tablestikz-pgf
I have a table like the one below and want to write this in Latex. what would be the best aproach? I have tried it with Tikz where i can nest a Table but failed with the lines wich connect the different fields. Another solution would be to use a tikz tree, but there i don't know how to label the edges.
Is it possible to create something like this with an easy markup, either in TikZ or with any other latex package?
There are a number of ways you can do this in TikZ. Here are three examples:
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[anchor=east] at (0,0) (text) {This is some text.};
\node[anchor=west] at (3,1) (description) {Here is the description.};
\draw (description) edge[out=180,in=0,->] (text);
\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[anchor=east] at (0,0) (text) {This is some text.};
\node[anchor=west] at (3,1) (description) {Here is the description.};
\draw[->] (description) -| (text);
\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[anchor=east] at (0,0) (text) {This is some text.};
\node[anchor=west] at (3,1) (description) {Here is the description.};
\draw[->] (description) .. controls ([xshift=-4cm] description) and ([xshift=4cm] text) .. (text);
\end{tikzpicture}
which produces
Here's one possibility that can certainly do with a bit more tweaking, but it shows the concept:
\documentclass[fleqn,12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\begin{document}
% Introduce a new counter for counting the nodes needed for circling
\newcounter{nodecount}
% Command for making a new node and naming it according to the nodecount counter
\newcommand\tabnode[1]{\addtocounter{nodecount}{1} \tikz \node (\arabic{nodecount}) {#1};}
% Some options common to all the nodes and paths
\tikzstyle{every picture}+=[remember picture,baseline]
\tikzstyle{every node}+=[inner sep=0pt,anchor=base,
minimum width=1.8cm,align=center,text depth=.25ex,outer sep=1.5pt]
\tikzstyle{every path}+=[thick, rounded corners]
\begin{table}[ht]
\begin{minipage}[b]{1 \linewidth}\centering
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
Tri Sankhya & Vihbakti & Ekavachana & Dvivachana & Bahuvachana \\
\hline
% Turn the cells needed for defining the circling paths into nodes with our custom command
Pra Trik &Prathama & \tabnode{Su (s)} & \tabnode{Au} & \tabnode{Jas (as)} \\
Dvi Trik & Dvitiya & \tabnode{Am} & \tabnode{Aut (Au)} & \tabnode{Shas(as)} \\
Tri Trik & Trutiya & \tabnode{Ta (A)} & \tabnode{Bhyam} & Bhis \\
Cha Trik & Chaturthi & Ne (E) & Bhyam & Bhyas \\
Pan Trik & Panchami & Nasi (as)& Bhyam & Bhyas \\
Shas Trik & Shashthi & Nas (as)& Os & Aam \\
Sap Trik & Saptami & \tabnode{Ni (ee)} & Os & \tabnode{Sup(su)} \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Subanta Pratyaya}
\end{minipage}
\begin{tikzpicture}[overlay]
% Define the circle paths
\draw [blue](1.north west) -- (3.north east) --
(3.south east) -- (3.south west) -- (5.south east) -- (4.south west) -- cycle;
\draw [red] (6.north west) -- (6.north east) --
(10.south east) -- (9.south west) -- (7.north west) -- (8.north east) -- cycle;
\draw [orange] (2.north west) -- (2.north east) -- (5.south east) --
(5.south west) -- cycle;
% Labels
\node [right=2cm,above=2cm,minimum width=0pt] at (2) (A) {A};
\draw [<-,out=5,in=180] (2) to (A);
\node [right=2.2cm,above=1cm,minimum width=0pt] at (3) (B) {B};
\draw [<-,out=0,in=180] (3) to (B);
\node [right=1.2cm,below=1cm,minimum width=0pt] at (10) (C) {C};
\draw [<-,out=350,in=90] (10) to (C);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{table}
\end{document}
Best Answer
Here is a beginning of a solution with tikz matrix