Why does standalone not detect the TikZ crop correctly?

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documentclass{standalone}

usepackage{xltxtra,textcomp,graphicx,color,tikz}

usepackage[absolute,overlay]{textpos}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

    clip (0,0) rectangle (12.8cm, 1.15cm);

    draw (0,0) grid (12.8cm, 1.15cm);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}

generates this output:

output

Where is the margin / extra space on the left side coming from, and how can I remove it? Shouldn't clip take care of that?

asked Oct 13 '13 at 18:03

barbaz

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You don't need graphicx,color if you're loading TikZ. You almost certainly shouldn't be loading both xltxtra and textcomp. That suggests some level of confusion. Do you really want textpos for a standalone TikZ picture?
– cfr
Jun 7 '16 at 22:21

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up vote
14
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This small example

documentclass{standalone}

usepackage{xltxtra,textcomp,graphicx,color,tikz}

usepackage[absolute,overlay]{textpos}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

    clip (0,0) rectangle (12.8cm, 1.15cm);

    draw (0,0) grid (12.8cm, 1.15cm);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}

generates this output:

output

Where is the margin / extra space on the left side coming from, and how can I remove it? Shouldn't clip take care of that?

asked Oct 13 '13 at 18:03

barbaz

64011018

You don't need graphicx,color if you're loading TikZ. You almost certainly shouldn't be loading both xltxtra and textcomp. That suggests some level of confusion. Do you really want textpos for a standalone TikZ picture?
– cfr
Jun 7 '16 at 22:21

add a comment |

up vote
14
down vote

favorite

This small example

documentclass{standalone}

usepackage{xltxtra,textcomp,graphicx,color,tikz}

usepackage[absolute,overlay]{textpos}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

    clip (0,0) rectangle (12.8cm, 1.15cm);

    draw (0,0) grid (12.8cm, 1.15cm);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}

generates this output:

output

Where is the margin / extra space on the left side coming from, and how can I remove it? Shouldn't clip take care of that?

asked Oct 13 '13 at 18:03

barbaz

64011018

This small example

documentclass{standalone}

usepackage{xltxtra,textcomp,graphicx,color,tikz}

usepackage[absolute,overlay]{textpos}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

    clip (0,0) rectangle (12.8cm, 1.15cm);

    draw (0,0) grid (12.8cm, 1.15cm);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}

generates this output:

output

Where is the margin / extra space on the left side coming from, and how can I remove it? Shouldn't clip take care of that?

tikz-pgf margins standalone

asked Oct 13 '13 at 18:03

barbaz

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asked Oct 13 '13 at 18:03

barbaz

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asked Oct 13 '13 at 18:03

barbaz

64011018

asked Oct 13 '13 at 18:03

barbaz

64011018

asked Oct 13 '13 at 18:03

barbaz

64011018

You don't need graphicx,color if you're loading TikZ. You almost certainly shouldn't be loading both xltxtra and textcomp. That suggests some level of confusion. Do you really want textpos for a standalone TikZ picture?
– cfr
Jun 7 '16 at 22:21

add a comment |

You don't need graphicx,color if you're loading TikZ. You almost certainly shouldn't be loading both xltxtra and textcomp. That suggests some level of confusion. Do you really want textpos for a standalone TikZ picture?
– cfr
Jun 7 '16 at 22:21

You don't need graphicx,color if you're loading TikZ. You almost certainly shouldn't be loading both xltxtra and textcomp. That suggests some level of confusion. Do you really want textpos for a standalone TikZ picture?
– cfr
Jun 7 '16 at 22:21

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documentclass[

   tikz,

   %border=1pt

]{standalone}

With the tikz option the standalone class knows that it should crop the
environment(s) tikzpicture and not only the given text box.

With the border option you can better control the result

edited Dec 6 at 16:11

answered Oct 13 '13 at 18:11

Herbert

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thank you, that worked just fine. Could you maybe elaborate a bit about the use of the tikz option, what does it do?
– barbaz
Oct 14 '13 at 9:38

1

see documentation page 7
– Herbert
Oct 14 '13 at 9:41

This reference shows a simple solution: documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}.
– Rubens
Jul 22 '14 at 21:56

2

@Rubens: border=... doesn't solve the problem with the tikz key ...
– Herbert
Jul 23 '14 at 4:40

1

Alternatively, one could use multi=tikzpicture,varwidth=false instead. The only difference according to the documentation is that standalone would not load the tikz package itself thus one has to do that manually. However, this might help in some situations, e.g., if one uses usepackage[svgnames]{xcolor} which has to be loaded before tikz or else results in LaTeX Error: Option clash for package xcolor. (which would be impossible if the document class has loaded tikz already.
– stefanct
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use

documentclass[

   tikz,

   %border=1pt

]{standalone}

With the tikz option the standalone class knows that it should crop the
environment(s) tikzpicture and not only the given text box.

