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Restructure graphical tree for large query results to show 'trunk' #23

Open DRiKE opened 4 years ago

DRiKE commented 4 years ago

When a large number of search results (e.g. many ROAs listing the ASN searched for) is visualized in the tree, the tree gets very wide. As the entire tree alignment is based on centering, the trunk, the vertical part from root to rir, is somewhere in the center of that very wide tree. But the interface focuses on the first ROA, and thus the view on the tree is limited to the far left part of the tree only. The trunk is not visible, possibly confusing the user.

Restructuring the tree in a way that the trunk is always on the left side of the tree could solve this problem, though only for search results that live under one single RIR and not too many different delegations.

Alternatives to explore:

DRiKE commented 4 years ago

Sketch of the proposed restructuring (credits to @racompton for both this sketch and the idea) image