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My next test was to simplify the whole thing, and start with <{individual's}> on its own. That worked. I then added {role=doctor}. That worked. I then copied and pasted both working codes, removed the middle <> and I get an error.

Is there something special about the Death Witness Role for Doctor. I've started with the following code {individual} died <of a {cause},> {date} <at {address}> {place} {age}.< {individual's} doctor was {role=doctor}. > This generates a sentence error as follows Death dr 1.jpg If I then change to {i...

OK, like all that.

I've added a couple of words in the last para. I suspect most users will not have looked at that screen in AS, so just making clear it is an AS option, as the terms are FH ones.

Almost there?

Updates done

I think it needs two headings at Headline Level 2. Agreed (and done). Possibly there should be a single Define Fact Witness Role heading to avoid repeating essentially the same instructions and include the Facts Tab Format advice. I did consider that, I also considered whether a totally new page sh...

I've done an update, but just realised I forgot to fill in details of the change. I assume that only a mod can alter that now. Sorry

Ok I understand now, and I think the KB definitely needs updating

The article at how_to:narrative_report_fact_sentence_templates|> Narrative Report Fact Sentence Templates contains the following If you intend to extensively modify the default Sentence Template definitions for many Facts, then it is advisable to use the Fact Sets button and Clone the appropriate fa...

Had a reply as follows

Thank you I have made a note for the developers, in the meantime if you select another fact and return to the Fact it will update the sentence, there is no need to close the Witness box to do this.

Yes I did realise that, but as it was a first attempt, I was hoping someone would look at it first

Thanks for that extra info.

I'm possibly interested in having a go at "Contribute your Knowledge" to update this. Can I have a go and send it to you for correcting?

I won't be able to look at it till the middle of next week tho.

Excellent, they get corrected when the Role definitions are added. That is the whole purpose of Tools > Fact Types that customises all the Fact and Role displays. I had not appreciated that existing Role definitions would change when I add the Role definition. I suspected that the "Role display" was...

Sentence texts missing. I suspect there are only a few, but I cannot be 100% sure I haven't edited them. Birth Fact. I reset this (just now) to Installation Settings, and the code here is {individual} was born {date} {place} <({age})> But there are Roles in FH for Mother, Father & Parent. I do suspe...

Thanks for clarification on the Roles. I need to edit the past ones as they appear like this below AS 1.jpg Although the Sentence is correct the labels above are confusing, when a properly inserted witness would look like this AS 2.jpg I appreciate that one is an Informant, the other is a Witness, b...

I'd like to take this topic a bit further. I've discovered that I have an unknown (but significant) number of these "Birth", "Death" etc entries in my project. Having looked at ancestralsources:family_historian_birth_death_informant_witness_role#introduction|> Family Historian Birth & Death Informan...

I've reported it

I think Adrian has got the answer! It does seem as if adding a witness, does not cause a refresh in the Sentence text automatically. As he suggests, the act of making an edit to the code in the Sentence text on its own, seems to have forced the refresh. So the issue was nothing to do with adding a s...

That's an interesting thought.

I'll play with that tomorrow

I was not aware that the style was effectively forced on to you. That does make a difference I will have a look in more detail at the Contribute your own knowledge section to see if I can learn more there. However, the Index is still a little more complex than it needs be Understanding Data Referenc...

In 17370|Template codes I was given a link to how_to:narrative_report_fact_sentence_templates|> Narrative Report Fact Sentence Templates page in the KB. I must admit while I knew of the KB, I did not think it was as good as it was. I've used the "Getting the Most From" booklet as a main reference, b...

No switching between code does not make the Sentence alternate. Since it has happened with several versions of the Project file, going back to October last year, I Think I might decide to r-install the software just in case there are any little issues. I'm sure there wont be, but better to be safe t...

Here is code as I was running it {individual} was buried {date} <at {address}> {place} {age}. <The burial was attended by {role=attender}. ><The mourners included {role=mourner}. ><The minister at the burial was {role=minister}. ><The rabbi at the burial was {role=rabbi}. ><The priest at the burial ...

Discovered an interesting issue with the Burial Fact. I had noticed for a while that despite entering a Minister as a Witness to several burials, the Burial Sentence text made no reference to the Minister. After a few experiments, by chance, I discovered that (using the Edit Text from Tools > Fact T...

Thanks, as usual, ridiculously fast response and a good answer too.

Much appreciated.

I haven't done a lot with Template Codes, so I may be missing something obvious. I'm trying to edit the Burial Sentence text, to show the Address if it exists <in {address},> {_place} works fine for me if both Place and Address exist (it is not perfect if I do not have Place as the comma is then sup...