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Custom Portraits for Family Trees

Feature Upgrade · Family trees · Created by KaiserWilliams
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family-tree images

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

Family trees currently use the character portrait from articles. This is problematic for me, since I use rectangular portraits where the characters have been drawn to scale. These look fine on character pages, but don't work very well in family trees, which practically require a square or round image. (Due to how the images are cropped, smaller characters like kobolds or halflings are completely removed from the family tree frame.)   To fix this, I propose adding an option in the Relationships tab to specify an alternative image to be displayed in the family tree.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

Family trees would still refer to the character portrait by default (and thus avoid breaking existing family trees), but use the custom image instead when one is provided. This allows for using square images properly cropped to look good in the family tree while giving people the freedom to use whatever format they want for the character portrait.  

What are other uses for this feature request?

This feature would also work well for adding custom placeholder images, especially for characters that have no portrait to begin with and where the author doesn't want a placeholder to show up in their article.
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131/300 Votes · +26713 points

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  • +300

    by Shamajotsi
    on 2022-12-31 12:43

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    by Bambam57
    on 2022-12-31 03:22

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    by Jackeyblob
    on 2022-12-31 02:12

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    by mgjemi
    on 2022-12-30 23:50

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    by Reapto
    on 2022-12-30 19:46
    take my points

  • +100

    by Magdelas
    on 2022-12-30 18:28

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    by Dunnxx
    on 2022-12-30 18:01

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    by A Revolutionary Devil
    on 2022-12-30 16:49

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    by Dungeon_builder14
    on 2022-12-29 23:52

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    by danieln
    on 2022-12-29 23:02

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    by Nimsy
    on 2022-12-29 15:08

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    by DRJordan
    on 2022-12-28 18:59

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    by N_ew_O
    on 2022-12-28 15:11

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    by ReaverArklight
    on 2022-12-28 06:52

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    by Penn0086
    on 2022-12-27 17:32

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    by Macaroy
    on 2022-12-27 02:32

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    by TolkienBlackGirl
    on 2022-12-26 23:40

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    by penceyprep
    on 2022-12-26 20:37

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    by cow2face
    on 2022-12-26 10:30

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    by BloodsireArchitectGM
    on 2022-12-24 22:51

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    by CuriousCapers
    on 2022-12-24 10:56

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    by SkyWalker123
    on 2022-12-24 07:17

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    by Dimlas
    on 2022-12-23 15:33

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    by TheJanestOfDoes
    on 2022-12-22 18:24

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    by EdieHresvelg
    on 2022-12-22 11:06

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    by Infected Magic
    on 2022-12-22 03:34

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    by Nelana
    on 2022-12-21 19:10

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    by PeridotTea91
    on 2022-12-21 18:39

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    by Krawczyk & Weaver
    on 2022-12-21 18:10

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    by worlds-of-wicker
    on 2022-12-21 01:33

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    by Arkanasis
    on 2022-12-20 20:32

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    by PhilosoShy
    on 2022-12-19 21:43

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    by santoswi
    on 2022-12-19 19:21

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    by pyrrha
    on 2022-12-19 16:55

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    by Gazoom
    on 2022-12-19 07:35

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    by Lilrose18
    on 2022-12-19 03:01

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    by LNalls
    on 2022-12-19 01:13

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    by Makale2P
    on 2022-12-18 22:48

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    by killerhaseTV
    on 2022-12-18 14:30

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    by EridaVanIsle
    on 2022-12-18 12:25

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    by killerasus
    on 2022-12-18 08:08

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    by --merlin--
    on 2022-12-18 04:40

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    by LiaFelis
    on 2022-12-17 21:23

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    by FlaviaLupa
    on 2022-12-17 19:35

  • +100

    by SpencerH23
    on 2022-12-17 16:34

  • +100

    by moonflower-writing
    on 2022-12-17 16:00
    I can see how this would help people

  • +300

    by Silviooooooo
    on 2022-12-17 15:34

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    by SirBaconWaffles
    on 2022-12-17 09:05

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    by zombaby
    on 2022-12-17 01:43

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    by DunisGM
    on 2022-12-16 16:50

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    by Amber World
    on 2022-12-16 06:46

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    by EBJ
    on 2022-12-16 05:33

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    by A Sneaky Dwarf
    on 2022-12-16 00:56

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    by Writing Bishop
    on 2022-12-16 00:10

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    by Texas7oast
    on 2022-12-15 16:24

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    by Endrise
    on 2022-12-15 08:49

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    by Sonarama
    on 2022-12-14 20:58

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    by LeighThalion
    on 2022-12-14 14:55

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    by Grota Mistrza Gry
    on 2022-12-13 23:31

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    by FeelingKoi
    on 2022-12-13 20:07
    I've been struggling with the exact same problem and I definatly would adore this fix.

  • +300

    by Rayna Fairbell
    on 2022-12-13 14:52

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    by SebGreg732
    on 2022-12-13 02:28
    If any major feature could be added, I would hope it could be this. Take all my money!!!

