Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Tightly fitting a frame around table with TikZ

[karlisrepsons]

The following example illustrates a couple of problems, the worst of which is the fact that TikZ is drawing the subsequent layer on the background layer with a space in between... Any idea how to control the distance between red and green lines?

make red closer to green and center..?

TikZnonFit.jpeg (10.21 KiB) Viewed 4199 times

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\documentclass{minimal}

\usepackage[papersize={2.5cm, 2.5cm}]{geometry}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tabu}
\usepackage{tikz}

\geometry{
   showframe,
   inner=4mm,
   outer=4mm,
   top=4mm,
   bottom=4mm
}
\usetikzlibrary{
   backgrounds,
   calc
}

\tabulinesep=0pt
\tabcolsep=0pt
\tabulinestyle{1pt}

\newcommand{\textmode} {%
   \fontsize{24}{0}%
   \selectfont%
}

\begin{document}
\vspace*{\fill}

\begin{center}
   \begin{tabu} spread 0pt
   {|X[-1, c, m]|}
      \tabucline-
      \begin{tikzpicture}
         \node (tbl) {%
            \taburulecolor{green}%
            \begin{tabu} spread 0pt
            {|X[-1, c, m]|}
              \tabucline-
               \textmode%
               A
             \\
              \tabucline-
            \end{tabu}%
         };
         \begin{pgfonlayer}{background}
            \draw[line width=1pt, draw=red]
                 ($(tbl.north east) - (0,0)$)
                 rectangle ($(tbl.south west) + (0,0)$);
         \end{pgfonlayer}
      \end{tikzpicture}
     \\
      \tabucline-
   \end{tabu}
\end{center}

\vspace*{\fill}
\end{document}

[karlisrepsons]

Got help in comp.text.tex; here I post a partial solution:

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[papersize={2.5cm, 2.5cm}]{geometry}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tabu}
\usepackage{tikz}

\geometry{
   showframe,
   inner=4mm,
   outer=4mm,
   top=4mm,
   bottom=4mm
}
\usetikzlibrary{
   backgrounds,
   calc
}

\tabulinesep=0pt
\tabcolsep=0pt
\tabulinestyle{1pt}

\newcommand{\textmode} {%
   \fontsize{24}{0}%
   \selectfont%
}

\begin{document}
\vspace*{\fill}
\noindent%
\begin{center}
   \taburulecolor{yellow}%
   \begin{tabu} spread 0pt
   {|X[-1, c, m]|}
      \tabucline-
      \begin{tikzpicture}[inner sep = 0pt, outer sep = 0pt]
         \node (tbl) {%
            \taburulecolor{green}%
            \begin{tabu} spread 0pt
            {|X[-1, c, m]|}
              \tabucline-
               \textmode%
               A
             \\
              \tabucline-
            \end{tabu}%
         };
         \begin{pgfonlayer}{background}
            \draw[line width=4pt, draw=red]
                 ($(tbl.north east) - (0,0)$)
                 rectangle ($(tbl.south west) + (0,0)$);
         \end{pgfonlayer}
      \end{tikzpicture}
     \\
      \tabucline-
   \end{tabu}
\end{center}
\vspace*{\fill}
\end{document}

Anyone can explain why the two

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\vspace*{\fill}

lines can't make the result be really in the middle? Note that documentclass got changed for "article", because with "minimal" it didn't work...

[karlisrepsons]

Here I'd like to share another example where I solved the original problem with excessive spacing. It looks like this:

Demonstration of tabu and TikZ frame spacing control

MultiframesWithTikZandTabu.jpeg (21.22 KiB) Viewed 4163 times

And the code is as follows:

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage[papersize={7cm, 7cm}]{geometry}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tabu}
\usepackage{tikz}

\geometry{
   showframe,
   inner=4mm,
   outer=4mm,
   top=4mm,
   bottom=4mm
}
\usetikzlibrary{
   backgrounds,
   calc
}

\definecolor{myblue}{rgb}{0, 0.4, 0.7}
\definecolor{mygreen}{rgb}{0, 1, 0}
\definecolor{myred}{rgb}{1, 0, 0}
\definecolor{myorange}{rgb}{1, 0.7, 0}
\definecolor{mypink}{rgb}{1, 0, 1}

\newlength{%
\thicknessLine}
   \setlength{\thicknessLine}{3pt}
\newlength{%
\testSpaceInterlines}
   \setlength{\testSpaceInterlines}{1pt}
\newlength{%
\frameEscapeHalf}
   \setlength{\frameEscapeHalf}{\testSpaceInterlines + \thicknessLine/2}

\tabulinesep=\testSpaceInterlines
\tabcolsep=\testSpaceInterlines
\tabulinestyle{\thicknessLine}

\defaultfontfeatures{Mapping=tex-text}
\setmainfont{Times New Roman}
\newcommand{\textmode} {%
   \color{myblue}%
   \fontsize{24}{0}%
   \bfseries%
   %\itshape
}

\newlength{\auxWidth}
\newlength{\auxHeight}
\newlength{\auxDepth}

\newcommand{\bAnalyze}[1]{%
   \settowidth{\auxWidth} {\usebox{#1}}%
   \settoheight{\auxHeight} {\usebox{#1}}%
   \settodepth{\auxDepth} {\usebox{#1}}%
   \color{mypink}%
   \usebox{#1}%
   \llap{%
      \rule[-\thicknessLine]{\auxWidth}{\thicknessLine}%
   }%
   \color{mygreen}%
   \vrule width \thicknessLine height \auxHeight depth 0pt \relax%
   \color{myred}%
   \llap{%
      \vrule width \thicknessLine height 0pt depth \auxDepth \relax%
   }%
}

\newsavebox{\tableBox}

\begin{document}
   \thispagestyle{empty}
   \savebox{\tableBox}{%
      \taburulecolor{myblue}%
      \begin{tabu} spread 0pt
      {|X[-1, c, m]|}
         \tabucline-
         {%
            \taburulecolor{myorange}
            \begin{tabu} spread 0pt {|X[-1, c, m]|}
               \tabucline-
               \textmode%
               CONTENTS \\
               \tabucline-
            \end{tabu}%
         }
       \\
         \tabucline-
      \end{tabu}%
   }
   \vspace*{\fill}
   \begin{center}
      \taburulecolor{mygreen}%
      \begin{tabu} spread 0pt
      {|X[-1, c, m]|}
         \tabucline-
         \begin{tikzpicture}[inner sep = 0pt, outer sep = 0pt]
            \node (tbl) {%
               \bAnalyze{\tableBox}%
            };
            \begin{pgfonlayer}{background}
               \draw[line width=\thicknessLine,draw=mypink]
                    ($(tbl.north east) + (\frameEscapeHalf, \frameEscapeHalf)$)
                    rectangle ($(tbl.south west) - (\frameEscapeHalf, \frameEscapeHalf)$);
            \end{pgfonlayer}
         \end{tikzpicture}
       \\
         \tabucline-
      \end{tabu}
   \end{center}
   \vspace*{\fill}
\end{document}