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by LeslieP
23 Sep 2023 14:50
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Cant figure out Ancestry Synchronization
Replies: 9
Views: 1201

Re: Cant figure out Ancestry Synchronization

I think "one way transfer" of data from FH to Ancestry is an easy to understand phrase. Also I would suggest making it clear that sources and media are not included, right up front, is a good idea.
by LeslieP
12 Sep 2023 21:03
Forum: General Usage
Topic: How to document DNA connections with FHv7
Replies: 17
Views: 2453

Re: How to document DNA connections with FHv7

I am using a source title "DNA test match of {Name} with {Match}" [Name being how I have named the user in my tree. Match being the tester. This means I can easily look at an individual's DNA connector fact to see how many corroborating DNA matches there are and who they are with. OOOH! T...
by LeslieP
12 Sep 2023 14:45
Forum: General Usage
Topic: How to document DNA connections with FHv7
Replies: 17
Views: 2453

Re: How to document DNA connections with FHv7

I'm definitely interested in this discussion, and think I am on the "it's a source" train of thought. Mostly. I haven't been recording any DNA test content as yet, but want to, since I want FH to be my main repository of genealogy conclusions. Here's my thinking: * The DNA test is an event...
by LeslieP
05 Jul 2023 22:01
Forum: Sources, Citations & Repositories
Topic: Short Title for Source in Automatic Source Citation Pane?
Replies: 3
Views: 837

Re: Short Title for Source in Automatic Source Citation Pane?

I would LOVE to have it be the short title. I tend to click into the field and start typing to use "autosearch" and I really want it to be the short title rather than the full title.
by LeslieP
17 Mar 2023 14:50
Forum: Importing
Topic: AS / FH and TNG Gedcoms
Replies: 34
Views: 4284

Re: AS / FH and TNG Gedcoms

Thanks all! Apparently I wasn't missing a magical feature, just misunderstood some of the screenshots here. I was hoping maybe the media tab could show "fact media" like the notes tab shows "fact notes", but it only shows media attached at the individual level. Since I don't atta...
by LeslieP
17 Mar 2023 08:30
Forum: Importing
Topic: AS / FH and TNG Gedcoms
Replies: 34
Views: 4284

Re: AS / FH and TNG Gedcoms

Could you show me what you mean, please? I also need some help with what seems a basic FH feature. The media tab for me only shows the media that is linked to the person. Usually just a headshot. I don't see any of the media attached to the person's facts, any media attached to events on which the ...
by LeslieP
15 Mar 2023 16:01
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Can Census Local Note include ALL Names and Relationships?
Replies: 12
Views: 1361

Re: Can Census Local Note include ALL Names and Relationships?

There are many things about TNG that are not to my liking, but for now it's "good enough" as a public view of my data. That thread with the back and forth about witnesses was kind of crazy, I read it a while back and just decided to move on to another topic. Yikes. I think now that GEDCOM ...
by LeslieP
14 Mar 2023 22:32
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Can Census Local Note include ALL Names and Relationships?
Replies: 12
Views: 1361

Re: Can Census Local Note include ALL Names and Relationships?

Gracious offer. As always Mike, you go above and beyond the call of duty. For me though, I wouldn't want any major rewriting done in the export. I'm trying desperately to simplify and streamline, and to be satisfied with "good enough" on a lot of things so that I can spend time consolidati...
by LeslieP
14 Mar 2023 14:50
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Can Census Local Note include ALL Names and Relationships?
Replies: 12
Views: 1361

Re: Can Census Local Note include ALL Names and Relationships?

What I'm looking for is a way to enter the data once (using AS) and then have it viewable by others (TNG) in a way that provides them maximum information with minimum effort. I've been interested to see if using AS could benefit me, as I do my census work and clean up what I have. Initially I assume...
by LeslieP
14 Mar 2023 04:47
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Can Census Local Note include ALL Names and Relationships?
Replies: 12
Views: 1361

Can Census Local Note include ALL Names and Relationships?

I have just about come around to agreeing that each individual should have their own Census Fact rather than using a shared event with the HOH as the principal (something I've done from day 1 with TMG starting in a prior century). I'm quite interested in using AS to help me re-do all of my census pr...
by LeslieP
07 Feb 2023 18:16
Forum: Genealogy News
Topic: Kent Family History Society (KFHS) copyright breach!
Replies: 15
Views: 3933

Re: Kent Family History Society (KFHS) copyright breach!

I love nothing more than getting distracted by a novel concept/problem and learning about how jerks turn nice things into steaming piles of garbage. So, obviously, I had to look into this. It had never occurred to me that people would do this. Found a classic of the genre - no image, not much to go ...
by LeslieP
02 Feb 2023 16:47
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Question on image metadata - date + keywords
Replies: 22
Views: 3167

Re: Question on image metadata - date + keywords

I will add that not all image software conforms to the standards published by IPTC. I'd love to find just one that DOES conform to the standards! Ever since I decided many many years ago to use the standards to annotate my family photos, I've had to tweak and manipulate this way and that way to acc...
by LeslieP
01 Feb 2023 23:57
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Question on image metadata - date + keywords
Replies: 22
Views: 3167