With the border option you can better control the result

edited Dec 6 at 16:11

answered Oct 13 '13 at 18:11

Herbert

267k23407716

2

thank you, that worked just fine. Could you maybe elaborate a bit about the use of the tikz option, what does it do?
– barbaz
Oct 14 '13 at 9:38

1

see documentation page 7
– Herbert
Oct 14 '13 at 9:41

This reference shows a simple solution: documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}.
– Rubens
Jul 22 '14 at 21:56

2

@Rubens: border=... doesn't solve the problem with the tikz key ...
– Herbert
Jul 23 '14 at 4:40

1

Alternatively, one could use multi=tikzpicture,varwidth=false instead. The only difference according to the documentation is that standalone would not load the tikz package itself thus one has to do that manually. However, this might help in some situations, e.g., if one uses usepackage[svgnames]{xcolor} which has to be loaded before tikz or else results in LaTeX Error: Option clash for package xcolor. (which would be impossible if the document class has loaded tikz already.
– stefanct
Nov 10 '17 at 13:58

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up vote
15
down vote

accepted

use

documentclass[

   tikz,

   %border=1pt

]{standalone}

With the tikz option the standalone class knows that it should crop the
environment(s) tikzpicture and not only the given text box.

With the border option you can better control the result

edited Dec 6 at 16:11

answered Oct 13 '13 at 18:11

Herbert

267k23407716

2

thank you, that worked just fine. Could you maybe elaborate a bit about the use of the tikz option, what does it do?
– barbaz
Oct 14 '13 at 9:38

1

see documentation page 7
– Herbert
Oct 14 '13 at 9:41

This reference shows a simple solution: documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}.
– Rubens
Jul 22 '14 at 21:56

2

@Rubens: border=... doesn't solve the problem with the tikz key ...
– Herbert
Jul 23 '14 at 4:40

1

Alternatively, one could use multi=tikzpicture,varwidth=false instead. The only difference according to the documentation is that standalone would not load the tikz package itself thus one has to do that manually. However, this might help in some situations, e.g., if one uses usepackage[svgnames]{xcolor} which has to be loaded before tikz or else results in LaTeX Error: Option clash for package xcolor. (which would be impossible if the document class has loaded tikz already.
– stefanct
Nov 10 '17 at 13:58

|
show 1 more comment

up vote
15
down vote

accepted

use

documentclass[

   tikz,

   %border=1pt

]{standalone}

With the tikz option the standalone class knows that it should crop the
environment(s) tikzpicture and not only the given text box.

With the border option you can better control the result

edited Dec 6 at 16:11

answered Oct 13 '13 at 18:11

Herbert

267k23407716

use

documentclass[

   tikz,

   %border=1pt

]{standalone}

With the tikz option the standalone class knows that it should crop the
environment(s) tikzpicture and not only the given text box.

With the border option you can better control the result

edited Dec 6 at 16:11

answered Oct 13 '13 at 18:11

Herbert

267k23407716

edited Dec 6 at 16:11

answered Oct 13 '13 at 18:11

Herbert

267k23407716

answered Oct 13 '13 at 18:11

Herbert

267k23407716

answered Oct 13 '13 at 18:11

Herbert

267k23407716

2

thank you, that worked just fine. Could you maybe elaborate a bit about the use of the tikz option, what does it do?
– barbaz
Oct 14 '13 at 9:38

1

see documentation page 7
– Herbert
Oct 14 '13 at 9:41

This reference shows a simple solution: documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}.
– Rubens
Jul 22 '14 at 21:56

2

@Rubens: border=... doesn't solve the problem with the tikz key ...
– Herbert
Jul 23 '14 at 4:40

1

Alternatively, one could use multi=tikzpicture,varwidth=false instead. The only difference according to the documentation is that standalone would not load the tikz package itself thus one has to do that manually. However, this might help in some situations, e.g., if one uses usepackage[svgnames]{xcolor} which has to be loaded before tikz or else results in LaTeX Error: Option clash for package xcolor. (which would be impossible if the document class has loaded tikz already.
– stefanct
Nov 10 '17 at 13:58

|
show 1 more comment

2

thank you, that worked just fine. Could you maybe elaborate a bit about the use of the tikz option, what does it do?
– barbaz
Oct 14 '13 at 9:38

1

see documentation page 7
– Herbert
Oct 14 '13 at 9:41

This reference shows a simple solution: documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}.
– Rubens
Jul 22 '14 at 21:56

2

@Rubens: border=... doesn't solve the problem with the tikz key ...
– Herbert
Jul 23 '14 at 4:40

1

Alternatively, one could use multi=tikzpicture,varwidth=false instead. The only difference according to the documentation is that standalone would not load the tikz package itself thus one has to do that manually. However, this might help in some situations, e.g., if one uses usepackage[svgnames]{xcolor} which has to be loaded before tikz or else results in LaTeX Error: Option clash for package xcolor. (which would be impossible if the document class has loaded tikz already.
– stefanct
Nov 10 '17 at 13:58

thank you, that worked just fine. Could you maybe elaborate a bit about the use of the tikz option, what does it do?
– barbaz
Oct 14 '13 at 9:38

see documentation page 7
– Herbert
Oct 14 '13 at 9:41

This reference shows a simple solution: documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}.
– Rubens
Jul 22 '14 at 21:56

@Rubens: border=... doesn't solve the problem with the tikz key ...
– Herbert
Jul 23 '14 at 4:40

Alternatively, one could use multi=tikzpicture,varwidth=false instead. The only difference according to the documentation is that standalone would not load the tikz package itself thus one has to do that manually. However, this might help in some situations, e.g., if one uses usepackage[svgnames]{xcolor} which has to be loaded before tikz or else results in LaTeX Error: Option clash for package xcolor. (which would be impossible if the document class has loaded tikz already.
– stefanct
Nov 10 '17 at 13:58

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