--- lineage_handler_field.inc	2009-10-22 17:37:28.000000000 -0500
+++ lineage_handler_field_new.inc	2009-10-22 17:37:07.000000000 -0500
@@ -4,22 +4,56 @@
  * Field handler for Taxonomy: Hierarchy
  */
 class lineage_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
+  /**
+   * Provide formatter option.
+   */
+  function options_form(&$form, &$form_state) {
+    parent::options_form($form, $form_state);
+
+    $field = $this->content_field;
+    $options = $this->options;
+
+    $formatters = array(
+                        'raw'=>"Raw lineage entry",
+                        'hover_link'=>"'Pseudo-link' with indentation and rollover" );
+    $format = $options['format'] ? $options['format'] : "hover_link"; 
+    $form['format'] = array(
+      '#title' => t('Format'),
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#options' => $formatters,
+      '#required' => TRUE,
+      '#default_value' => $format,
+      '#weight' => 1,
+    );
+  }
+
   function render($values) {
     $content = $values->{$this->field_alias};
 
     if ($content == '') return '';
 
-    // split lineage string into pieces, i.e. hierarchial path (getting rid of weight numbers, too)
-    $path = preg_split("(\n[0-9]+-)", "\n".$content);
-    $s = '';
-    // compose the path in readable form
-    foreach ($path as $a) {
-      if ($s != '') $s .= '  /  ';
-      $s .= str_replace("\n", '', $a);
+    $options = $this->options ? $this->options : array();
+    $format = $options['format'] ? $options['format'] : "";
+    switch ($options['format']) {
+    case 'raw':
+      return $content;
+      break;
+
+    case 'hover_link':
+    default:
+      // split lineage string into pieces, i.e. hierarchial path (getting rid of weight numbers, too)
+      $path = preg_split("(\n[0-9]+-)", "\n".$content);
+      $s = '';
+      // compose the path in readable form
+      foreach ($path as $a) {
+        if ($s != '') $s .= '  /  ';
+        $s .= str_replace("\n", '', $a);
+      }
+      // output pseudo-link (without href) with hierarchically indented term and full path via title/alt-rollover
+      return str_repeat('   ', substr_count($content, "\n")-1)
+        . '<a title="' . $s . '" alt="' . $s . '">' . $a . '</a>';
+      break;
     }
-    // output pseudo-link (without href) with hierarchically indented term and full path via title/alt-rollover
-    return str_repeat('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', substr_count($content, "\n")-1)
-           . '<a title="' . $s . '" alt="' . $s . '">' . $a . '</a>';
   }
 }