Re: Question on image metadata - date + keywords

With a bit of investigation on what FH is doing with metadata when a jpg is pulled in, with Tools - Preferences - Media - Copy Image Tag Values to the Media Record enabled: FH Title field is filled from EXIF "Image Description" which most image processing programs will sync to the IPTC Cap...
by LeslieP
01 Feb 2023 22:31
Forum: Importing
Topic: TMG import media photos identified as jpeg
Replies: 10
Views: 1338

Re: TMG import media photos identified as jpeg

Sorry - I have spent the past 30 mins trying to find out how to report a bug. There are many ways, which is intended to be helpful but ends up being confusing. The easiest to remember, since you'll be in FH when you need to report a bug... FH - HELP - Technical Support Lists the sources you might w...
by LeslieP
05 Sep 2022 19:10
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Query Help Request: List of Cemeteries with count of times used
Replies: 5
Views: 804

Re: Query Help Request: List of Cemeteries with count of times used

Bummer. Thanks for letting me know. I guess I'll export to csv then open in LibreOffice Calc and summarize/count that way. At least FH can get me halfway there!

Appreciate the help.
by LeslieP
05 Sep 2022 16:42
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Query Help Request: List of Cemeteries with count of times used
Replies: 5
Views: 804

Query Help Request: List of Cemeteries with count of times used

I feel like I'm kind of close to getting this query built, but my brain is just not taking me that final step. What I want: List of cemeteries with a count of times they are used, so I can add the "popular" cemeteries manually to my TNG website. I do not use the Address records hack, all p...
by LeslieP
06 Aug 2022 15:10
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Simple Citations Templates for Family Historian 7
Replies: 28
Views: 3797

Re: Simple Citations Templates for Family Historian 7

I'm so happy to see this! Your philosophy of Simple Citations makes so much sense to me.

Now I can get to work FINALLY cleaning up all of my sources that were at one time lovely in TMG and have been a complete mess throughout my time with RootsMagic.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!
by LeslieP
26 Jun 2022 21:19
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Should I Eliminate Most Witness Facts?
Replies: 6
Views: 942

Re: Should I Eliminate Most Witness Facts?

'over-using' the Shared Roles functionality in RM. I understand now! And now I'm thinking maybe I've been UNDER-using the shared roles functionality. Note to self: add "informant" to death fact when I have the death certificate - that's USEFUL stuff because it puts the informant in the de...
by LeslieP
26 Jun 2022 19:02
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Should I Eliminate Most Witness Facts?
Replies: 6
Views: 942

Re: Should I Eliminate Most Witness Facts?

I've been using witnesses on facts since my TMG days, they carried over into RM, and carried over into FH. I have no intention of ever not using witnesses, and GEDCOM7 now supports the concept with an official structure, so the future is bright on that front! Your RM witnesses should have come into ...
by LeslieP
21 Jun 2022 13:57
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: TNG and FH event witnesses standoff
Replies: 235
Views: 38925

Re: TNG and FH event witnesses standoff

LeslieP, Have a look at this page of my website and tell me whether you like the way I have dealt with witnesses to Wills and with Associations: https://hulbert.one-name.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I4&tree=tree1 I do like the way you have a working link from the witnessed event back to...
by LeslieP
18 Jun 2022 16:27
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: TNG and FH event witnesses standoff
Replies: 235
Views: 38925

Re: TNG and FH event witnesses standoff

Lack of interest - or frustration that it's still not fixed followed by resignation and moving on to other, more fixable things? tomato - tomahto ;) I looked at the tng.community site and found wishes/discussion going back to 2008. I will probably go ahead and try to revive the issue over there, may...
by LeslieP
17 Jun 2022 20:13
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: TNG and FH event witnesses standoff
Replies: 235
Views: 38925

Re: TNG and FH event witnesses standoff

Has there been any change in status on this concern? I've used witnesses on events to great advantage ever since I was a TMG user, it's really a vital feature to me, and it's sad that TNG gets close-but-no-cigar on handling of these events. The TNG import of the gedcom file obviously creates the eve...
by LeslieP
14 Jun 2022 21:29
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Plugin to Set the Title to be the same as the File Name?
Replies: 11
Views: 2284

Re: Plugin to Set the Title to be the same as the File Name?

Worked perfectly! (on a copy of my database, I've not done it on the main yet, but will do soon)

Can't thank you enough for this. Now I can actually use the "title" field in the filter are on the media records page!
by LeslieP
14 Jun 2022 00:04
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Plugin to Set the Title to be the same as the File Name?
Replies: 11
Views: 2284

Re: Plugin to Set the Title to be the same as the File Name?

Must be something wrong. If I select to run prompted, the popup shows the exact right title YAY! I cancel out because I have 1104 media files and am not going to step through each one. I run automatic, the window tells me plugin completed, 1104 titles updated. All seems good. But exactly zero titles...
by LeslieP
13 Jun 2022 19:04
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Plugin to Set the Title to be the same as the File Name?
Replies: 11
Views: 2284

Re: Plugin to Set the Title to be the same as the File Name?

Dang. I was just logging in to look around and see if something like this was possible, and here it is. You guys are so amazing. But of course I have to ask if a small enhancement is possible...add the subdirectory to the name. file: P:\Genealogy\exhibits\birth_records\fisher_john-nh-birth-record.jp...