I want to give a small update on what has happened between the last version I talked about in this thread (v0.1.52) and the latest version of FTV (v0.1.62) so that everyone is aware of the new features:
- The tree doesn’t rebuild twice in a row in certain situations (e.g. when the active person changes). This should have improved the performance slightly in those situations.
- There is a new option to change the image resolution from normal to large or original. This way the high-resolution images will not become pixelated when you zoom in. Here is an example of a high resolution image of example tree:
I’ve also improved the implementation of images and icons, including caching renderings (pixbufs) of svg icons to improve performance. This now allows icons to be used in custom badges. Also, the Rsvg requirement for FTV could be dropped due to the cleanup. - Printing/exporting the visualization: I added a new option to scale the tree down to the size of a page. Unfortunately this can lead to distorted or empty output on Windows. I also implemented a direct SVG export that seems to work on all platforms. The features are discussed in more detail in this thread. The new export icon next to the print icon:
Unfortunately, the export icon is not available on Windows. - When editing a person or family, the tree position doesn’t reset to the active person anymore.
- A better close icon for the pannel is used, which is available on Windows.
