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by n6ac
Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:31 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: Do not overwrite reports
Replies: 0
Views: 5973

Do not overwrite reports

Some reports written to the Reports folder receive appended numbers, so that no information is lost. Others do not, but are overwritten. I suggest that it would be a good idea to append the number on all reports. An example is MergePersonFromOtherModel.txt, which overwrites - thus one has no record ...
by n6ac
Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:12 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: Do not start "Prune Minor Dynasties ..."
Replies: 0
Views: 6151

Do not start "Prune Minor Dynasties ..."

Please, do not let "Prune Minor Dynasties ..." do anything UNTIL the user agrees! Let this menu item reveal the dynasties, so the user can choose to connect people, or whatever, without having unidentified people summarily removed. "Dynasty 12 was removed", who on earth was in it? Also, the Reports/...
by n6ac
Sun Sep 26, 2010 2:36 am
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: Do not change file datestamp unless content changed
Replies: 7
Views: 9472

date of last change

Hello Nigel - Well while that is built into the program, opening a file causes the filedate to change. What I needed was a way to see the last change date for the file without modifying the file. Indeed, seen in MesaSQLite, there is a ZLASTCHANGE timestamp parameter associated with each entry. It is...
by n6ac
Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:35 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: Do not change file datestamp unless content changed
Replies: 7
Views: 9472

How to explore file content

Nigel - thanks for the thoughts. I think I have found a solution for previewing file contents: http://osx.iusethis.com/app/mesasqlite Download MesaSQLite.app - this application that can peer into the iFamily FtSql file. 1. Start MesaSQLite.app, direct it to the first file in question 2. Set Tablenam...
by n6ac
Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:52 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: Do not change file datestamp unless content changed
Replies: 7
Views: 9472

maybe a preliminary mode ...

Nigel - Yes, for some apps only, the Finder tentatively changes the modified date, but reverts it if a file is closed with no action - tested with Excel. Preview.app and Tex-Edit Plus.app do not make the tentative change. alid - I have thought of this approach, too late, I already have a big sprinkl...
by n6ac
Mon Sep 06, 2010 11:24 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: Do not change file datestamp unless content changed
Replies: 7
Views: 9472

Do not change file datestamp unless content changed

I find myself in somewhat of a mess with various copies of iFamily files here and there, because the program changes the date even when all I do is READ a file. Would it be possible to change it so as to not change the file datestamp unless content is actually changed?
by n6ac
Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:53 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: BEF and AFT dates
Replies: 2
Views: 3456

Thank you

For compactness, might be nice if it could just be years (with < for before, > for after)
by n6ac
Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:24 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: BEF and AFT dates
Replies: 2
Views: 3456

BEF and AFT dates

When dates are unknown, for example father born BEF son&#39s birth date, the father&#39s birth appears on the diagram as being the same as the son&#39s birth. Is there any way to have the BEF or "<" appear on the diagram?
Thanks for a lovely program!
by n6ac
Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:18 pm
Forum: Enhancement Requests
Topic: Ancestors and Descendants timelines
Replies: 1
Views: 3291

Ancestors and Descendants timelines - great idea

I too would love to see that!