax.south west);
% loop over the table
\foreach [count=\j from 1] \i in {0,...,\Nrows}
  {
  % get element \i from the x-column, stored in \pgfplotsretval
  \pgfplotstablegetelem{\i}{x}\of\datatable
  % add node with value
  \node [cell] (c-0-\j) at (c-0-\i.north east) {\pgfplotsretval};
  % repeat for other two columns
  \pgfplotstablegetelem{\i}{v}\of\datatable
  \node [cell] (c-1-\j) at (c-0-\j.south west) {\pgfplotsretval};
  \pgfplotstablegetelem{\i}{nv}\of\datatable
  \node [cell] (c-2-\j) at (c-1-\j.south west) {\pgfplotsretval};
  }
% add "legend" on the left
\matrix [draw,nodes={cell,draw=none},anchor=north east,row sep=0pt,outer sep=0pt,inner ysep=0pt] (m) at (c-1-1.north west)
{
 \node {\ref{dataV}};  & \node{Non-validated}; \
 \node {\ref{dataNV}}; & \node{Validated}; \
};
% draw center line of legend
\draw (m.west) -- (m.east);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

For people who wonder what difference this makes: The whole thing can now be scaleed with a tikzpicture option. The graph width can be set elsewhere. Choosing smaller font and/or wider bars, text width and align makes it possible not to set the graph width at all.

-I do not like this way of presenting data -but it is possible

Remove fixed width

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