If you are a Gramps user (link), the free and open-source cross-platform) Mac, Windows, Linux) genealogy program, the developer of a new add-on, FamilyTreeView is looking for feedback on bugs, improvements, and/or what should be prioritized in terms of new features.
What is FamilyTreeView? You can read the installation instructions at GitHub if you want to immediately try it out, but FamilyTreeView is another way of looking at your genealogy information, in the words of the developer it’s a “navigable tree representation of ancestors, descendants and other related persons” with these features:
- Tree visualization of relatives of the active person
- Info box pop-up with basic information on a person / family
- Side panel with detailed information on a person / families including a timeline
- Name abbreviation algorithm to fit long names into the fix-sized boxes (
AbbreviatedNameDisplay) - Badges for customizable display of interesting / important information (new / custom badges can be registered)
- Intuitive zoom centered at mouse pointer position
- Mini map for orientation
Also, they are looking specifically on information about the following:
- Issues caused by e.g. different operating systems, different screen sizes, different languages
- Special cases / combinations in the database which might cause strange visualization of the tree, the timeline etc.
- Order of rules and the algorithm in general for name abbreviation, as well as abbreviation of names in non-latin alphabets
Links:
- GitHub – Download: GitHub – ztlxltl/FamilyTreeView: A third-party addon for Gramps providing a navigable tree representation of ancestors, descendants and other related persons.
- Discourse Discussion: New FamilyTreeView Addon – Development – The Gramps Project (Discourse Forum & Mailing List)
- Download Gramps: Gramps – Free Genealogy Software
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