Is the syntax

 \begin{pgfpicture}{...}{...}{...}{...}
 
 \end{pgfpicture}

documented somewhere? Beamer uses this a lot, but I've always trouble remembering the order of the arguments.

In reply to @samcarter:matrix.org

Is the syntax

 \begin{pgfpicture}{...}{...}{...}{...}
 
 \end{pgfpicture}

documented somewhere? Beamer uses this a lot, but I've always trouble remembering the order of the arguments.

In reply to @marei:im.f3l.de
I will have a look later, but I simply remind myself because it's the box {lower left x}{lower left y}{upper right x}{upper right y} x before y and bottom before top maye that helps already

In reply to @qrr:matrix.org
Looks like it's an older syntax: \pgf@oldpicture. Instead \pgfusepath{use as bounding box} and/or \pgfreserboundingbox is supposed to be used, I guess.

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}

\directlua{
  local tex = tex or {}
  function tex.print(...)
      print(...)
  end
}

\def\includeluadocumentationof#1{
  \directlua{require 'pgf.manual.DocumentParser'}
  \directlua{pgf.manual.DocumentParser.include '#1'}
}

\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.Distances}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.Anchoring}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.Orientation}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.FineTune}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.Components}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.ComponentOrder}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.ComponentDirection}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.ComponentAlign}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.ComponentDistance}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.NodeAnchors}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Hyperedge}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.library}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.trees.library}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.trees.ReingoldTilford1981}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.trees.ChildSpec}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.trees.SpanningTreeComputation}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.library}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.Sugiyama}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.cycle_removal}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.node_ranking}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.crossing_minimization}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.node_positioning}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.edge_routing}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.library}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlDeclare}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlStart}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlIteration}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlSprings}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlElectric}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlCoarsening}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.SpringLayouts}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.SpringHu2006}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.SpringElectricalLayouts}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.SpringElectricalHu2006}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.SpringElectricalWalshaw2000}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.circular.library}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.circular.Tantau2012}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.library}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.PhylogeneticTree}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.AuthorDefinedPhylogeny}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.SokalMichener1958}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.BalancedMinimumEvolution}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.BalancedNearestNeighbourInterchange}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.Maeusle2012}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.routing.library}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.routing.NecklaceRouting}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.interface.Scope}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Digraph}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Vertex}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Arc}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Edge}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Collection}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Coordinate}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Path}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib.Transform}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib.Storage}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib.Event}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.LayoutPipeline}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.routing.Hints}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.interface.InterfaceToAlgorithms}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.examples.library}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.examples.SimpleDemo}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.examples.SimpleEdgeDemo}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.examples.SimpleHuffman}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib.LookupTable}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib.PriorityQueue}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.interface.InterfaceToDisplay}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.bindings.Binding}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.interface.InterfaceCore}
\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.bindings.BindingToPGF}

