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Presumably, once a custom tab has been created to display the 'hidden' facts, then that has the mechanism for adding those facts in much the same way the Main tab has for adding Birth, Death, Marriage facts, etc.

A few 'hidden' facts could even be added to the Main tab without needing a custom tab.

Sorry for the delay in replying ~ I've been watching the Wimbledon Tennis Final. OK, that problem is caused by an extra Family record coupling George and Susannah which needs to be deleted. Have you any explanation for how that spurious Family record might have been created? To remove that record fi...

Standard plugins are what I turn out quite quickly but Report plugins are not what I've tackled so far.

Media Query The Tile and File link are completely independent, although some users like to keep them the same. The File link must be identical to the Windows file that it links to, otherwise you get a broken link. Backups Query It would be preferable if you did not mix up two independent concepts i...

I don't think there is an easy solution. Perhaps there needs to be a new Wish List request for Family Member Family Events/Attributes to supplement the current Family Member Events/Attributes that only allow Individual facts. The biggest problem is that whatever you try to add for each Child will al...

Maureen, that is very helpful but what is hidden off the bottom of the window?
Is it a blank pale blue bar with a Children: 0 Sex Birth Death Rel. bar below and no children listed?

The following Column Expressions should work. To sort names such that those without a surname are last with an ellipsis substituted: =TextIf( %INDI.NAME:SURNAME% = "", Text( "…, " . %INDI.NAME% ), %INDI.NAME:SURNAME_FIRST% ) i.e. If the Surname does not exist then put "…, " before the Name otherwise...

I agree that some new Normal Time Frame options of say First and Last to position facts before or after all other time frames would offer a useful feature. Reports, in particular Narrative Reports, seem to handle such concepts. However, that would not allow such facts to be excluded from the Facts t...

It is not so much a bug as a poor user interface design. The scenario you describe affects ALL the colour settings and not just the Focus Window Links. Read the Help page associated with that General tab and the Colour Scheme option. To update the custom colours they must be both exported and then i...

Would it be acceptable if those chosen facts were automatically listed at the top of the Facts tab before the Birth Event? The following technique will achieve that. You can either use the Custom fact set, or create an Attributes fact set, or any other name of your choice. Copy the Standard Attribut...

Sett the plugin attached to Add Source Type to Source plugin (21492).

I think I've addressed your comments in the attached Set Generic Type in Source Records plugin Version 0.1 Date 15 Jul 2023.

Let me have your feedback.

I have moved this posting to the Exporting forum. You say you used the Export Gedcom File plugin, so I guess you used the GEDCOM Destination: (GFT) Gramps Family Tree. I presume you are referring to the Source Citation Where Within Source field holding Volume/page. If so then they are shown in the E...

Rosemary, it is not clear from your screenshot whether you are editing a standard Text Scheme or a new one you created. It is recommended that you do NOT edit any standard Text Scheme supplied with FH and keep them as references. Instead, use the Clone... button to create a custom copy and then edit...

Rosemary, I think I have corrected the Quotes marks. I believe the problem with saving the chart is because you have not created a Project. You are just opening a free-standing GEDCOM file and should have got a warning when you opened that in FH, but perhaps you unticked 'Show this again next time'....

I think you are saying you cannot add a Sort Date to those Occupation summaries because they have no Date. You are mistaken... If you are fussy about the order then set a Sort Date for each of those Occupation summary facts with no Date. The Sort Date need only be a year or it can be a month & year ...

Jean, please read the Help that explains all about the fact sorting features. Yes, the 'Normal Time Frame' plays an important part and so do the Fact Dates. You don't have to set the position of such facts. They will auto-sort by themselves. 'Sort Dates' are needed when those things are equal ~ same...

Use the Diagram > Save Diagram command to save it as what FH calls a Saved Chart. Then retrieve it via the Charts > Save Charts... menu option and select the Chart Name you saved. That preserves the layout and style of the Diagram that you have adjusted. Use the Movement Control Box with Fixed Point...

If you really want to force the order then use the All tab where the arrows are always enabled, and you can even break the 'Normal Time Frame' rules. However, Sorts Dates are a more reliable solution and their primary purpose is to provide a sort order for identically dated or undated facts. See the...

Plugins will never appear in the FHUG Knowledge Base Downloads because it is a policy decision to avoid any competition with the FH Plugin Store. Even plugins attached to postings will only exist temporarily and older ones such as this one are either being deleted or published in the Plugin Store. T...

Richard, your analysis is perfectly correct and the only solution is a custom plugin which just happens to exist in the posting at Add Source Type to Source plugin (21492).

The FH Help page Fact Definition - Advanced Features Dialog explicitly says the Summary Template does not apply to the Family Property Box: It is possible to view Family records in the Property Box, and the Property Box will also have a Facts tab in that case. However, the Summary Template is not us...

The { curly brackets } are only needed to identify functions in Templates where { codes } apply.

An alternative to hitting the Delete key is the Edit > X Delete command.

With the space in the Descriptor, you don't need to use =CombineText(...) %FACT.TYPE%baptised will work OK. To add the space only when the Descriptor exists is where =CombineText(...) is a solution. {=CombineText( "", %FACT.TYPE%, " " )}baptised i.e. Conditionally add a space suffix only if %FACT.TY...

The short answer is NO you cannot use the {place2} feature except in Emigration and Immigration events. The longer answer is that although Emigration and Immigration are standard GEDCOM Events, the second Place field is a special FH extension and not part of the GEDCOM Specification. The number of t...