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The Next CEO of Stack OverflowAbout TikZ and decoration (accent in text)Why does TikZ add zeros?diagram with curved arrows and instructions (probably tikz)TikZ: Cropping the Bounding BoxRotate a node but not its content: the case of the ellipse decorationHow to define the default vertical distance between nodes?Numerical conditional within tikz keys?TikZ/ERD: node (=Entity) label on the insideTikZ: Drawing an arc from an intersection to an intersectionHow to prevent rounded and duplicated tick labels in pgfplots with fixed precision?Drawing rectilinear curves in Tikz, aka an Etch-a-Sketch drawingLine up nested tikz enviroments or how to get rid of themTikz takes forever to compile when imported into main file
Make sure if you are going to upvote marmot's answer, you will upvote Skillmon's answer, and vice versa.
This problem occurs when I am trying to improve my answer in this question.
You can compile this code very well
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by 100] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

but don't compile this code!
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument
I have been waiting for more than 200 seconds

Why? I just want to add a percent symbol (%)!
I think TikZ understood my % as %, but removing the throws many errors.
I even used siunitx, but got the same result.
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
usepackagesiunitx
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by SI100percent] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument
So, what's going on?
tikz-pgf
|
show 1 more comment
Make sure if you are going to upvote marmot's answer, you will upvote Skillmon's answer, and vice versa.
This problem occurs when I am trying to improve my answer in this question.
You can compile this code very well
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by 100] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

but don't compile this code!
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument
I have been waiting for more than 200 seconds

Why? I just want to add a percent symbol (%)!
I think TikZ understood my % as %, but removing the throws many errors.
I even used siunitx, but got the same result.
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
usepackagesiunitx
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by SI100percent] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument
So, what's going on?
tikz-pgf
Very nice your 2nd image: How do I find the compilation time? Do you have any specific software where you can see the build time? My regards.
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano I use VS Code. The LaTeX Workshop extension gives me a link to see the compilation process, which I don't use really often, but it is very useful in strange situations, like this situation.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
Is this :-)? marketplace.visualstudio.com/…
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano Yes, that's it.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
1
The infinite loop is triggered by any unexpandable control sequence token, even byrelax(except implicit character tokens that raise errors). Bracing the token is the right way to go.
– egreg
6 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
Make sure if you are going to upvote marmot's answer, you will upvote Skillmon's answer, and vice versa.
This problem occurs when I am trying to improve my answer in this question.
You can compile this code very well
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by 100] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

but don't compile this code!
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument
I have been waiting for more than 200 seconds

Why? I just want to add a percent symbol (%)!
I think TikZ understood my % as %, but removing the throws many errors.
I even used siunitx, but got the same result.
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
usepackagesiunitx
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by SI100percent] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument
So, what's going on?
tikz-pgf
Make sure if you are going to upvote marmot's answer, you will upvote Skillmon's answer, and vice versa.
This problem occurs when I am trying to improve my answer in this question.
You can compile this code very well
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by 100] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

but don't compile this code!
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument
I have been waiting for more than 200 seconds

