remove annoying node dots on branches

[arlin]

Trees are once again appearing with dots or squares for internal nodes with 1 child. Users do not expect this and do not know what it means. Therefore, it is confusing. Please remove it.

[bomeara]

Generally, having an option to return a tree without singleton nodes would be great -- it would fix the problem here, as well as for some of @jwiggi18's current work intended for displaying trees on EOL

[abusalehmdtayeen]

I have added the singleton node removal feature by default as @bomeara suggested. I think it is fixed now. @arlin can you please test your example again?

[arlin]

Thanks!

[arlin]

I'm seeing this problem again. I think that the problem was never fixed. I don't see a problem with the original tree, only with the scaled trees.

To reproduce the bug, here is what to do. Begin with this list

• Equus caballus
• Cervus canadensis
• Sus scrofa
• Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Balaena mysticetus
• Orcinus orca
• Platanista gangetica
• Hippopotamus amphibius
• Mirounga leonina
• Hydrurga leptonyx
• Phoca vitulina
• Otaria byronia
• Elephas maximus
• Dugong dugon
• Trichechus manatus
• Ursus maritimus
• Procyon lotor

Get the tree. Get the OT scaled tree. Add the 3 yellow boxes.

Now do the same thing, but use the Median scaled tree. the images below show both of them.