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end{tikzpicture}
end{document}


What would be the correct code to obtain a 8cm black line which is colored in green from 5th centimeter to 7th centimeter?










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documentclass[tikz]{standalone}

begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}
draw[->] (0,0) -- (25:8cm) ;
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}


What would be the correct code to obtain a 8cm black line which is colored in green from 5th centimeter to 7th centimeter?










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draw[->] (0,0) -- (25:8cm) ;
end{tikzpicture}
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You can use postaction along with dash pattern for this.



documentclass[tikz]{standalone}

begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}
draw[->,postaction={-,draw=green,dash pattern=on 0pt off 5cm on 2cm off 2cm}] (0,0) -- (25:8cm) ;
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}


enter image description here






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    Clever use of dash pattern.

    – Weijun Zhou
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  • Is it possible to use some kind of solid pattern instead of dash?

    – Nip
    24 mins ago











  • @Nip What precisely do you mean? It is a solid line between 5cm and 7cm.

    – marmot
    10 mins ago











  • Well. I tried white instead of green and I see some dots. It is almost unnoticeable tho. I just wanted to understand the code and I found this: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/45275/…

    – Nip
    6 mins ago








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    – Weijun Zhou
    4 mins ago












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You can use postaction along with dash pattern for this.



documentclass[tikz]{standalone}

begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}
draw[->,postaction={-,draw=green,dash pattern=on 0pt off 5cm on 2cm off 2cm}] (0,0) -- (25:8cm) ;
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}


enter image description here






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    Clever use of dash pattern.

    – Weijun Zhou
    42 mins ago











  • Is it possible to use some kind of solid pattern instead of dash?

    – Nip
    24 mins ago











  • @Nip What precisely do you mean? It is a solid line between 5cm and 7cm.

    – marmot
    10 mins ago











  • Well. I tried white instead of green and I see some dots. It is almost unnoticeable tho. I just wanted to understand the code and I found this: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/45275/…

    – Nip
    6 mins ago








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    If you think there is dash pattern between 5cm and 7cm then you didn't get the "cleverness" of this method.

    – Weijun Zhou
    4 mins ago
















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You can use postaction along with dash pattern for this.



documentclass[tikz]{standalone}

begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}
draw[->,postaction={-,draw=green,dash pattern=on 0pt off 5cm on 2cm off 2cm}] (0,0) -- (25:8cm) ;
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}


enter image description here






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    Clever use of dash pattern.

    – Weijun Zhou
    42 mins ago











  • Is it possible to use some kind of solid pattern instead of dash?

    – Nip
    24 mins ago











  • @Nip What precisely do you mean? It is a solid line between 5cm and 7cm.

    – marmot
    10 mins ago











  • Well. I tried white instead of green and I see some dots. It is almost unnoticeable tho. I just wanted to understand the code and I found this: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/45275/…

    – Nip
    6 mins ago








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    If you think there is dash pattern between 5cm and 7cm then you didn't get the "cleverness" of this method.

    – Weijun Zhou
    4 mins ago














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You can use postaction along with dash pattern for this.



documentclass[tikz]{standalone}

begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}
draw[->,postaction={-,draw=green,dash pattern=on 0pt off 5cm on 2cm off 2cm}] (0,0) -- (25:8cm) ;
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}


enter image description here






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You can use postaction along with dash pattern for this.



documentclass[tikz]{standalone}

begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}
draw[->,postaction={-,draw=green,dash pattern=on 0pt off 5cm on 2cm off 2cm}] (0,0) -- (25:8cm) ;
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}


enter image description here







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    Clever use of dash pattern.

    – Weijun Zhou
    42 mins ago











  • Is it possible to use some kind of solid pattern instead of dash?

    – Nip
    24 mins ago











  • @Nip What precisely do you mean? It is a solid line between 5cm and 7cm.

    – marmot
    10 mins ago











  • Well. I tried white instead of green and I see some dots. It is almost unnoticeable tho. I just wanted to understand the code and I found this: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/45275/…

    – Nip
    6 mins ago








  • 1





    If you think there is dash pattern between 5cm and 7cm then you didn't get the "cleverness" of this method.

    – Weijun Zhou
    4 mins ago














  • 1





    Clever use of dash pattern.

    – Weijun Zhou
    42 mins ago











  • Is it possible to use some kind of solid pattern instead of dash?

    – Nip
    24 mins ago











  • @Nip What precisely do you mean? It is a solid line between 5cm and 7cm.

    – marmot
    10 mins ago











  • Well. I tried white instead of green and I see some dots. It is almost unnoticeable tho. I just wanted to understand the code and I found this: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/45275/…

    – Nip
    6 mins ago








  • 1





    If you think there is dash pattern between 5cm and 7cm then you didn't get the "cleverness" of this method.

    – Weijun Zhou
    4 mins ago








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1





Clever use of dash pattern.

– Weijun Zhou
42 mins ago





Clever use of dash pattern.

– Weijun Zhou
42 mins ago













Is it possible to use some kind of solid pattern instead of dash?

– Nip
24 mins ago





Is it possible to use some kind of solid pattern instead of dash?

– Nip
24 mins ago













@Nip What precisely do you mean? It is a solid line between 5cm and 7cm.

– marmot
10 mins ago





@Nip What precisely do you mean? It is a solid line between 5cm and 7cm.

– marmot
10 mins ago













Well. I tried white instead of green and I see some dots. It is almost unnoticeable tho. I just wanted to understand the code and I found this: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/45275/…

– Nip
6 mins ago







Well. I tried white instead of green and I see some dots. It is almost unnoticeable tho. I just wanted to understand the code and I found this: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/45275/…

– Nip
6 mins ago






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If you think there is dash pattern between 5cm and 7cm then you didn't get the "cleverness" of this method.

– Weijun Zhou
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If you think there is dash pattern between 5cm and 7cm then you didn't get the "cleverness" of this method.

– Weijun Zhou
4 mins ago










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