Why? I just want to add a percent symbol (%)!
I think TikZ understood my % as %, but removing the throws many errors.
I even used siunitx, but got the same result.
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
usepackagesiunitx
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text align=center,text=multiply by SI100percent] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument
So, what's going on?
tikz-pgf
tikz-pgf
edited 6 hours ago
JouleV
asked 7 hours ago
JouleVJouleV
8,64222154
8,64222154
Very nice your 2nd image: How do I find the compilation time? Do you have any specific software where you can see the build time? My regards.
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano I use VS Code. The LaTeX Workshop extension gives me a link to see the compilation process, which I don't use really often, but it is very useful in strange situations, like this situation.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
Is this :-)? marketplace.visualstudio.com/…
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano Yes, that's it.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
1
The infinite loop is triggered by any unexpandable control sequence token, even byrelax(except implicit character tokens that raise errors). Bracing the token is the right way to go.
– egreg
6 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
Very nice your 2nd image: How do I find the compilation time? Do you have any specific software where you can see the build time? My regards.
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano I use VS Code. The LaTeX Workshop extension gives me a link to see the compilation process, which I don't use really often, but it is very useful in strange situations, like this situation.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
Is this :-)? marketplace.visualstudio.com/…
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano Yes, that's it.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
1
The infinite loop is triggered by any unexpandable control sequence token, even byrelax(except implicit character tokens that raise errors). Bracing the token is the right way to go.
– egreg
6 hours ago
Very nice your 2nd image: How do I find the compilation time? Do you have any specific software where you can see the build time? My regards.
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
Very nice your 2nd image: How do I find the compilation time? Do you have any specific software where you can see the build time? My regards.
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano I use VS Code. The LaTeX Workshop extension gives me a link to see the compilation process, which I don't use really often, but it is very useful in strange situations, like this situation.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano I use VS Code. The LaTeX Workshop extension gives me a link to see the compilation process, which I don't use really often, but it is very useful in strange situations, like this situation.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
Is this :-)? marketplace.visualstudio.com/…
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
Is this :-)? marketplace.visualstudio.com/…
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano Yes, that's it.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano Yes, that's it.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
1
1
The infinite loop is triggered by any unexpandable control sequence token, even by
relax (except implicit character tokens that raise errors). Bracing the token is the right way to go.– egreg
6 hours ago
The infinite loop is triggered by any unexpandable control sequence token, even by
relax (except implicit character tokens that raise errors). Bracing the token is the right way to go.– egreg
6 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
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You only need to wrap % into ....
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text
align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

Wow, that's easier (why didn't I try this?). Thumbs up!
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
@Skillmon I tried this only after recalling this discussion, which almost drove me crazy,
– marmot
6 hours ago
@Skillmon marmot really drove me crazy with this solution. I'm feeling stupid now :))
– JouleV
6 hours ago
1
@JouleV So sorry. ;-)
– marmot
6 hours ago
1
@marmot Agreed. (Off topic: there are two opposite "exchange"s in your comment - it is quite funny.)
– JouleV
6 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
You can make this work by changing the % character to not be the comment character anymore using catcode:
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
beginscope
catcode`%=12
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text
align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endscope
endtikzpicture
enddocument
Thanks, it solved the problem. However, could you please add some explanation about why%doesn't work?
– JouleV
6 hours ago
2
@JouleV for that I'd have to dig through the internals of TikZ, which isn't something I feel like right now, sorry.
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
add a comment |
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You only need to wrap % into ....
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text
align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

Wow, that's easier (why didn't I try this?). Thumbs up!
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
@Skillmon I tried this only after recalling this discussion, which almost drove me crazy,
– marmot
6 hours ago
@Skillmon marmot really drove me crazy with this solution. I'm feeling stupid now :))
– JouleV
6 hours ago
1
@JouleV So sorry. ;-)
– marmot
6 hours ago
1
@marmot Agreed. (Off topic: there are two opposite "exchange"s in your comment - it is quite funny.)
– JouleV
6 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
You only need to wrap % into ....
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text
align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

Wow, that's easier (why didn't I try this?). Thumbs up!
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
@Skillmon I tried this only after recalling this discussion, which almost drove me crazy,
– marmot
6 hours ago
@Skillmon marmot really drove me crazy with this solution. I'm feeling stupid now :))
– JouleV
6 hours ago
1
@JouleV So sorry. ;-)
– marmot
6 hours ago
1
@marmot Agreed. (Off topic: there are two opposite "exchange"s in your comment - it is quite funny.)
– JouleV
6 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
You only need to wrap % into ....
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text
align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

You only need to wrap % into ....
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text
align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endtikzpicture
enddocument

