Questions tagged [tikz-chains]

{tikz-chains} concerns the TikZ-pgf library chains

The concerns the TikZ-pgf library chains. Chains are nodes arranged in sequence and connected by edges. A chain is thus a description of how the nodes are connected. An example from the TikZ-pgf manual:

\begin{tikzpicture}[start chain]
% The chain is called just "chain"
\node [on chain] {A};
\node [on chain] {B};
\node [on chain] {C};
\end{tikzpicture}
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Span a tikz chain over multiple pages

I wanna create a flowchart as a chain. What I want to achieve is a chain spanned over multiple pages on top of every page (see picture): For the example picture I created it manually (copied the code from texample.net, made a standalone chaine,…
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TikZ Chains - Merging after branching

I'm new to the LaTeX chains package and try to join(=merge) together 2 (or maybe even more) branches in a single node again. I only know about a very inflexible way which is shown in the code snippet below. An explanation about the issue is added…
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Adding a reverse arrow on a chain

For the MWE…
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Some questions about chains

I'm trying to make the following diagram: \begin{tikzpicture}[ start chain=1 going right,node distance=-0.15mm] \node [on chain=1] at (-1.5,-.4) {f(}; \node [draw,on chain=1] {*}; \node [draw,on chain=1] {*}; \node [draw,on chain=1] {*}; …
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Is possible to discontinue chain of nodes?

For example, the image: can be drawn with following MWE: \documentclass[tikz, margin=3mm]{standalone} \usetikzlibrary{chains, positioning} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture}[ node distance = 7mm and 7mm, start chain = going…
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With continue chain, how to achieve absolute node positioning?

My problem is that I want to draw several horizontal "layers" of nodes (implemented as chains), with connections between them. When I try to position a node absolutely, it is additionally offset in the chain's…
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typesetting chains of maps

Can anyone help me of how to construct this chain in Latex?
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Horizontal tikz chain with labeled nodes is not aligned.

The chain seems to be properly aligned without the labels; adding labels seems to break it: \documentclass{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{chains} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture}[start chain = going right, node distance=0,…
Yossi Gil
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