%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.interface.Scope}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Digraph}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Vertex}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Arc}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Edge}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Collection}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Coordinate}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Path}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib.Transform}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib.Storage}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib.Event}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.LayoutPipeline}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.routing.Hints}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.interface.InterfaceToAlgorithms}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.examples.library}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.examples.SimpleDemo}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.examples.SimpleEdgeDemo}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.examples.SimpleHuffman}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib.LookupTable}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.lib.PriorityQueue}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.bindings.Binding}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.interface.InterfaceCore}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.bindings.BindingToPGF}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.circular.library}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.circular.Tantau2012}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.interface.InterfaceToDisplay}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.routing.library}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.routing.NecklaceRouting}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.library}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlDeclare}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlStart}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlIteration}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlSprings}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlElectric}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.ControlCoarsening}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.SpringLayouts}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.SpringHu2006}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.SpringElectricalLayouts}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.SpringElectricalHu2006}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.force.SpringElectricalWalshaw2000}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.library}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.Sugiyama}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.cycle_removal}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.node_ranking}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.crossing_minimization}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.node_positioning}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.layered.edge_routing}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.ogdf.library}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.SugiyamaLayout}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.module.RankingModule}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.CoffmanGrahamRanking}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.LongestPathRanking}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.OptimalRanking}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.module.TwoLayerCrossMin}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.BarycenterHeuristic}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.GreedyInsertHeuristic}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.MedianHeuristic}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.SiftingHeuristic}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.SplitHeuristic}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.module.AcyclicSubgraphModule}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.DfsAcyclicSubgraph}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.GreedyCycleRemoval}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.module.HierarchyLayoutModule}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.FastHierarchyLayout}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.layered.FastSimpleHierarchyLayout}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.SpringEmbedderFR}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.SpringEmbedderFRExact}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.SpringEmbedderKK}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.FMMMLayout}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.MultilevelLayout}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.GEMLayout}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.FastMultipoleEmbedder}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.module.InitialPlacer}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.multilevelmixer.BarycenterPlacer}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.multilevelmixer.CirclePlacer}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.multilevelmixer.MedianPlacer}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.multilevelmixer.RandomPlacer}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.multilevelmixer.SolarPlacer}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.multilevelmixer.ZeroPlacer}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.module.MultilevelBuilder}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.multilevelmixer.EdgeCoverMerger}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.multilevelmixer.IndependentSetMerger}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.energybased.multilevelmixer.LocalBiconnectedMerger}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.planarity}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.planarity.PlanarizationLayout}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.misclayout}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.misclayout.BalloonLayout}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.doc.ogdf.misclayout.CircularLayout}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.library}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.PhylogeneticTree}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.AuthorDefinedPhylogeny}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.SokalMichener1958}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.BalancedMinimumEvolution}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.BalancedNearestNeighbourInterchange}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.phylogenetics.Maeusle2012}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.trees.library}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.trees.ReingoldTilford1981}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.trees.ChildSpec}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.trees.SpanningTreeComputation}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.Distances}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.Anchoring}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.Orientation}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.FineTune}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.Components}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.ComponentOrder}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.ComponentDirection}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.ComponentAlign}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.ComponentDistance}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.NodeAnchors}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.model.Hyperedge}
%\includeluadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.library}

\end{document}

I was hoping this would print the rendered text to stdout, but it just errors with

...f-dist/tex/generic/pgf/lua/pgf/manual/DocumentParser.lua:374: unknown key 'node distan
ce'
stack traceback:
	[C]: in function 'assert'
	...f-dist/tex/generic/pgf/lua/pgf/manual/DocumentParser.lua:374: in field 'ren
derer'
	...f-dist/tex/generic/pgf/lua/pgf/manual/DocumentParser.lua:603: in upvalue 'r
ender_infos'
	...f-dist/tex/generic/pgf/lua/pgf/manual/DocumentParser.lua:74: in function 'p
gf.manual.DocumentParser.include'
	[\directlua]:1: in main chunk.
\includeluadocumentationof ...Parser.include '#1'}
                                                   
l.16 ...luadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.Distances}
                                                  
?

In reply to @hmenke:matrix.org

I was hoping this would print the rendered text to stdout, but it just errors with

...f-dist/tex/generic/pgf/lua/pgf/manual/DocumentParser.lua:374: unknown key 'node distan
ce'
stack traceback:
	[C]: in function 'assert'
	...f-dist/tex/generic/pgf/lua/pgf/manual/DocumentParser.lua:374: in field 'ren
derer'
	...f-dist/tex/generic/pgf/lua/pgf/manual/DocumentParser.lua:603: in upvalue 'r
ender_infos'
	...f-dist/tex/generic/pgf/lua/pgf/manual/DocumentParser.lua:74: in function 'p
gf.manual.DocumentParser.include'
	[\directlua]:1: in main chunk.
\includeluadocumentationof ...Parser.include '#1'}
                                                   
l.16 ...luadocumentationof{pgf.gd.control.Distances}
                                                  
?

Learnt from pgfmanual-en-gd-usage-tikz.tex, adding

\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{graphs, graphdrawing}

works. I'll try digging but there's no promise.

In reply to @muzzi:matrix.org

Learnt from pgfmanual-en-gd-usage-tikz.tex, adding

\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{graphs, graphdrawing}

works. I'll try digging but there's no promise.

Reduced to

\usepackage{pgffor}
\makeatletter
\input pgflibrarygraphdrawing.code.tex
\makeatother

And, corresponding gd libraries are needed when processing related lua files.

It seems the key is to load those lua files that declare the options that should be recognized to gd. For example, the node distance is declared in pgf.gd.control.Distances.