Can I make an alias for a node argument in TikZ?

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When I am drawing illustrations with TikZ, the most common mistake I make is incorrectly writing the relative position of a node. I would for example write "left above" in stead of "above left". It is probably due to my native language where you would state "linksboven" when you indicate a position of an object.
Of course this is just a question of correcting and recompiling, but it remains a disturbing annoyance. Is it possible to make an alias for all those above|below left|right, so my document would simply compile when I write Dunglish TikZ?

TobiBS · Answer

As JLDiaz and percusse where pointing out, you can define styles for TikZ by the means of tikzset. The principal mechanism is, that you can define a style and then set it content: tikzset{<my style>/.style={<content of my style>}}.

So what you can do in your example is tikzset{left above/.style={above left}} or tikzset{linksboven/.style={above left}}.

Be aware however that you should not overwrite existing styles in that way.

Can I make an alias for a node argument in TikZ?

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