Ancestral Sources v.7.7.8 Testing (July 2023)

fhtess65 · Post by **fhtess65** » 31 May 2023 02:50

Thanks, Neil - I had seen that too. Image from the site Ken mentions is fuzzy in spots, so I can't read everything, at least not on my laptop. I'm hoping that the images at Ancestry and/or LAC are clearer. Guess we'll see. I will see if I have time to work on a French version as well.

neil40 wrote: ↑
30 May 2023 15:58

fhtess65 wrote: ↑
30 May 2023 03:32
Thanks, Brian - I have a general idea, but for the template want to see the real thing in order to figure out the rich text template I appreciate the link...

brianlummis wrote: ↑
29 May 2023 20:51
If it helps Teresa, the questions asked are detailed in the following article
https://familytreemagazine.com/heritage ... us-canada/

Is this what you need?
https://familytreeknots.blogspot.com/20 ... ready.html

johnmorrisoniom · Post by **johnmorrisoniom** » 31 May 2023 08:45

Hi Nick,

A bug seems to have crept in on latest version. (7.7.6)
I have only tested Census 1939 Register so far, but each of the column headings has had "vbCrLf " appended to it

Regards
John Morrison

Post by **NickWalker** » 31 May 2023 09:59

johnmorrisoniom wrote: ↑
31 May 2023 08:45
Hi Nick,

A bug seems to have crept in on latest version. (7.7.6)
I have only tested Census 1939 Register so far, but each of the column headings has had "vbCrLf " appended to it

Regards
John Morrison

Thanks for reporting that John, it will be fixed in the next version. It only appears if the 'Census: Blank line after titles' option is being used.

johnmorrisoniom · Post by **johnmorrisoniom** » 01 Jun 2023 16:20

Sorry Nick,
Another hiccup introduced with 7.7.6

If census persons are entered using the new ""Tree" method, then the {KEYPERSON} keyword used in the census title does not work.
Everything is as expected If the Keyperson is added using the old method (Everyone elsoe can then be added by the "Tree" method.
Regards
John Morrison

Post by **NickWalker** » 01 Jun 2023 17:07

johnmorrisoniom wrote: ↑
01 Jun 2023 16:20
Sorry Nick,
Another hiccup introduced with 7.7.6

If census persons are entered using the new ""Tree" method, then the {KEYPERSON} keyword used in the census title does not work.
Everything is as expected If the Keyperson is added using the old method (Everyone elsoe can then be added by the "Tree" method.
Regards
John Morrison

Thanks again John, this should be fixed in v7.7.7

Post by **NickWalker** » 01 Jun 2023 17:09

I've released a new version to fix the two problems reported by John above. I've also added some keyboard shortcuts that have been requested by another user. I've updated the first post in this thread to refer to the new version.

New Features in v7.7.7 (Beta Test)

Tab pages, for all source types except Census, can now be selected using short-cut keys Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, etc. Choosing a tab page will now focus the cursor on the first control in the tab.
Added menu items with keyboard shortcuts to allow alternative methods of selecting repositories, editing source templates, editing source text. Added a CTRL + F option to set the focus on the Find Name text box. Added a new Keyboard Shortcuts help page. This work was inspired by discussions with Alan Medows.
John Morrison pointed out that the {KEYPERSON} didn't get correctly allocated if individuals were added using the Tree View method of ticking and clicking the 'Add Chosen' button. This now fixed.
Fixed an issue reported by John Morrison where some additional text was incorrectly added to census headings if the 'Census: Blank line after titles' option was being used.

The 64 bit version is available to test here: Ancestral Sources v7.7.7 64 Bit
The 32 bit version is available to test here: Ancestral Sources v7.7.7 32 Bit

You may get warnings about the download not being commonly downloaded and you may need to confirm you definitely want to install it. Based on previous experience this should eventually stop happening once this new version of AS gets more downloads.

Please report in this thread any issues you spot or email me (nick at ancestralsources dot com).

johnmorrisoniom · Post by **johnmorrisoniom** » 01 Jun 2023 21:18

Hi Nick,
Both problems I reported now appear to be fixed in 7.7.7

Thank You
John

jcunni9 · Post by **jcunni9** » 04 Jun 2023 10:06

It would be helpful in the end if it defaulted to "Enter" and NOT "Cancel", as I've lost hours of pecking away on census form only to have it disappear when I thought I was entering it. Aaarrrrrgggghhhh!! T.hanks

Post by **NickWalker** » 04 Jun 2023 14:33

I'm not sure what you're referring to. Can you be more specific.

Post by **NickWalker** » 15 Jul 2023 13:07

Another minor update to test. See the changes below. I'm determined to release this properly soon!

New Features in v7.7.8 (Beta Test)

Now includes a 1931 Canadian census template. This is a slightly modified version of a template produced and kindly shared by Teresa Eckford.
Alan Medow pointed out that using the buttons to move a row up or down lost the changed text in a cell if it is in edit mode. This is now fixed.
When using templated sources, the retain data screen offered to retain repository which could lead to a repository being created even if the source template doesn't include a repository. The option to retain repository will no longer be shown if the option to use Templated Sources is selected. The retention will be dealt with on the template screen.
The Find Name and ID text boxes will now select any text in those boxes when they get the cursor focus to make it easier to clear them if necessary. Another Alan Medow suggestion.
When saving a burial entry it was possible to enter an invalid death date and for the entry to be saved. This is now fixed.
The event date and death date error indicators weren't cleared if the entry was cleared, they are now. Thanks again to Alan Medow for reporting.
Made some changes to census template editor to allow a date to be specified when the 'Year or Description' isn't a year.

The 64 bit version is available to test here: Ancestral Sources v7.7.8 64 Bit
The 32 bit version is available to test here: Ancestral Sources v7.7.8 32 Bit

You may get warnings about the download not being commonly downloaded and you may need to confirm you definitely want to install it. Based on previous experience this should eventually stop happening once this new version of AS gets more downloads.

Please report in this thread any issues you spot or email me (nick at ancestralsources dot com).

lastejas · Post by **lastejas** » 29 Jul 2023 14:18

Hi Nick,
just a question, has version 7.8.0 been released yet as I cannot see any mention of it, but when I was on the AS Knowledge Base it says the latest download is v7.8.0? I downloaded it and installed the program and it does infact say its v7.8.0.

Cheers

Post by **NickWalker** » 29 Jul 2023 15:12

As Rick has pointed out, I've now released a new version of Ancestral Sources v7.8.0 which incorporates the changes that have been tested in this thread. It is available in the Knowledge Base here: https://fhug.org.uk/kb/link/ancestral-sources/. This v.7.7.8 beta testing phase has now ended.

I've not advertised it yet as I'm aiming to produce a 'What's new in v7.8' video to link to the news item I'll be posting.

Thanks as always for the help you've all given me with testing this version.

Nick

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