Family Historian User Group

Assuming that '\\' is the path it looks like Gedmill can't cope with UNC format paths. These are paths starting with \ and are mainly occur on networked drives/computers.

You're reaching the limit of the capability of computer generated reports to handle many different types of situations. Computer generated reports are always going to have limitations and though more programming effort can be expended in increasing their features you soon get to the stage of diminis...

GOONS = Guild Of One Name Studies http://www.one-name.org

One Name Study - The study of a particular surname throughout the world.

The important bit about my statement was the 'any' bit. There is a connection, you and your partner. If there are times when you only want to share the data for you or your partner, then you can use the split tree helper function to export the appropriate data. I'm not sure how FTM works, but if you...

Have you tried printing out the photos using your photo viewing program, e.g. Irfan, ACDSee, Picass, or even MsPaint? Sounds like it might be a problem with your printer.

In FH, it's best to stick with a single Gedcom (or project) especially if there is any connection between different groups of families. Only if the projects are totally unconnected without any connections between the individuals, and also not much duplication of sources would it be advisable to use ...

One thing that might affect it is the status of the marriage. The type of line changes according to the status. Is the status one where a dotted line appears, and for some reason a dotted line is not that visible on your setup? Is the background colour interfering?

FH doesn't have a Todo List as such. What it does have is a Named List facility. With this you can add records to a named list. So you would create a named list called 'Records to check for certificates' as the Todo action, then add the records of individuals who you wish to check to this list. Ther...

According to the Gedcom specification, the presence of a fact even if it doesn't have any place or date, indicates that the event occurred even though nothing is known about the details. Most commonly used to indicate a death when the person was born over 100 years ago. In this case, you know the de...

The display format of dates can't be changed. Neither can the input. There is a wish list item to allow ~ and other formats to be used when entering approximate dates - http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldisplay.php?wlwlref=355. It looks like you will have to create a wish list item for the display o...

Select Tools->Record Window Options... and turn off the double click option 'Double click on record in Record List means 'Open Property Box''. Now when you double click a record all fields will be expanded. Note, you need to double click on the name part not the + sign.

You can reinstall 4.0.2 over your existing installation. You don't need to delete anything, and you'll keep all your settings and files. Should be a 2 minute job.

The sale of FriendsReunited (including GenesReunited) by ITV to brightSolid has been given the go ahead by the Competition Commission.

More info here - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/18 ... d_cleared/

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Family Historian stores its settings in the registry and in some hidden folders shared by all users of the PC (Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataCalico PieFamily Historian). Why this area is used instead of the user's own area is one of the weird illogicalities about the program. There ...

No worries. Hope it goes well for you. I answer to Jon, John, and 'Oh! You!'

Are you using a full installation or an upgrade? If an upgrade, you'll need to install those first on your netbook. You can't copy the program across, it needs to be installed.
See here for some tips if you have problems - http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id ... l_on_vista

Yes!!! Move all the registry settings and hidden files (well in hidden folders) into the project file. Then you can also transfer settings from PC to PC.

gbrowne said: So when the manual says that if the specified names lists don't exist at startup they are created for you - they are just created null ? Isn't that a bit pointless ? Yes it is a bit pointless. Since it is commonly recommended to use a single Gedcom unless your projects are widely diff...

To expand on Nicks point about how you start the program, make sure you ALWAYS start it the same way every time. It's possible to start FH by 1) selecting it from Window's Start menu and then selecting a Gedcom, 2) double clicking on a Gedcom file; 3) double clicking on a project file (v4 only). If ...

Named lists are not dynamic. They have to be manually updated, either by adding removing records or using a query to populate the list. To keep your named list up to date you will need to re run your query manually. When putting the results of the query into the named list make sure you tick the 'Re...

The auto create named list feature is to create the lists if they doesn't already exist in the Gedcom file. Named lists are stored in the Gedcom so if you have a new Gedcom, the auto create feature will ensure that your favourite lists are ready for use. To put the results of the query into a named ...

Make sure that the files that are being changed are NOT in the folder: C:Program FilesFamily HistorianProperty Box This folder contains the default versions of the property box's tabs and will get overwritten when an upgrade is installed. Do a search of your computer for the file PB-INDI.fhdata. Rig...

You have to understand that in Family Historian and Gedcom, a person only has one name - their birth name. They can have alternative names, but generally this is used to give nicknames, other spellings, and common names. The name field in Gedcom is not designed to hold a woman's married name. This i...

Gerry Newnham said: Sorry, but I don't think that a source can change from Primary to Secondary (or vice versa) just because later information is more accurate. It is the character of the source (ie how close to the person) that determines the status (ie primary, secondary etc). I didn't say a sour...

It's not possible to have two record windows open. The record window is a special window in that it can't be closed, or opened. You could have two copies of FH running, both showing the record window. However it's not possible to copy/paste records between the two copies. See wish list item http://w...