  • +1

    by TheNamesJonas
    on 2022-12-13 01:47

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    by A Fierce Skeleton
    on 2022-12-12 19:31

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    by PrinceofMorgoth
    on 2022-12-12 17:13

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    by A Mischievous Elf
    on 2022-12-12 15:46

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    by QuezBT
    on 2022-12-12 03:53

  • +1

    by storyauthor
    on 2022-12-12 03:29

  • +300

    by amelianite
    on 2022-12-12 01:55
    While I rarely use Family Trees, I do see the usefulness in this. Being to able to NOT have to rely on "square" or "circular" character images wouldn't lock people into such a narrow space, and they wouldn't have to crop down their lovely images just to get the face in the correct angle for the character to be properly seen on the family tree.

  • +300

    by A Beloved Goblin
    on 2022-12-11 19:04

  • +100

    by PrismCoalition
    on 2022-12-11 18:59

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    by Aria Nicest Reynard
    on 2022-12-11 16:28
    This would be so useful. I had a thought that it would be good if the family tree portraits could be sepia or black-and-white tone if they person was deceased without having to make their character portrait faded, and this would fix that idea while also making it possible for so many other variations.

  • +1

    by Arlatius
    on 2022-12-11 05:13
    i have a character who i primarily address using his secret identity, it would be very hel

  • +300

    by A Wild Devil
    on 2022-12-11 02:08

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    by dangercj
    on 2022-12-11 01:25

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    by Jaskovivich
    on 2022-12-10 22:18

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    by Adcheryl
    on 2022-12-10 02:42

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    by fwalton
    on 2022-12-10 00:04

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    by AvalonArcana
    on 2022-12-09 23:55

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    by Plasma Ring
    on 2022-12-09 21:02

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    by Wolfyki
    on 2022-12-09 20:01

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    by _Quoth_
    on 2022-12-09 15:19

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    by MrJollyham
    on 2022-12-09 13:24

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    by charley2020
    on 2022-12-09 12:59

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    by Maethi
    on 2022-12-09 08:46

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    by PhntmDrgn
    on 2022-12-09 04:25

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    by KitaKai
    on 2022-12-09 03:06

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    by Cameron_Vec
    on 2022-12-08 21:48

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    by Athevra
    on 2022-12-08 00:23

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    by AuraGuard
    on 2022-12-08 00:19

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    by Careen Ligh
    on 2022-12-07 21:13

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    by DaisyChick
    on 2022-12-07 19:26

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    by Tackmaster
    on 2022-12-07 18:10

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    by LisaGrimm
    on 2022-12-07 10:59

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    by Tijmuhn
    on 2022-12-07 10:56

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    by toffepajja
    on 2022-12-07 08:06

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    by Mme88
    on 2022-12-07 06:21

  • +300

    by Nightgaara
    on 2022-12-06 21:46

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    by ss2020
    on 2022-12-06 18:25

    This would also solve the issue of needing to create a character article for a dead relative.

  • +100

    by finaldraftrpg
    on 2022-12-06 18:18

  • +100

    by Elleymenta
    on 2022-12-06 14:40

  • +300

    by Buzzard
    on 2022-12-06 14:08
    I like this idea. Another advantage I see to this is that images don't need to be very big for use on a family tree. Being able to load appropriately sized images just for the family tree would likely improve the performance. Some of my larger family trees load quite slowly now... likely due in part to the size of images.

  • +300

    by kalonaplays
    on 2022-12-06 13:04

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    by A Beloved Devil
    on 2022-12-06 13:03

  • +100

    by Knuffel
    on 2022-12-06 12:26

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    by A Wild Dryad
    on 2022-12-06 11:24

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    by Mochimanoban
    on 2022-12-06 11:02

  • +300

    by JpgPngExe
    on 2022-12-06 08:51

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    by JetpackMonkey
    on 2022-12-06 08:36
    This is an excellent idea.

  • +100

    by Tchevy3
    on 2022-12-06 07:25

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    by penofdl
    on 2022-12-06 07:03

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    by BARON229
    on 2022-12-06 06:03

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    by Ratha
    on 2022-12-06 01:08

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    by BadgerLord
    on 2022-12-06 00:52

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    by Vibeca
    on 2022-12-05 23:49

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    by DMFW
    on 2022-12-05 21:31

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    by Alishahr
    on 2022-12-05 20:49

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    by teffack
    on 2022-12-05 20:25

  • +100

    by Willow H.R. Harper
    on 2022-12-05 19:11

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    by TheDoubleVV
    on 2022-12-05 16:56

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    by A Sneaky Kitten
    on 2022-12-05 14:17

  • +100

    by Byzantian
    on 2022-12-05 14:11

  • +100

    by NovaTerra
    on 2022-12-05 12:17

  • +300

    by eccbooks
    on 2022-12-05 11:46
    I love this suggestion. I've been considering switching out all of my character portraits just to make the family tree look nice and uniform. This would be a great alternative to that.

  • +1

    by Scalenex
    on 2022-12-05 10:22

  • +300

    by Kuba13805
    on 2022-12-05 08:26

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    by Naynersi
    on 2022-12-05 07:29

  • +1

    by Wulf6491
    on 2022-12-05 04:23

  • +1

    by DramaticDragons
    on 2022-12-05 03:45

  • +100

    by ddaniel
    on 2022-12-05 02:56
    family trees need love

  • +1

    by Vertiline
    on 2022-12-05 02:24

  • +300

    by KaiserWilliams
    on 2022-12-05 01:20

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