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by Tom
Sun Dec 28, 2014 3:20 pm
Forum: Gedcom
Topic: Lost Gedcom?
Replies: 4
Views: 16878

Re: Lost Gedcom?

The generated file should be in /Users/"yourname"/iFamilyData and should be listed as "whatever-you-named-your-ifamily-file.GED

Hope this helps.
by Tom
Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:34 pm
Forum: Generating Web Pages
Topic: HTML Pictures too big
Replies: 11
Views: 26058

Re: HTML Pictures too big

I didn't know there was a version 2.9.1. 2.895 is all I see.
by Tom
Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:36 pm
Forum: iFamily Help
Topic: Yosemite
Replies: 1
Views: 5947

Yosemite

After installing Yosemite iFamily crashes on loading.
by Tom
Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:37 pm
Forum: iFamily Help
Topic: Change the order of spouses for a person
Replies: 1
Views: 2815

Re: Change the order of spouses for a person

Just add an approximate marriage date for example: abt 1914; aft 1915, bef 1920; they don't have to be exact. This should re-order the spouses accordingly.
by Tom
Sun Mar 02, 2014 2:19 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: printing Reports
Replies: 1
Views: 13264

Re: printing Reports

Switch to TextEdit instead of pages to print using the rtdf format or be sure to use the version of pages prior to the latest version which came with the upgrade to OS 10.9 Mavericks. At least TextEdit is free with the OS.
by Tom
Wed Dec 11, 2013 2:12 pm
Forum: iFamily Help
Topic: How to insert a partner (boyfriend or girlfriend)
Replies: 9
Views: 8729

Re: How to insert a partner (boyfriend or girlfriend)

I don't believe you can change the event type but you can delete it and if necessary re-add it. If there is a marriage event listed in your great grand father's events then it can be deleted. Once this is done, select the "Family" tab and then click on "wife" or whatever appears above your great gra...
by Tom
Sun Nov 10, 2013 3:25 am
Forum: Generating Web Pages
Topic: Correcting, updating website
Replies: 3
Views: 15819

RE: Correcting, updating website

Need a little more information with regard to what you are attempting to do; however, generating web pages in iFamily will give you a slew of html files which reflect any changes each time you generate the pages. Uploading to your server which hosts your web site is another matter but generally spea...
by Tom
Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:45 pm
Forum: iFamily Help
Topic: Printable Index
Replies: 2
Views: 3317

RE: Printable Index

It appears that the only way to print the index is to create a CSV file and import that into a spread sheet program or maybe even a program such as TextWrangler. You will find this by clicking on the "Index" label on the main screen of iFamily.
by Tom
Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:54 pm
Forum: Gedcom
Topic: How do I Export iFamily Gedcom to another program?
Replies: 1
Views: 13785

How do I Export iFamily Gedcom to another program?

When you generate a gedcom with iFamily the program lists the location of the file when the generation of the file is complete. I don't use MFT but I am assuming it is similar to other genealogy programs so there is probably a function for importing a gedcom into MFT.
by Tom
Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:01 pm
Forum: Generating Web Pages
Topic: Upload IFamily to Home Page
Replies: 1
Views: 14018

Upload IFamily to Home Page

One option is to use Dropbox which is a free app. Basically, you could generate your web page with iFamily either directly to Dropbox or in a separate folder and then move that to Dropbox. I believe you could either place the web pages in a public folder on Dropbox or alternatively, use a different ...
by Tom
Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:20 pm
Forum: iFamily Help
Topic: Photos in Ifamily
Replies: 2
Views: 3471

RE: Photos in iFamily

In the main screen select the "Pictures" tab. The left-most photo in the resulting screen is the photo which will show for the specified person. One can use a place-holder if one doesn't want any specific photo to be displayed. The photos can be repositioned by dragging and dropping them. Of course ...
by Tom
Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:41 pm
Forum: iFamily Help
Topic: Spouse is "not"...
Replies: 1
Views: 2674

RE: Spouse is "not"...

I don't have the answer to your question but here are some other anomalies related to your post. My 2g grandfather married 3 times and on the two wives who are not my direct ancestors mousing over their names yields the following: Spouse is not the 2gGrandfather of (my name is inserted here). Mousin...
by Tom
Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:39 pm
Forum: Generating Web Pages
Topic: problems generating html
Replies: 4
Views: 17484

Re: problems generating html

I can't offer any help but I can confirm the problem although I believe spouse, self, and offspring were displayed. I tried a variety of settings to see if I could offset the problem with the tables to no avail. Since the jpeg view works it would seem that you have uncovered a bug in iFamily on Moun...
by Tom
Sat Oct 06, 2012 3:42 pm
Forum: iFamily Help
Topic: Putting pictures in a different folder
Replies: 1
Views: 2605

RE: Putting pictures in a different folder

I tested using a picture in a different sub-folder with the copy function unchecked and the photo was properly displayed in iFamily but was not copied to the Pictures folder. I may have missed something but one should be able to access photos outside of the Pictures folder with the copy functioned d...
by Tom
Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Transfer data to other genealogy program on PC
Replies: 1
Views: 14350

