* notes for born event truncated

[jbrooks]

I have added a birth event with notes and the notes are truncated; see insert. Prior to this screen shot I had many notes regarding a custom event that I removed to reduce the text displayed.

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The formula I have for the birth event is:-

=ExistsText(%INDI.BIRT%,"Born:") %INDI.BIRT.DATE:COMPACT% %INDI.BIRT.PLAC:TIDY%=CombineText(", address: ",%INDI.BIRT.ADDR%,,)=CombineText(", note: ",%INDI.BIRT.NOTE2%,,)

The note text is as follows:-

WBD birth fact.JPG (103.11 KiB) Viewed 6464 times

I have also noticed that the back ground for this individual, his spouse and ancestors has turned green and I do not remember changing any box back ground properties.

[tatewise]

See how_to:display_long_text_like_notes|> Display long text such as Notes for workaround.

Green is the default colour for Ancestor type boxes. See the Diagram > Options > Boxes tab Box Type and check its tabs, where you can change the colours.

[jbrooks]

I now have the following formula that gives the desired display:-

=ExistsText(%INDI.BIRT%,"Born:") %INDI.BIRT.DATE:COMPACT% %INDI.BIRT.PLAC:TIDY%=CombineText(", address: ",%INDI.BIRT.ADDR%,,)=CombineText(", note: ",GetParagraph(%INDI.BIRT.NOTE2%,1),,)


Looked at the box colours and makes sense although I believe I had this individual as the root of the tree and hence not an ancestor in this context. Perhaps not and I can always re-generate the chart. However, when generating, any inserted trees have to be re-done. Is there any way to include automatically any previously inserted trees into the new chart? Can always re-do insertions although just wondering.

[tatewise]

I suspect that you are actually creating working Diagrams (not Charts).

Use Diagram > Save Diagram to save it as an FH Chart that will save all the trees.

Open it using View > Saved Charts.

[jbrooks]

Yes I meant charts.

Is it possible to change the root person for a chart that has been previously generated with inserted trees?

[tatewise]

Firstly, if they really are saved Charts then I do not understand your statement: "However, when generating, any inserted trees have to be re-done. Is there any way to include automatically any previously inserted trees into the new chart? Can always re-do insertions although just wondering." Saved Charts should retain all the previously inserted trees, and will automatically update them with new Box Text for new Facts, and add a new Box for each Individual who has been added to your database and is related to the original root (you may have to click on expansion buttons). Such Charts will also retain any inserted Pictures or Text Boxes, etc, as well as all the Diagram > Options settings.
If you insert extra trees into an existing Chart, you must save it again, with a new name if you want to retain original Chart.
Are you saying that your saved Charts do not retain such things?
Are you opening them via View > Saved Charts?

The only way to change the root person in an inserted tree in a Chart is to delete the entire tree, and then use Diagram > Insert into Diagram to insert a similar tree with a new root person. If you think about it, it is a completely different tree.
BTW: You delete an entire tree by selecting any one of its boxes and hitting Delete key or use Edit > Delete.

[jbrooks]

Yes my inserted trees are saved and exist when chart re-opened.

Happy with inserting trees and how they appear, saved and re-opened charts.

Trying to explain myself here and failing miserably. Let me try a scenario:-

1. Generate a chart with a root person with the all relatives option.
2. Can modify chart text, text schemes and insert other trees.
3. Save and re-open chart all good.

Is it possible to change the root person of the chart generate in point 1?

[tatewise]

Yes, as I explained in last paragraph, delete that first tree completely, and insert a new tree with desired new root.

[jbrooks]

Thanks Mike that is were I thought I was heading.

I asked the question because the flexibility of FH has, on more than one occasion, exceeded my expectation of the functionality/flexibility and was wondering.

Once again many thanks for your help and time.

[tatewise]

The important point is that changing the root person in general defines a completely different tree.
In some rare cases it may only add one box to the tree, but usually the ancestor branches and descendant branches will be very different, so FH has to start again from scratch, especially with an All Relatives tree.

[jbrooks]

My thinking was getting round to that so thanks for feedback.

I have finally got back another generation and so much detail thanks to the Toppersfield Overseer of the poor!

Nothing in the Bastardy bonds, settlement papers, quarter session records etc.

Kind regards Jonathan.