[pstricks] Unbalanced trees with pstree

[John Frampton]

Here is another solution --- avoiding pst-tree altogether.

\input multido

\psset{nodesep=.5ex,xunit=.4in,yunit=.3in,arrows=-}
\pspicture(-3.6,-2.1)(4.6,.1)
\def\Node(#1)#2#3{\rput(#1){\rnode{#3}{$#2$}}\ignorespaces}%
\Node(0,0){\rho}{A}
\multido{\n=1+1}{3}{%
   \edef\m{\ifcase\n \or -3\or 0\or 3.5\fi}%
   \Node(\m\psxunit,-1){\beta_{\n}}{B\n}
   \ncline{A}{B\n}}
\dimen0=-3.5\psxunit
\multido{\n=1+1}{9}{%
   \Node(\dimen0,-2){\alpha_{\n}}{C\n}
   \edef\m{\ifcase\n \or 1\or 1\or 2\or 2\or 2\or 2\else 3\fi}%
   \ncline{B\m}{C\n}
   \advance\dimen0 by \psxunit }
\endpspicture


> 
> I want to make a three-level tree where the nodes on the second level 
> have different number of sons. The code I use is as follows
> 
> \pstree[]
>           { \TR{$M_\rho$}}
>            { \pstree{ \TR{$M_{\beta_1}$}}
>                {\TR{$S_{\alpha_1}$} \TR{$S_{\alpha_2}$} }
>              \pstree{ \TR{$M_{\beta_2}$}}
>                {\TR{$S_{\alpha_3}$} \TR{$S_{\alpha_4}$}
>                  \TR{$S_{\alpha_5}$} \TR{$S_{\alpha_6}$} }
>              \pstree{ \TR{$M_{\beta_3}$}}
>                {\TR{$S_{\alpha_7}$} \TR{$S_{\alpha_8}$}
>                  \TR{$S_{\alpha_9}$} }
>           }
> 
> I want the subtrees to be evenly spaced (e.g., I want the edge between 
> M_\rho and M_{\beta_2} to be vertical). I have experimented with
> treenodesize, thistreenodesize and treesep without any luck. Any ideas 
> are very welcome!




 
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