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Addon:Graph View

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Configure Options
From the {{icon|ance}} {{man label|Charts}} category view select the '''Graph View''' icon or select {{man menu|View > Graph View}} from the menu.
 
In general the Graph View is:
* Interactive, the view redraws in response to changes made to a person or family.
* The active person is highlighted.
* Clicking on another person will redraw the family tree based on that person.
* Clicking the active person will show the parent family of the active person, thereby allowing previous generations to be shown.
* A right mouse click on a person or family node shows the person or family editor as appropriate.
* Able to show both ancestors and descendant trees (adjustable from the Graph View toolbar).
* Graph view can be panned by using mouse click and drag. Select the background of the tree and drag the mouse to pan the view. Also you can use mouse scroll button to pan view in any place of view.
=== Graph View Toolbar ===
[[File:Graph-View-addon-toolbar-highlighted-51.png]]
 
Graph View has a smaller toolbar of its own with the following options (from left to right):
* "{{man button|'''+" '''(Zoom in)}} button - Zoom inthe view.* "{{man button|'''-" '''(Zoom out)}} button - Zoom outthe view.* "{{man button|'''1" - '''(Zoom to original)}} button to reset the view to the default size.* "[]" - {{man button|'''☐'''(Zoom to best fit)}} button to fit the current family tree graph in the display* "V" - {{man button|'''⏎''' (Go to active person)}}* "{{man button|Go to bookmark" }} button - Center view on selected bookmark - also shows "Bookmarks for current graph:" (who are being display) and "Other Bookmarks:" (who are not being displayed) - along with two buttons to "Add active person" to bookmarks and "Edit" the booksmarks. You can use <Ctrl+F> to make search entry activebookmarks.* "{{man button|🔍" - Search ...}} - typing shows "Persons from current graph:" (who are being display) and "Other persons from the database:" (who are not being displayed)as well as any saved bookmarks. You can use <Ctrl+F> to make search entry active.* "{{man button|Generations" }} - setting to change the generations shown for Ancestor 3 generations by default and Descendants 10 generations by default.* "{{man button|Spacing" }} - changes the vertical(5 default) and horizontal(2 default) spacing between the generations. On the main Gramps Toolbar you also have:* {{man button|'''⎙'''(Print)}} button that does not print but instead allows you to save the currently displayed Graph into a dot format file for a later printing. This will save a .gv file and a svg file. You must select a .gv file.* {{man button|* (Configure Options)}} button with option shown in the next section.
=== Configure Options ===
*** Image on right side
*** Image on left side
**{{man label|Home Path color to home person color:}} '''<code>#000000</code>'''(default)
**{{man label|Font:}} - shows the default that can be changed by selecting from the
*** {{man label|Pick a Font}} dialog
**{{checkbox|1}}{{man label|Show bookmarked first}}(checkbox selected by default)
==Features=Context menus=== * Interactive.* The active person is highlighted.* Clicking a person will redraw the family tree based on that person.* Clicking the active person will show the parent family of the active person, thereby allowing previous generations to be shown.* Ability to show both ancestors and descendant trees (adjustable from the Graph View toolbar.* The view can be panned by using mouse click and draghas three [https://en. Select the background of the tree and drag the mouse to pan the viewwikipedia.* Use the {{man button|'''+'''(Zoom in)}}org/wiki/{{man button|'''-'''(Zoom out)}} buttons to zoom in or out of Context_menu context menus] that allow the view.following* Use the {{man button|'''☐'''(Zoom to best fit)}} button to fit the current family tree graph in the display and use the {{man button|'''1'''(Zoom to original)-}} button to reset the view to the default size.* A right mouse click on a person or family node shows the person or family editor as appropriate.* Right click a family to add or delete a spouse or child.* The view redraws in response to changes made to a person or family.* Save the dot file for a later printing. This will save a .gv file and a svg file. You must select a .gv file.* Bookmark a person from the view and manage them using the {{man button|Go to bookmark}} button.* Ability to {{man button|🔍 Search...}} current family tree graph and total family tree database as well as any saved bookmarks.====Empty section====
* Right click an empty section of the view to choose the type of connecting {{man label|Lines type}}, options are ''Direct'', ''Curves'', ''Ortho''
 
[[File:Graph View Empty context menu.png|thumb|450px|Right click menu shown when selecting an empty section of the chart.]]
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====Person node====
* Right click a person (node) to do the following.
[[File:Graph View person context menu.png|thumb|450px|Right click menu shown when selecting a Person on the chart.]]
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====Family node====
* Right click a family (node) to add or delete a spouse or child.
[[File:Graph View family context menu.png|thumb|450px|Right click menu shown when selecting a Family (node) on the chart.]]
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== Prerequisites ==
== Issues ==
* {{bug|8054#c44291}} You can see related issues at [https://gramps- Test code for Printingproject.* {{org/bugs/search.php?tag_string=GraphView bug|9806}} Subprocess on [GraphViewtracker] can generate a memory issue* {{bug|8054}} Better label positioning in Graphview.
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