OpenTreeOfLife / opentree

Opentree browsing and curation web site. For overarching or cross-repo concerns, please see the 'germinator' repo.
http://tree.opentreeoflife.org/
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Add more information about tree branch-length mode based on fossil calibrations? #1318

Open jimallman opened 1 year ago

jimallman commented 1 year ago

@LunaSare is interested in a clear indication of whether a tree's branch lengths are based fossil calibration, and whether it's a primary or secondary calibration.

The curation app has several options for a tree’s branch length mode:

Time requires ‘Time unit’, so we could add a checkbox: ‘[X] Based on fossil calibration’?

OR add a mode ‘Time based on fossil calibration’, expects ‘Time unit’ ...and maybe expects ‘Primary calibration’ vs. ‘Secondary calibration’?

jimallman commented 1 year ago

Related question for @LunaSare: What is your intention for this change? Are we hoping that these settings can be read and used in synthesis? If so, we should use distinct and machine-readable values, as opposed to 'Other (describe)'.