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
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.
The settings for this view are grouped into 4 sections