Family Historian User Group

Thanks Jane, that works quite nicely though I just use the birth date. Formatting is not necessary as the Individual Record column contains the name already so it's just duplicating data, so shrinking it to just enough to click on to sort works. However I would still like the option to be placed on ...

Are you talking about adding an extra 2 columns to show the forename and surname? Admittedly another workaround to the one I use, but it clutters up the record window with extraneous columns that duplicate information already shown in the 'individual records' column and so wastes up valuable screen ...

It would be convenient and extremely useful if when the record window is sorted on the name that middle names are optionally ignored. This handles the real life situation where sources sometime list middle names and sometimes don't. As it is, if a dated source lists a middle name you have to check t...

I'm not 100% sure as I don't use this feature much but I think the Link to Detail button is related to selecting frames in the photo. In other words the detail in a photo such as a face. Clicking the button changes the cursor to cross-hairs allowing you to select the area of the photo to be in the f...

See the how to move settings to a new computer article in the FAQ section of the Knowledge Base.

http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id ... e_settings

See wish list item 319 (copy/paste between instances of FH) and vote for it if you think it would be useful to have this facility.

http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldispl ... lwlref=319

The Save As menu option is hidden away in an unusual place (compared to nearly all other programs that have this option). You'll find it under File->Gedcom File Tasks->Save a Gedcom File Copy... If you're using Explorer to copy the file there shouldn't be too many problems except if you are using pr...

Chris, the insertion point issue is also a good point - this also annoys me as well.

Also even if FH validated on loss of focus when switching apps (because it might not be possible to decode the event fully), it should still go back to the same field on return.

I would like FH to keep the current field in focus when switching between applications. This basically means where ever the cursor is when you switch away from FH, it should keep it's position when you switch back to FH. Currently it's pretty random about where it appears when switching back. For in...

I would like the cursor keys to move the direction the cursor keys are pointing in a diagram, no matter which way the diagram is orientated. Currently if the diagram is top-down/bottom-up a cursor left will move left. However in left-right mode the cursor moves UP , and in right-left mode the cursor...

Nope no problem and I have thousands of sources and tens of thousands of individuals. Look at a backup copy of your .ged file and see if the problem still exists. If possible compare the backup copy and the current file and see if you can find a difference in the file itself - use a text editor or f...

'Open the Boxes option and delete them all, BUT untick the save as Default. ' Because such an instruction is necessary (the highlighted BUT) it shows that the default setting of the 'Save as Default' box is counter intuitive. See http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldisplay.php?wlwlref=273 if you agree...

Fixed link here

http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id ... iple_names

I would add that having the death date/place shown in the focus window would also be a nice thing.

First off, print this message as it is long and you will need to refer to it as you go through the task. Now continue. If you've installed FH in a different drive then just change the drive letter, the rest of the folder names will stay the same. So if you installed to drive D, the folder where the ...

In Tools->Preferences select the Backup tab and set the default backup folder to the folder you wish to use. Note that if you perform a manual backup (not one carried out when you close the program), FH will change the current folder to the backup folder so if you are working with external files you...

Thanks for having a go, and moving the post.

I've had a good look, but either I'm having a bit of a male moment (can't see what's under my nose) or it's not possible. What I want is to use an expression to check if a particular event's place contains some text. I know there is the ContainsText() function but this checks the whole record withou...

See the Moving Settings (How To) article in the Knowledge Base. Direct link - http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id ... e_settings

Close down FH when you update the property box files. This is because FH is 'locking' the file for its exclusive use and so changes to the file aren't allowed by Windows when the file is open by an application.

The many places where you can keep notes is one of FH's advantages (flexibility) - and one of it's disadvantages (hard for new users to understand). ;-) As a guide I use the local note for basic biographical information about the person and research notes. To record extra details about particular ev...

IMPORTANT NOTE One thing to note about using the property box files is that if you have any customisations already implemented, downloading the new files will overwrite any changes already made. You will lose any changes and there are no backups. How to get round the lack of a Property box customis...

Check that your .fh_proj file is not corrupted. It doesn't contain much except the following two lines.

[Family Historian]
Version=4

This is not possible as FH implements the Immigration and Emigration events as exceptions to all the other events. In effect, you don't really need both events because FH keeps track of the from/to place in the same event. Gedcom has both events because it only allowed one place per event and so nee...

There is also Custodian3 - http://www.custodian3.co.uk/