Family Historian User Group

Is there a way of adding the results of a plugin to a named list (or lists where there is a mix of family, individual etc.) or a query.

Example. I ran the List All Citations and found that where I had merged sources, I now have up to six of the same citation on a single record. I don't need to look at the one citation per record, but do for more than one. By breaking down the results it won't be such a soul destroying task.

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You can't currently add the records generated by a plugin query to a named list. Out of interest though, why not use the query result set itself as the way to quickly locate the records and fields you wish to update? If you double click on a cell which contains a record, it will be shown in the property box. If you double-click on a cell which contains a field, it should take you to that field (or right-click and choose 'Locate in All Tab').

Currently if you double-click on a 'Where with Source' cell for that query, FH will take you to the Main tab of the Property Box if the source is for a Name field. That doesn't feel right. Unless you explicitly specify that you want 'Locate in All Tab', Fh will try to find the most appropriate tab for the field in question (e.g. the Notes tab if it is Note related, or the Facts tab if it is fact-related). But in that particular case, it feels better if it just takes you to straight to the field itself in the All tab.

I think the List All Citations for a Source plugin is extremely useful.  Perhaps a similar rethink about the result of a double click is needed for Family facts.  For instance I have a Family record with two Marriage facts (two ceremonies, a week apart) both linked to the same Source.  If I double-click in the Fact column (or use Locate in Property Box) the Individual property box Facts tab is shown; but if I use Locate in All Tab, the Family property box All tab is shown.  If I double-click in the Record column, the Family property box Main tab is shown, but by default this shows only the first Marriage, whichever of the two result entries is clicked.

It occurred to me after reading Chris's post that there really should be a way to add records mentioned in query output, generated by plugins, to a Named List; so there will be a new function 'Add Selected Cell Records to Named List', on the query menu, to do this - in version 5.0.0.3.