## Views - Tree View

When looking at the information contained in a Gedcom file through this view family-relationships are key. To build a visual tree GenJ starts with the root of the tree (an individual or family) and collects all ancestors and descendants of that root.

The individuals and families are nodes in the tree, arcs are spouse-family and family-child relationships. Only direct line relationships are considered. So for a person to be visible in this view he/she has to be

- root itself
- ancestor of root (direct line)
- descendant of root (direct line)
- spouse of root or spouse of root's descendants (if enabled)

Here is an example (zoomed out):

The tree can be browsed by using the scrollbars on the left and at the bottom (if necessary). By clicking on the un/fold handles (marked green) branches of the tree can be hidden or brought into view.

To change the root of the tree simply double-click on any of the visible nodes. Note: individuals previously visible might disappear if one of the rules above doesn't apply anymore, You can bookmark an individual or family through its context-menu (right-click) to be able to return to a previous root.

### Toolbar

1. zoom in/out
2. open an overview that is displayed in the upper-left corner (resizeable)
3. toggle vertical/horizontal
4. toggle show/hide families
5. toggle show/hide (un)fold handles
6. return to a bookmarked root
7. open settings for view
8. print view
9. close view

### Settings

The settings for this view are grouped into 4 sections

1. Main - general options for displaying the tree
2. Colors - colors of shapes and arcs
3. Bookmarks - management of bookmarks
4. Box Blueprints - choose Blueprints used for rendering entities