Lineage depth and direction options

[aprenti67]

I would love to have the ability to essentially zoom horizontally. When selecting a resource, on either edge of the screen, users could click a button to contract or expand in that direction. If the default is "show as far as you can" (how it is currently), then, initially, on either side of the screen, there'd be some sort of control that would hide the elements at that edge. After hiding elements at that edge, you could go a step further, or click a different button to expand in that direction. In this way, you could independently control how far to go in each direction.

[billy-pilger]

I like this idea, and it has been requested before. I'm currently mulling a few different ways to make it happen. The considerations are entirely UX, specifically adding this in a way that doesn't conflict too much with the existing navigation. Right now users can select resources, zoom in on them, and change the detail level. Understanding "zoom" and "detail" as two distinct concepts is already a big ask of the user, so adding another adjacent concept must be done carefully. I'm even considering adding a new traditional-style toolbar (a la something like photoshop) to really emphasize the different operations.

Anyway, tacking this is on the short list; I'm interested in other's thoughts, though.