Family Historian User Group

I can understand. Doesn't work in all instances, however, as in my family, there are several ancestors/relations baptized well after they were born - as in teens/early 20s. Fortunately for me, at least for my direct line ancestors, I also have a birth cert to use. Ah, the challenges of genealogy wor...

tatewise wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2021 16:36

Teresa, have you contacted CP via http://www.calico-pie.com/osticket/open.php to get their reaction?

Not yet. I'd left it in Wish List to see what happened, but will open a ticket as well.

I discovered when looking at a record transcript this morning that we can now "Copy to clipboard" - it's very cool! Even if the info needs some corrections (as we all know the transcripts do contain errors), it's still so helpful. And it pastes beautifully. If you have a FMP subscription, you might ...

Tess, You can also control your monitor resolution to make everything larger. That might be your best solution. It is fairly easy to do, even temporarily while you use the FH software. The problem with making various font sizes is that everything on the form can break and you have to redesign every...

tatewise wrote: ↑

06 Jul 2021 14:26

I had not noticed the Map > Save Map As... option before.

BTW: The 'NLS Historical Maps' option is on the cog menu top right of the Map Window.

Oooh - must go explore this...I love the NLS maps.

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Thanks for the extra info. That would be helpful if I can ever find the time to really study and then create my own templates. I haven't yet tried the plugin for RM templates...will have to do so at some point. So much genealogy, so little time! Teresa The original background was more general than j...

Hi Jane, Thanks for the explanation. Beyond me, but I'm glad it will help plug-in developers. Teresa :D For the record (although most authors will be aware already), a plugin to tabulate source template definitions for display in the Query Window and/or export as CSV for external interrogation. Earl...

For the record (although most authors will be aware already), a plugin to tabulate source template definitions for display in the Query Window and/or export as CSV for external interrogation. Early June. Sorry, Mark, I don't quite get what this plug-in would do, though it sounds intriguing. Would y...

I would love to see all of these, especially one to download online media from the big genealogy sites. Given the issues both RM and FTM still have with the api from Ancestry, I can understand the issues you're experiencing. The GRO Index Source Citation would be fantastic as well! I'm in awe of all...

Done!!

tatewise wrote: ↑

07 Jun 2021 09:48

Teresa, regarding your other complaint about the Where Within Source field edit box you aren't alone, so please go and Vote for Wish List entry Ref 545 Edit box for short Text fields that is over 5 years old!

Hi Lorna, Sorry for missing that key point. By going and doing that, however, I figured out how to fix the issue - there was an extra code that I didn't need, so I just deleted it and the problem resolved itself. Of course, I realize I forgot to note what that piece of code was, but I can deal with ...

Thanks Lorna - here it is:

Me again, with another nitpicky question. I have discovered that, for the nonce, I find it easier to use Generic sources (mostly time - I just don't have enough of it to get into the nitty gritty of editing templates). That said, I noticed an oddity in the footnote from a Generic Source I created la...

"add my .02, FWIW" fooled me for a while as I could not work out what source you were adding, but then it dawned on me that it means "add my tuppence worth, For What Its Worth". :roll: Sorry - talking Canadian, not British... I did debate using tuppence, as I use a lot of Brit expressions as well, ...

I'll just add my .02, FWIW, as I also cite every piece of evidence for a fact. No ONE document can provide us with absolute proof of any fact. As genealogists, we collect as much evidence as we can, analyze, and then, if possible, draw a conclusion. Even that conclusion can always be re-evaluated if...

Klaus Yde wrote: ↑

05 May 2021 17:49

It works the old way. No croshair. Just taking the whole screen as it did earlier.

I have the same experience as Mike - just use the Prt Scrn button and get the crosshairs with no problem. Win10 Pro, latest version of FH.

Odd issue.

Teresa

I'm in the minority - I actually LIKE the new hinting system. Much easier and faster. But I've always been an outlier

Teresa

I strongly recommend you should use the Ref ID box for your reference/citation rather than the 'Other Info', there's no reason I can think of to use the Other Info instead. If you would prefer AS to not automatically fill in the start of the Reference ID then go to the Options (under the Tools menu...

Thanks, Mike - I could have sworn I was on the AS board.

Ah - now I see - ok, that make sense.
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As always, I appreciate your help

Teresa

I'm fairly new to using AS and a tad confused. I just finished entering a 1911 census entry for my great-grandfather - the Reference ID was auto filled, yet when I go save the entry, I get a warning about not having a Reference ID, yet as far as I can see, it's been auto filled. What am I missing? S...

Thanks, Mark - I'll have a go this weekend and see what happens. Sounds very interesting and I'm curious to see the results :) Teresa The plugin is now ready for more general user testing. I have developed it using a tiny database that I constructed in RM, plus the FH Sample Project exported to RM, ...

Teresa, for most scenarios it will work well, especially if you make little use of the Bibliography. However, the publically published plugins needed to work for as many scenarios as there are users. So any limitations need to be made clear to users of the Bibliography that include Citation-specifi...

So that offers little hope of assistance with FM imports of RM Templates, which if FH offered Direct Import from RM then CP would have to consider how to handle RM Citation metafields in the RM Bibliography. The only chink is they say they will investigate and check it out. I'm a "bad" genealogist,...

@Teresa, the finished product (hopefully by end of this week) will import all your custom RM templates directly, along with re-creating all the source data granularity that is lost on the normal GEDCOM import. Going forward, you can create new templates directly in FH. It does everything that RM do...

If we do this test with a test database and have the templates created, can they then be added to our current permanent one?

Very intrigued by this as I create templates in RM all the time and have a lot that I could use in FH.

Teresa