answered 6 hours ago
marmotmarmot
112k5143269
112k5143269
Wow, that's easier (why didn't I try this?). Thumbs up!
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
@Skillmon I tried this only after recalling this discussion, which almost drove me crazy,
– marmot
6 hours ago
@Skillmon marmot really drove me crazy with this solution. I'm feeling stupid now :))
– JouleV
6 hours ago
1
@JouleV So sorry. ;-)
– marmot
6 hours ago
1
@marmot Agreed. (Off topic: there are two opposite "exchange"s in your comment - it is quite funny.)
– JouleV
6 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
Wow, that's easier (why didn't I try this?). Thumbs up!
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
@Skillmon I tried this only after recalling this discussion, which almost drove me crazy,
– marmot
6 hours ago
@Skillmon marmot really drove me crazy with this solution. I'm feeling stupid now :))
– JouleV
6 hours ago
1
@JouleV So sorry. ;-)
– marmot
6 hours ago
1
@marmot Agreed. (Off topic: there are two opposite "exchange"s in your comment - it is quite funny.)
– JouleV
6 hours ago
Wow, that's easier (why didn't I try this?). Thumbs up!
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
Wow, that's easier (why didn't I try this?). Thumbs up!
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
@Skillmon I tried this only after recalling this discussion, which almost drove me crazy,
– marmot
6 hours ago
@Skillmon I tried this only after recalling this discussion, which almost drove me crazy,
– marmot
6 hours ago
@Skillmon marmot really drove me crazy with this solution. I'm feeling stupid now :))
– JouleV
6 hours ago
@Skillmon marmot really drove me crazy with this solution. I'm feeling stupid now :))
– JouleV
6 hours ago
1
1
@JouleV So sorry. ;-)
– marmot
6 hours ago
@JouleV So sorry. ;-)
– marmot
6 hours ago
1
1
@marmot Agreed. (Off topic: there are two opposite "exchange"s in your comment - it is quite funny.)
– JouleV
6 hours ago
@marmot Agreed. (Off topic: there are two opposite "exchange"s in your comment - it is quite funny.)
– JouleV
6 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
You can make this work by changing the % character to not be the comment character anymore using catcode:
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
beginscope
catcode`%=12
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text
align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endscope
endtikzpicture
enddocument
Thanks, it solved the problem. However, could you please add some explanation about why%doesn't work?
– JouleV
6 hours ago
2
@JouleV for that I'd have to dig through the internals of TikZ, which isn't something I feel like right now, sorry.
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
add a comment |
You can make this work by changing the % character to not be the comment character anymore using catcode:
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
beginscope
catcode`%=12
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text
align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endscope
endtikzpicture
enddocument
Thanks, it solved the problem. However, could you please add some explanation about why%doesn't work?
– JouleV
6 hours ago
2
@JouleV for that I'd have to dig through the internals of TikZ, which isn't something I feel like right now, sorry.
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
add a comment |
You can make this work by changing the % character to not be the comment character anymore using catcode:
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
beginscope
catcode`%=12
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text
align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endscope
endtikzpicture
enddocument
You can make this work by changing the % character to not be the comment character anymore using catcode:
documentclass[tikz]standalone
usetikzlibrarybending,decorations.text
begindocument
begintikzpicture
sffamily
node (a) at (-2,0) probability;
node[align=center] (b) at (2,0) percent\change;
beginscope
catcode`%=12
draw[-latex,postaction=decorate,decoration=raise=1ex,text along path,text
align=center,text=multiply by 100%] (a) to[out=60,in=120] (b);
endscope
endtikzpicture
enddocument
answered 7 hours ago
SkillmonSkillmon
24k12249
24k12249
Thanks, it solved the problem. However, could you please add some explanation about why%doesn't work?
– JouleV
6 hours ago
2
@JouleV for that I'd have to dig through the internals of TikZ, which isn't something I feel like right now, sorry.
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
add a comment |
Thanks, it solved the problem. However, could you please add some explanation about why%doesn't work?
– JouleV
6 hours ago
2
@JouleV for that I'd have to dig through the internals of TikZ, which isn't something I feel like right now, sorry.
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
Thanks, it solved the problem. However, could you please add some explanation about why
% doesn't work?– JouleV
6 hours ago
Thanks, it solved the problem. However, could you please add some explanation about why
% doesn't work?– JouleV
6 hours ago
2
2
@JouleV for that I'd have to dig through the internals of TikZ, which isn't something I feel like right now, sorry.
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
@JouleV for that I'd have to dig through the internals of TikZ, which isn't something I feel like right now, sorry.
– Skillmon
6 hours ago
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Very nice your 2nd image: How do I find the compilation time? Do you have any specific software where you can see the build time? My regards.
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano I use VS Code. The LaTeX Workshop extension gives me a link to see the compilation process, which I don't use really often, but it is very useful in strange situations, like this situation.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
Is this :-)? marketplace.visualstudio.com/…
– Sebastiano
6 hours ago
@Sebastiano Yes, that's it.
– JouleV
6 hours ago
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The infinite loop is triggered by any unexpandable control sequence token, even by
relax(except implicit character tokens that raise errors). Bracing the token is the right way to go.– egreg
6 hours ago