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\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows,positioning}
\begin{document}
\tikzstyle{block} = [draw, rectangle, minimum height=3em, minimum width=6em]
\tikzstyle{line} = [->, dashed]
\begin{tikzpicture}[auto, node distance=3.5cm,>=latex']
\node [block] (A) {A};
\node [block,right of=A] (B) {B};
\node [block,right of=B] (C) {loooooooooooooooong C};
\node [block,right of=C] (D) {D};
\draw [line] (A) -- (B);
\draw [line] (B) -- (C);
\draw [line] (C) -- (D);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
I get this figure
How can I set the distance between the nodes' borders rather than their centers?
In the figure the distance between B
and loooooooooooooooong C
is shorter than the distance between A
and B
.
Best Answer
You have to use
right = of
(which is the syntax forpositioning
library) instead ofright of =
.