Family Historian User Group

I have some comments/questions regarding the Plugin Store version. When a Backup is made to a previously used backup folder the plugin provides the date of the previous backup. However, after the backup completes the fhProgramData and fhAppData folders still have the original date, so they don't ref...

No, the converse is not true and not sure if that feature is worth adding.

Chris, the answer is exactly the same as for the Census case. The structure of multiple facts all citing the same Source record is just the same. It is the same for any circumstance where multiple people are involved and share the same Source Citation. The only distinction is whether the people are ...

Yes, you can adjust the instance order of most items in FH. Just beware of using any of the automatic chronological sorting commands such as Tools > Re-order Out-of-Sequence Data... , etc. There may also be consequences in Diagrams and Reports where details will not be chronological regarding marria...

NO Curt, never touch anything in the C:\Program Files (x86)\ or C:\Program Files\ folders. You are likely to seriously disrupt the operation of Windows installed applications. I was referring to the C:\ProgramData\Calico Pie\Family Historian\ folder which is very different. See FHUG Knowledge Base ...

For the time being the easiest option is to run the Change Any Fact Tag plugin. I guess you know there is a shortcut button to convert Baptisms to Christenings . Then run the Export Gedcom File plugin. Finally, use the Edit > Undo Plugin Updates command to reverse the Baptism/Christening changes bef...

Then in the Query Column, you could use TextIf that Marriage Count = 0 and display "Unm". As a matter of interest, how does you Query cope with people who have married more than once, or have had an initial 'relationship' with 'illegitimate' children (Spouse tab 1) and later get married (Spouse tab ...

Hi Wayne, I've removed your v7 references from your posting. I can reproduce those symptoms and have a solution for them. The hyphen ( - ) and dot ( . ) characters have a special significance and result in the spacing you have noticed. To inhibit that effect, put an escape backslash ( \ ) in front o...

Martin, I'm not entirely sure exactly what you want to achieve and whether you are happy with a manual process or require some degree of automation. This process works in FH V7.0 and may be slightly different in FH V6.2: Open the Property Box of the Individual who has a 'face photo' media of interes...

Curtis, I'm not sure you have fully grasped the role of the Header record and the Prepared Source Citation . You mention 'a quick visual "flag" to identify media attached to citation' but in this context that only applies to the one current Prepared Source Citation linked to the Header . For that on...

Adrian, no, there appears to be no direct way of rotating diagrams in Books, but there are some workarounds. 1) One option is to change the Orientation of the Diagram Options from Top-down to Left-right and adjust box Dimensions. That will often fit the Diagram into a smaller space when oriented in ...

Welcome to the FHUG. After Publish > Books & Booklets... and selecting your book you choose Edit... Then select a Diagram and click Edit to open the Select Chart Pages dialogue shown below. Select Position on Page so you can drag the tree around on the pages. On the right adjust the Scale as require...

Yes, the limitation is that the GEDCOM specification does not allow Quarter Dates in its Date formats. In FH, under the hood, it always uses the Range Date format 'btw Mmm yyyy and Mmm yyyy' format. The Quarter Date format option is purely a superficial user interface enhancement. Yes, you can enter...

I would like to upload records to TNG and have the dates displayed in a more concise way than "Between etc". You are not alone according to https://tng.community/index.php?/forums/topic/12304-quarter-dates/ But it is not possible according to https://tng.lythgoes.net/wiki/index.php/Dates Some produ...

you add a Sort Date (using the 'All' Tab) for each Registration entry to ensure they are sorted into the correct order. You don't need to use the All tab. Just use the Date Entry Assistant . i.e. Double-click the Date box or single-click the [...] button at its righthand end. Tick the Separate Sort...

Try adding the following expression to the very end of the Marriage event Sentence Template via Tools > Fact Types... {=FactSentence(%CUR_PRIN2.DEAT%)} That should work in FH V6 and definitely works in FH V7. CUR_PRIN2 always refers to the other spouse/partner. (See Understanding Data References.) I...

Thanks Jean. That confirms my diagnosis. The plugin was meant to find the trailing parentheses and extract the data reference: FAM.EVEN-CHILD_BORN_F But the extra parentheses (f) confused it and prevented it from detecting that Family ( FAM ) records were involved. The fix is quite simple and will b...

Presumably, you are hoping to manipulate Facts so I guess you are using a Fact type of Query. Therefore, in the Columns tab, in the Fields pane, there is Fact - Date item that gives the %FACT.DATE% data reference. If you are using an Individual type of Query, then in the Columns tab, in the Fields p...

Sorry about that Jean. Can you please explain exactly what criteria you were entering into the Search and Replace plugin? In particular, what was selected in the Search Scope pane at the top? Were you selecting an entire record type such as Family Records (FAM) or Source Records (SOUR) ? Or were you...

I have determined that if I want to utilize the mapping function, I will need to enter [addresses] + [places] in the Place field using the information (as best as I can determine) at the time of the event. I have a significant number of homestead, land buy/sell events, burials, etc. in rural areas ...

Curtis, a link to the Header record Prepared Source Citation (HEAD._PCIT.SOUR.OBJE) is clearly shown in your screenshot posted on Friday. However, if since then you have prepared a different Source Citation then only a Media record linked to that new Prepared Source Citation will be listed as linked...

That handling of the Compatibility Mode reg key is an example of the sometimes inexplicably odd workings of CP. I can only assume they decided it was better to set the mode for the local machine rather than separately for each user. I agree that FH V7 should set both, but that would mean a check eve...

Yes, sorry, I've gone through the processes again and rewritten my original posting.

Lorna, when I said "when it is made active" I mean when the Property Box is made active.

It all becomes a lot clearer (sic) if the following three are set to very distinctive colours: Box Fill Selection Section (inactive) The default is the Box Fill colour. When a box is selected it turns the Selection colour. If the Property Box is made active, the Focus Window box changes to the Secti...

Jackie, there are some unusual details being shown and some misunderstandings in your comments. Firstly, as Lorna says, the Inc. Alternate Names option only applies to Alternate Names in the lower pane of the Names & Titles dialogue and Roy Russell McDonald has none. So that option has no effect. It...