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Post #21536 Posted 4/29/2008 6:26:34 AM
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The requirement for differing grid sizes has been requested previously. However, there is an alternative in this case. All objects can be displayed in one of 5 different sizes, as shown on this screenshot:

GenoPro defaults to the size 'Medium' for entry (perhaps this could be changed in the Options?), but the size is easily changed by selecting the objects and using the highlighted buttons on the toolbar.

I'm sure 'Large' or 'Extra Large' would meet your requirements.

Post #21804 Posted 5/31/2008 2:10:36 PM
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This is a great tools. I can't wait until you can make the auto arrange as easy as the no-longer-supported Greatprogs GreatFamily Viewer program. I think the key is to use "magnetic property" lines, which will not disconnect or overlap when you do auto/manual arrange.

Good job.

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Post #22248 Posted 7/29/2008 6:15:32 AM
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Hello,

I understand that the Autoarrange cannot handle trees with complex structure but I have a suggestion for minor improvement of it without lots of hard solutions.

The main idea is: when Autoarrange has to arrange the complex tree it has rules that lead to the mess when these rules cannot be fulfilled but we can define a variant rule that IF there is a complex tree which will definitely cause a problem - what we can check before beginning of autoarranging - THEN it has only to implement minor variant of autoarrange.

Here are some thoughts of what can be a variant:

1. I am very annoyed of arranging when I do Autoarrange and everything is good except one small part which autoarrange doesn't know where to put - Decision is: to separate this problem part and put its last (youngest) individual to the equal line (level) of equal individual from another part (wife which family causes the problem - to the level of her husband; brothers/sisters - to leave place below all the existing brothers/sisters to have an ability to place there a family of one brother/sister which cause a problem.

2. Next thought is almost the same as first one - I only would like to have Autoarrange when it Does its work correctly to put families of two last spouses on the same level (now husband ancestors are above him and wife's are above husbands at the top right position).

3. One more thought to define an empty place around of the problem part to give a user ability to handle it manually without handling already arranged part of the tree.

4. The most complex task is what to do with the crossing lines and multiple marriages: I think the best way for you to create Rules how Your program is going to handle division by GenoMaps and then taking these Rules into account propose to the user which parts of the big tree (having problems) can be (by his order) splitted to other genomaps with all the individuals that linked to the first individual (which can be assigned in these rules) of the problematic part. These rules can be created and discussed over in this forum before implementing. More than that you can make variants for different cases - for example one option handling is In the "problem marriage" female should be moved to another GenoMap with all the related people or for different nations it is correct to move male... Then you have described in examples how to handle manually complex cases - but almost all of this can be described in Rules. And finally, these Rules can use during Autoarrange not all together but by the Blocks with subrules with choice (what to use and something to skip).

The best way of doing something - not to say all the time that Autoarrange cannot do something but afford an ability for the customers to have at least option of it - all the same it is better way to handle manually only part of big tree then positioning of the large tree completely manually all the time. So, next thought is

p.s. If you want to begin discussion of the Rules you can move this my post as a beginning, I am ready for discussion and I think all the users also.

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p.s. If you want to begin discussion of the Rules you can move this my post as a beginning, I am ready for discussion and I think all the users also.

You are welcome to start a new topic for "AutoArrange rules"

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