Local-scoped coordinate names in tikz?
I think I just discovered (!) that coordinates names are global in tikz:
documentclassarticle
usepackage[T1]fontenc
usepackage[utf8]inputenc
usepackagetikz
begindocument
begintikzpicture[black]
draw(0,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (3,0) coordinate(beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[blue]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[red]
beginscope
draw(1,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (2,0) coordinate(beta);
endscope
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[green]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

...and I really expected
- an error in the second
tikzpicture(I am not usingremember picture!), and - a
(0,0)--(3,0)green line...
So,
am I correct that coordinate names are global to all
tikzpictures?As a bonus question, is it possible to create local coordinate names?
tikz-pgf
add a comment |
I think I just discovered (!) that coordinates names are global in tikz:
documentclassarticle
usepackage[T1]fontenc
usepackage[utf8]inputenc
usepackagetikz
begindocument
begintikzpicture[black]
draw(0,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (3,0) coordinate(beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[blue]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[red]
beginscope
draw(1,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (2,0) coordinate(beta);
endscope
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[green]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

...and I really expected
- an error in the second
tikzpicture(I am not usingremember picture!), and - a
(0,0)--(3,0)green line...
So,
am I correct that coordinate names are global to all
tikzpictures?As a bonus question, is it possible to create local coordinate names?
tikz-pgf
1
+1 I didn't know that either. On page983we find this, and I quote:pgfgetlastxymacro for xmacro for y Since (x,y) coordinates are usually assigned globally, it is safe to use this command after path operations
– AndréC
Nov 11 '18 at 18:00
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I think I just discovered (!) that coordinates names are global in tikz:
documentclassarticle
usepackage[T1]fontenc
usepackage[utf8]inputenc
usepackagetikz
begindocument
begintikzpicture[black]
draw(0,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (3,0) coordinate(beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[blue]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[red]
beginscope
draw(1,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (2,0) coordinate(beta);
endscope
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[green]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

...and I really expected
- an error in the second
tikzpicture(I am not usingremember picture!), and - a
(0,0)--(3,0)green line...
So,
am I correct that coordinate names are global to all
tikzpictures?As a bonus question, is it possible to create local coordinate names?
tikz-pgf
I think I just discovered (!) that coordinates names are global in tikz:
documentclassarticle
usepackage[T1]fontenc
usepackage[utf8]inputenc
usepackagetikz
begindocument
begintikzpicture[black]
draw(0,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (3,0) coordinate(beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[blue]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[red]
beginscope
draw(1,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (2,0) coordinate(beta);
endscope
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[green]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

...and I really expected
- an error in the second
tikzpicture(I am not usingremember picture!), and - a
(0,0)--(3,0)green line...
So,
am I correct that coordinate names are global to all
tikzpictures?As a bonus question, is it possible to create local coordinate names?
tikz-pgf
tikz-pgf
edited Nov 11 '18 at 17:20
Rmano
asked Nov 11 '18 at 17:10
RmanoRmano
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7,98921647
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+1 I didn't know that either. On page983we find this, and I quote:pgfgetlastxymacro for xmacro for y Since (x,y) coordinates are usually assigned globally, it is safe to use this command after path operations
– AndréC
Nov 11 '18 at 18:00
add a comment |
1
+1 I didn't know that either. On page983we find this, and I quote:pgfgetlastxymacro for xmacro for y Since (x,y) coordinates are usually assigned globally, it is safe to use this command after path operations
– AndréC
Nov 11 '18 at 18:00
1
1
+1 I didn't know that either. On page
983 we find this, and I quote: pgfgetlastxymacro for xmacro for y Since (x,y) coordinates are usually assigned globally, it is safe to use this command after path operations– AndréC
Nov 11 '18 at 18:00
+1 I didn't know that either. On page
983 we find this, and I quote: pgfgetlastxymacro for xmacro for y Since (x,y) coordinates are usually assigned globally, it is safe to use this command after path operations– AndréC
Nov 11 '18 at 18:00
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Yes, I've observed that before. And I think your interpretation is correct, and you can make coordinates "local" by using name prefix.
documentclassarticle
usepackage[T1]fontenc
usepackage[utf8]inputenc
usepackagetikz
begindocument
begintikzpicture[black]
draw(0,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (3,0) coordinate(beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[blue]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[red,name prefix=Rmano]
beginscope
draw(1,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (2,0) coordinate(beta);
endscope
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[green]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

Ah,name prefixis a nice trick. Thanks!
– Rmano
Nov 11 '18 at 18:28
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Yes, I've observed that before. And I think your interpretation is correct, and you can make coordinates "local" by using name prefix.
documentclassarticle
usepackage[T1]fontenc
usepackage[utf8]inputenc
usepackagetikz
begindocument
begintikzpicture[black]
draw(0,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (3,0) coordinate(beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[blue]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[red,name prefix=Rmano]
beginscope
draw(1,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (2,0) coordinate(beta);
endscope
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[green]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

Ah,name prefixis a nice trick. Thanks!
– Rmano
Nov 11 '18 at 18:28
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Yes, I've observed that before. And I think your interpretation is correct, and you can make coordinates "local" by using name prefix.
documentclassarticle
usepackage[T1]fontenc
usepackage[utf8]inputenc
usepackagetikz
begindocument
begintikzpicture[black]
draw(0,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (3,0) coordinate(beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[blue]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[red,name prefix=Rmano]
beginscope
draw(1,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (2,0) coordinate(beta);
endscope
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[green]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

Ah,name prefixis a nice trick. Thanks!
– Rmano
Nov 11 '18 at 18:28
add a comment |
Yes, I've observed that before. And I think your interpretation is correct, and you can make coordinates "local" by using name prefix.
documentclassarticle
usepackage[T1]fontenc
usepackage[utf8]inputenc
usepackagetikz
begindocument
begintikzpicture[black]
draw(0,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (3,0) coordinate(beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[blue]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[red,name prefix=Rmano]
beginscope
draw(1,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (2,0) coordinate(beta);
endscope
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[green]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

Yes, I've observed that before. And I think your interpretation is correct, and you can make coordinates "local" by using name prefix.
documentclassarticle
usepackage[T1]fontenc
usepackage[utf8]inputenc
usepackagetikz
begindocument
begintikzpicture[black]
draw(0,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (3,0) coordinate(beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[blue]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[red,name prefix=Rmano]
beginscope
draw(1,0) coordinate(alfa) -- (2,0) coordinate(beta);
endscope
endtikzpicture
begintikzpicture[green]
draw (alfa) -- (beta);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

answered Nov 11 '18 at 18:26
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Ah,name prefixis a nice trick. Thanks!
– Rmano
Nov 11 '18 at 18:28
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Ah,name prefixis a nice trick. Thanks!
– Rmano
Nov 11 '18 at 18:28
Ah,
name prefix is a nice trick. Thanks!– Rmano
Nov 11 '18 at 18:28
Ah,
name prefix is a nice trick. Thanks!– Rmano
Nov 11 '18 at 18:28
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+1 I didn't know that either. On page
983we find this, and I quote:pgfgetlastxymacro for xmacro for y Since (x,y) coordinates are usually assigned globally, it is safe to use this command after path operations– AndréC
Nov 11 '18 at 18:00