RE: Transfer data to other genealogy program on PC

Yes, to transfer data from iFamily to another genealogy program create a GEDCOM file which then needs to be imported into the other genealogy program. In iFamily: File->Export->Export GEDCOM->Whole Database or one of the other options depending on what your intent is such as sharing some data with a...
by Tom
Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Use Note or Comment
Replies: 8
Views: 22094

Mouseover on the Print button in iFamily, People, Duplicates, Print CVS Report displays the verbiage about promoting the Focal person, etc. although the Print CVS Report label does accurately portray what it does. Mouseover "Delete Selected Event" in Events, Names also shows "Promote to Focal person...
by Tom
Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Use Note or Comment
Replies: 8
Views: 22094

I get the same results as Nigel except that the "Print" button opens Numbers on my Mac and there is no distortion in the ID column. Maybe a difference between how Excel and Numbers handles the data.
by Tom
Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:21 pm
Forum: Generating Web Pages
Topic: Web Page confusion
Replies: 9
Views: 22410

Daayna: The index.html file should contain references to surnames such as this once you have generated the html files <td><a hRef='index_B.html#BROWN' >BROWN</a></td> Which points to the alphabetical index files. Your index.html file does not have the above references but ones referencing local file...
by Tom
Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:50 pm
Forum: Generating Web Pages
Topic: Web Page confusion
Replies: 9
Views: 22410

RE: Web Page confusion

First of all Home.html is a file not the directory on your server. Omit home.html when you are putting in the URL of your web site. I click "OK" a second string appears:indexFilename = /Users/daynashah/iFamilyData/Reports/Kinard_family_tmg_WebPages_17/index.html Is this correct? Yes, this just tells...
by Tom
Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:30 pm
Forum: Generating Web Pages
Topic: Web Page confusion
Replies: 9
Views: 22410

RE: Started again from scratch: same result

I'm unclear how you are actually uploading your web pages to your site. When I look at the paths for the name page on your site they refer to the paths specifically on your Mac. A folder such as TheNameOfYourIfamilyFile_WebPages should be found in the Reports folder after you have completed the Gene...
by Tom
Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:49 pm
Forum: Generating Web Pages
Topic: Web Page confusion
Replies: 9
Views: 22410

RE: Web Page confusion

It appears as if you haven't taken the second step after generating HTML for your web site which is "Preparing HTML files for upload to other web site". Once you do that, you should be able to navigate your iFamily web pages.
by Tom
Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:54 pm
Forum: iFamily Help
Topic: Using iFamily in Dropbox
Replies: 8
Views: 7982

Re: Using iFamily in Dropbox

Robin, I only use one tree to hold all data which is why I was curious about your having multiple database files. With the increased capabilities of computers and hard drives I decided that using one tree only was less confusing. iFamily can handle all of the data without any problem so it seems les...
by Tom
Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:43 am
Forum: iFamily Help
Topic: Using iFamily in Dropbox
Replies: 8
Views: 7982

RE Using iFamily in Dropbox

You really only need one ftkSql file in Dropbox and the iFamily program file on each computer. Your photos can be treated the same way. If you and your wife have created separate trees then two separate database files seems appropriate.
by Tom
Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:55 am
Forum: iFamily Help
Topic: Using iFamily in Dropbox
Replies: 8
Views: 7982

RE: Using iFamily in Dropbox

Just curious why you copied files from both computers when you are using Dropbox as your repository for iFamily? I've used Dropbox in the past but decided it was safer for me to have a bit more control and retain local copies. I encountered a few anomalies even though I observed the rule you stated ...
by Tom
Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:51 pm
Forum: Gedcom
Topic: GEDCOM export
Replies: 0
Views: 13279

GEDCOM export

When exporting to a GEDCOM file from iFamily the pictures used in iFamily are are referenced according to the paths established in iFamily. Is there a way other than doing a search and replace with a text editor on the GEDCOM file produced by iFamily?
by Tom
Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:13 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: html generation
Replies: 9
Views: 8721

re: html generation

Many, if not most, hosting sites offer MySQL, PHP as part of the service, this is not the case with something such as MobileMe for example. So you may have access to MySQL and PHP both of which are needed to use TNG software. I realize this has nothing to do with the HTML options currently available...
by Tom
Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:59 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: html generation
Replies: 9
Views: 8721

re: html generation

More information regarding your hosting service might help. Also, it seems to me the inactivity and lack of response regarding posts indicates the same with regard to the development of the software. I've brought this up before and my response like others I've posted will be swiftly removed ra...
by Tom
Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:12 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: html generation
Replies: 9
Views: 8721

RE: html generation

An alternative to iFamily's HTML generation feature is TNG, which eliminates the creation of myriad HTML files altogether. I've been considering this myself as the author claims that it will integrate well with WordPress. TNG is also platform independent although it will only work with a MySQL...
by Tom
Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:47 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: html generation
Replies: 9
Views: 8721

RE: html generation

I agree and it presents an additional challenge when the site is written in PHP.
by Tom
Sat Dec 26, 2009 5:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ifamily Freeziing
Replies: 3
Views: 4724

iFamily Freezing

I wasn't attacking iFamily but merely reporting a problem that I encountered and asking if others have had a similar experience. I have quite a bit of experience with computers both PC's, Macs, as well as some Unix systems, and was a programmer for quite some time. I keep my Macs up to date, b...