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Just a short update regarding FHV7 in Linux via Crossover following on from 22173|Too many spouses shown. . I found my first glitch last night when trying to add photos to individuals in my family tree. I click on the "media" tab, and "add media from files" and it works ok if I navigate to the image...

See the FHUG Knowledge Base article Running Family Historian on Crossover that you may find useful. See FH Store webpage https://store.family-historian.co.uk/product/family-historian-7-upgrade/ that offers a discount for version 5 users which is normally 20%. I much appreciate the time you took to ...

As Mike explained, the default setting in V7 is for the Focus window to open on the last person who was in focus. (This option can be changed in Tools> Preferences > Start up.) By clicking on the second spouse you made them the focus person. Bear in mind that if you happen to have a different perso...

redx593, please update your profile to show that you're using V7, to help people better answer your queries in future. Click on your username (top right), the Profile, then Edit Profile. All done, sorry 'bout that. Double clicking on the 2nd spouse removed the 1st spouse from view and when I closed...

Thankyou Lorna and Tatewise, Your solutions make good sense, I'll give them a try. "You are running FH V5 " For years I used FH version 5 in my Windows 7 computer but I switched to being a full time Linux user with Linux Mint 2.0 installed on my other desktop pc. I tried using the free Linux family ...

Thanks Jane,

I do apologise for the rather long four year delay in replying.

Cheers,
redx593

Hello, When I start up Family Historian 7 it shows my name and the data I entered for myself but it also shows the names and information of my first and second spouses. I have been married twice but don't want to be constantly reminded of it. Is there a way to display at startup the information abou...

Jane wrote: ↑

12 Sep 2019 14:02

Red - please can you check the email you have on your account. I keep getting bounce messages when phpbb sends out notifications. If you don't want the notifications please unsubscribe.

Hi Jane,

I've updated my email address. Sorry for not doing it earlier.

redx593.

I strongly advise that you experiment with ALL the features of FH V5 you often use before declaring the problem solved............. I consider solved my question if FH can be run in Linux. Whether it runs properly or not is another story and I never expected that it would. I haven't had time to pla...

Ok, thanks for the answer.

[*]AS does not seem to want to work - but I have had a love/hate relationship with this, so I live without. [/list]....... Hi davidf, Please forgive my ignorance but what does AS stand for? Probably a real dumb question, but I'll ask anyway. Using Wine I have managed to install FH on my Linux Mint ...

tatewise wrote: ↑

10 Sep 2019 11:59

BUT did you see what I said about FH V5 not working well (if at all) with Crossover, etc?.......

Thanks tatewise,

I have Wine installed in my Linux machine so didn't think I'd need Crossover.

Thanks for your help ColeValleyGirl, I did read the licence terms for version 6 so, as you say, hopefully it'll be ok for v5 too.

Cheers.

Have you seen how_to:family_historian_v6_on_crossover_wine|> Family Historian V6 & Ancestral Sources V5 on Crossover, PlayOnLinux/Mac & Wine Thanks for that link. I'll have to find a quiet time to read those instructions to get my old head around the process. Thanks again. P.S. Another question jus...

Valkrider wrote: ↑

10 Sep 2019 10:44

Family Historian cannot display pdf files.....

Oh ok. There lies the problem. I'll have to go back and redo them in different format.

Thanks for the prompt reply.

Hi again, Just wondering if FamilyHistorian versions 5 or 6 can be run in a Linux OS. I use Linux Mint 19.1 on my other computer and love it. I'd really like to have my FamilyHistorian program running on my Linux Mint machine, because FamilyHistorian is the only thing keeping me tied to Windows. If ...

Hello, I am still use version 5.0 of Family Historian. Over time I have added several .pdf files of certain records to my family tree and I usually add them as "multimedia" using the "add multimedia" button. Trouble is I've now discovered that when I open the multimedia window, and try to open the ....

Hi Jane,

That would work, but it's not quite what I wanted to achieve. Perhaps a future version of FH will have this problem.covered.

Thanks for the help, much appreciated.

Regards,
Barry.

Hello folks, In FH version 5 is there a way to have just one spouse displayed in the Focus window? Currently, I have set a particular family member as the "Home person" and as he has been married twice. I have entered the details of both female spouses, but by doing this both of those spouses are di...

"....change the Rel. entry for Relationship to Parents to b=birth...."

Hi Mike,
Unfortunately I've got to stick with V5 because I can't afford to upgrade. So the 'Relationship to Parents' fix you suggested will have to suffice.

Thanks for the help,
Regards,
Barry.

Hello folks, I'm using version 5 of FH and have a question regarding the "Spouses & Children" view in the main focus window. The children of a family are shown in the lower pane of the window. Does anyone know if there is a way of highlighting or marking your particular family member child from his ...