Gfyuki

I want to make a tree structure by tikz. I am not a professional latex user and I am just trying to combine examples to make it work but first I would like that the edges have direction and then T 3 and T 4 overlap and then I would like to be able to make the space between nodes in each layer being more flexible to change. This in my code:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{tikz}

usetikzlibrary{graphdrawing}

usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows,calc}

usetikzlibrary{graphs}

tikzstyle{line} = [draw, -latex']

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}[sibling distance=10em,

  every node/.style = {shape=rectangle, rounded corners,

    draw, align=center,

    top color=white, bottom color=white!20}]]

  node {P}

    child { node (ch1){char1} 

        child { node {T 1}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 2}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 3}

        child { node {comment} } } node [left=2cm of char 1] (s1){script 1}}

    child { node (ch2){char 2} 

      child { node {T 2}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 4}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 5}

        child { node {comment} } } node [right=2cm of char 2] (s2){script 2}};

   %Draw edges

   path [line] (s2) -- node {}(ch2);

   path [line] (s1) -- node {}(ch1);

end{tikzpicture}



end{document}

There is a circle created on the edges between char 1 and script 1. I can not figure why? Any suggestion would be appreciate!!

1. The circles appear because you have node{} in path [line] (s2) -- node {}(ch2);
   


2. You can add arrows by saying edge from parent/.style={draw,-latex'}.


3. You were loading graphdrawing but it is not obvious to me you were using it.


4. 
   left=2cm of char 1 should probably be left=2cm of ch1.


5. You can change the dimensions/distances at any level using e.g. level 1/.style={sibling distance=50mm},level 2/.style={sibling distance=15mm},level 3/.style={text width=1cm,font=tiny}.


6. To debug you may temporarily set opacity=0.5 to better understand where some nodes went.


7. The rest of your statements I do not understand. Could you perhaps consider making them clearer?

documentclass{article}

usepackage{tikz}

usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows,calc,positioning}

usetikzlibrary{graphs}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}[sibling distance=10em,%opacity=0.5,

  every node/.style = {shape=rectangle, rounded corners,

    draw, align=center,

    top color=white, bottom color=white!20},

    line/.style={draw, -latex'},

    edge from parent/.style={draw,-latex'},

    level 1/.style={sibling distance=50mm}, 

    level 2/.style={sibling distance=15mm},

    level 3/.style={text width=1cm,font=tiny}]

  node {P}

    child { node (ch1){char1} 

        child { node {T 1}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 2}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 3}

        child { node {comment} } } node [left=2cm of ch1] (s1){script 1}}

    child { node (ch2){char 2} 

      child { node {T 2}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 4}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 5}

        child { node {comment} } } node [right=2cm of ch2] (s2){script 2}};

   %Draw edges

   path [line] (s2) -- (ch2);

   path [line] (s1) -- (ch1);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}



documentclass{article}

usepackage{tikz}

usetikzlibrary{graphdrawing}

usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows,calc}

usetikzlibrary{graphs}

tikzstyle{line} = [draw, -latex']

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}[sibling distance=10em,

  every node/.style = {shape=rectangle, rounded corners,

    draw, align=center,

    top color=white, bottom color=white!20}]]

  node {P}

    child { node (ch1){char1} 

        child { node {T 1}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 2}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 3}

        child { node {comment} } } node [left=2cm of char 1] (s1){script 1}}

    child { node (ch2){char 2} 

      child { node {T 2}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 4}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 5}

        child { node {comment} } } node [right=2cm of char 2] (s2){script 2}};

   %Draw edges

   path [line] (s2) -- node {}(ch2);

   path [line] (s1) -- node {}(ch1);

end{tikzpicture}



end{document}

I am confused by your comments. Something like this?

documentclass{article}

usepackage{tikz}

usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows,calc,positioning}

usetikzlibrary{graphs}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}[sibling distance=10em,%opacity=0.5,

  every node/.style = {shape=rectangle, rounded corners,

    draw, align=center,

    top color=white, bottom color=white!20},

    line/.style={draw, -latex'},

    edge from parent/.style={draw,-latex'},

    level 1/.style={sibling distance=30mm}, 

    level 2/.style={sibling distance=15mm},

    level 3/.style={text width=1cm,font=tiny}]

  node {P}

    child { node (ch1){char1} 

        child { node {T 1}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 3}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 2}

        child { node {comment} } } node [left=2cm of ch1] (s1){script 1}}

    child { node (ch2){char 2} 

        child { node {T 2}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 4}

        child { node {comment} } }

        child { node {T 5}

        child { node {comment} } } node [right=2cm of ch2] (s2){script 2}};

   %Draw edges

   path [line] (s2) -- (ch2);

   path [line] (s1) -- (ch1);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}

Note that this is just to clarify your request, and not a proposal for really do this. (And this is not a tree.)