Proxy boxes only ever appear in All Relatives trees. Only direct ancestors of the tree root ever have proxy boxes. They are optional boxes, used to show where an ancestor fits in, in the context of the ancestor’s own parents’ family.
The main reasons for using proxy boxes are these:
Set against this, if you have too many proxy boxes they may make diagrams look cluttered, especially if they serve no obvious purpose - which they may not, if they are used indiscriminately.
The options specified in the Proxies tab allow you to specify if, and when, proxy boxes are displayed. But you can always use the Hide Selected Boxes command on the Diagram menu to override the options in a particular case, and hide a particular proxy box. And you can use the Show Hidden Boxes command on the Diagram menu to show all hidden boxes, including hidden proxy boxes, and unhide any that you wish to display.
| When building an All Relatives tree… | Options are:
Never show proxy boxes: Proxy boxes are not displayed at all Always show proxy boxes: Proxy boxes are displayed for all ancestors of the tree root (if they have a parent family). Show proxy boxes if any of these conditions apply: This last option allows you to set conditions for when proxy boxes are displayed. You can specify that a proxy box should be displayed if the distance between the ancestor’s box and his or her parents’ family is greater than a specified offset. You can also specify alternatively that you want a proxy box for all ancestors that have siblings. You can optionally qualify this last choice by additionally specifying another offset. |
| When expanding an ‘All Relatives’ branch | This option affects what happens when you click on an
expansion button to show a branch within an ‘All
Relatives’ tree. The options are:
Never show proxy boxes: Proxy boxes are not displayed when you expand branches Always show proxy boxes: Proxy boxes are displayed for ancestors of the tree root when you expand branches - if they have a parent family. Show if ancestor has siblings: Proxy boxes are displayed for ancestors of the tree root when you expand branches - if they have a parent family, and if they have one or more siblings. |
| When displaying proxy boxes… | This option is only applicable if you are, or may be, display
proxy boxes. Do you want extra boxes to be displayed for
each spouse too?
The options shown here are only applicable if the current is Spouse in Own Box The options are: Do not show spouse proxy boxes: Only one box will be displayed for each proxy. Ancestral spouse only: That is, only show a spouse box next to a proxy box if the spouse is also an ancestor of the root. Show spouse proxy boxes: Show each spouse in a separate spouse proxy box. |
Tip: Changing Proxy tab options does not force a diagram rebuild. The changed options apply to the next time you build an All Relatives tree, or insert an All Relatives tree into the current diagram. If you wish to apply them to the current diagram, you must rebuild it, by selecting the root and clicking on the ‘All Relatives’ diagram button.
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