I am very(!) much with @TheFarSide on this!
I think the graph has become a gem.
In terms of what @TheFarSide already sketched, which is congruent with my use(-interest), I would propose consideration of following improvements/enhancements:
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ability to detach the graph as floating window – reason: the power of the graph for me has always been dual: I - schematic visualition of relations and II - interface to meaningfully browse complex content repositories – of course, here I am thinking of the potential of ‘II’
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give the graph a history (back – forward) – reason: see above; additional: it would really contribute to the coherence in navigating DT, which can become a challenge with multiple views, windows, panes, some window view states even being detached from current (main) selection etc etc. – the graph here could really grow into the role of a ‘navigational binder’ and make things coherently visible and cognitively relatable/traceable
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allow toggle btw reference of graph to current db as well as to all open DBs, just as with ‘see also’ – reason: would deepen the usefulness of graph to a) discover content/relations in different perspectives; b) allow comparing informational patterns of different contextual situations
– the graph always was great, it has become greater, it could be a real ‘powerhouse’ for intelligently navigating ones system of DBs, and it seems everything is ‘almost already there’ (– though I am speaking here being ‘technologically blind’ as to the dev-challenges this really implies; but I think it would be well worth resources in this case!).
– PS: 1. is of course tangentially related to this thread: Customized Inspector pane