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See this post for the reason for the message and a possible, though awkward, way round it. http://www.fhug.org.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=forum&board=v3usage&op=display&num=3529 Just to add to my previous posting - if you have viewed an image and want to change its type you will need to close FH an...

The standard line length in Gedcom is 255 characters of which some are used for the tag level and tag ID and line terminators leaving typically around 240 characters for actual data. Since FH sticks the standard very strictly I doubt that it will be changed to support different line lengths. I would...

Since the problem is to do with diagrams I would suspect that the graphics capabilities of your netbook is the cause of your problem. The other thing that affects the diagrams in FH is which printer drivers are installed. I think that FH cannot display diagrams if no printer is installed though I th...

As is usually the case where FH fails in providing a feature, and editing and managing keywords should have the same functionality as editing and managing place names, you can always edit the Gedcom file directly. Use PSPad, NotePad+, or even Microsoft Word (at a push) and search for the keyword in ...

To check if your file is corrupted, open it in Notepad and check the first few lines. To do this go to your Gedcom file using Explorer and right click on the name. From the pop-up menu select Open With and then select Choose Program... In the list that is shown under Other Programs you should find N...

PeterWieland said: Doh, that does the trick nicely, I never knew that Don't put yourself down and don't be surprised that you couldn't work this out. FH is just about the only program in existence that does sorting on columns in this way. All other programs allow subsequent clicks on a column heade...

oldtimer47 said: Related to this - is there a risk of making the Gedcom file harder to understand by using custom facts ? Not really. Gedcom files aren't designed to be normally read by a human. The format was designed to be human readable to allow small files to be created manually as access to ge...

barbaramac said: FH won't let me do that either, sends a message 'You must select 2 & only 2 records for merging' which is all I am doing.??? You get this message if you attempt to merge with only one record or more than 2 records selected. This can be either because you have selected more than 2 r...

If the property window has been accidentally placed off screen, then to get it back after clicking on the float button do the following 1) Press ALT-Space (Press and hold the ALT key and then whilst holding it down press the SPACE key) 2) A little menu should appear with options such as 'Move', 'Siz...

PeterR said: However, this would deprive interested users of the ability to view or edit Flags or Keywords directly in the GEDCOM file... I always feel that if a user has to resort to editing a program's data outside of the program than that program has failed in providing the user with the require...

Regex for one would be very useful, but just a basic AND/OR structure would be just as useful. Currently typing a search phrase means that all records containing the phrase's words would be found, even if they are not consecutive nor all exist in the record. Records also containing superset words ar...

Items for the wish list don't need a vetting before being included. However discussions to clarify the item and suggest alternatives and/or work arounds do happen. Some items on the list are nearly impossible to implement or are very esoteric or specific to a single user. That hasn't stopped previou...

If FH makes such a great song and dance about being 100% Gedcom 5.5 compatible that if it does not support BLOBs in multimedia records then it is breaking the trade description act as it's compatibility is only 99% at best. I think that 100% Gedcom compatibility should be recognised as a non starter...

Can I join in with all this agreeing? [wink] Chris has hit the nail on the head with regards FH's usability. If FH fixed all it's usability issues (which I regaulary email Simon about but get no acknowlegements in return) it would be ten times better and a joy to use. Currently FH is adequate but ge...

gbrowne said: So, to be clear - it's only image files that you store externally? Yes and documents such as PDFs etc that I have downloaded. gbrowne said: You are obviously a pretty serious user so, in hindsight Jon, are you still happy that you have everything in the one file, or if you were starti...

Sarah, I think the problem with FH's find file dialog not working is because it doesn't keep track of it's own current directory. So when you try and find your Media/xxx.jpg file Windows has a problem because FH has not set the directory to start from. Therefore Windows uses the last directory used ...

Sarah, you're not out-voted. I too agree that having all types of records flagable and listable and keywordable would be a nice thing to have. I have already put in a request for a similar feature, though mine wa a request to allow all types of records to be flagged. See #371 'Allow Flags on all rec...

Going by the previous track record of FH, a couple of minor versions get released soon after a major version and then nothing for a few years. I do hope that I am wrong.[frown]

gbrowne said: ...I have always felt in principle that a GEDCOM should be no more than names, dates and links to source files rather than a container for actual source data. Programs like FH now allow us to store data within the GEDCOMs, improving accessibility, but at the expense of GEDCOM size. I ...

I would consider the GRO to be the main 'source' of the information, whilst Ancestry, FindMyPast, et al are transcribers. And like any transcriber, the act of transcription can produce errors which is why Ancestry and FMP can show different data for the same source.

I agree. I consider this lack of full support for private notes to be a major bug. It should be one of the things fixed in the new minor version which should be issued within weeks if not months and not years. I know I do go on about the lack of consistency in FH, but I'm afraid this just shows why ...

It's not possible from the property box. In the record window you can add an image to a citation by right clicking on the word 'Source' (in the tree structure part of the record) and selecting 'Add Multimedia Object'. To add an image to the actual source record itself you right click on the name of ...

Does FH just show a cross against the thumbnails which you are losing? I seem to remember something about FH caching (basically building a temporary list in memory) the photos. It could be that is what is causing the problem. Some other things to try/check out: * Do the pictures disappear from the r...

I don't see the fact that the method I suggested has a disadvantage with loads of source records. The number of source records is beside the point. What is more important is the quality of the sourcing. Either method can produce the same quality of sourcing. The single source method means less maint...

The other method is to have a source for every record and put the reference details in the source record's publication information field with the actual text field holding the data from the FRC record. This is the better method if the record contains multiple pieces of data such as birth date, mothe...