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This is the first time I have tried to do this as I recall so it may just be me being stupid. I have disconnected a couple of relationships that were wrong and want to reconnect the parties to other people who are not visible in the diagram (but are in the data) and thus I can't drag them to connec...

Originally posted by Chris Knight It would be helpful to be able to combine sources. Sometimes I add new sources only to find that they are the same as another but having given them slightly different names, they show up as two different sources. This is a handy feature in Legacy which also allows ...

Originally posted by annemac ::) Hey Keith I would like to make a request for a feature that I think is very useful. Would it be possible to have somewhere on the person pane, like the words Wife, Husband, and 'had the following children', a small area that says 1C2R or GG grandfather , in relation...

Originally posted by Darren

The latest security update makes the finder prompt for administrator password whenever admin privileges are used eg installing programs. iFamily always prompts for my password now.

Originally posted by KevP

Having just shifted to a Mac from Linux I have the password prompt turned on because I set my user account to a standard instead of an Administrator. This is just out of habit. I will eventually turn it off once I get the hang of the system.

Originally posted by annemac

Hi

Admin passwords are a pain in the proverbial. Mine is turned off. Even though it comes up whenever I install, I just return return and off it goes to install.

Simple is great.

Cheers

Anne

Ordinarily, users are prompted to supply the admin password when installing any new software application on a Mac. Why am I not prompted for the password when installing iFamily for Tiger? Asking for an admin password is an option in the installer package. It can be turned on if you prefer but pers...

Originally posted by annemac

Hi

I found that with the merge between two modules, the IDs may not match but the names will and the main family file retains its ID number, so it doesn't pose a problem in that area.

Good luck

Anne

Originally posted by gmd

Thanks Anne. I'll give it a try - looks intuitive to me.

Originally posted by annemac Hi Keith Can help a little here. I had most of my geni data in Reunion, 10,000 people, on my web page I have 5,000. I exported a gedcom from TNG web site and created a new iFamily file called Rossow-Beitzel Family, that is representative of my main family. I then export...

What's New in V1.205 Ancestor and Descendant Reports Added an option to include default pictures for parents and children. The reports can be generated as either RTF or RTFD format files. After import to a word processor they can be saved as PDF files using the word processor's Print menu option. P...

Hi Greg,

We are currently working on a more elaborate Compare and Merge, however, we must be careful that people cannot get into too much trouble.

Maybe Annie can explain how she's managed to do some substantial merges using what is already available in iFamily for Tiger.

Keith

Originally posted by gmd Version 1.203. A query about merging files. I successfully loaded, to a separate new model, a GEDCOM file I discovered on the net. Is there a simple way to merge (and where necessary compare) the records into my existing model? The option is there to 'Compare and merge from...

Originally posted by hallow Kieth, Ok... so its me again messing up... I thought Id down load this new version , went to web site downloaded and now have , I think, an earlier version which wont allow me to register. I still think this is a fantastic program, easy to use and good at clarifying what...

Fourth suggestion: in the main screen view of iFamily for Tiger, why not implement the capability to toggle the display, to have the family tree cascade vertically, rather than only the horizontal view. On the vertical tree, place the default images of the focal-couple (mother/father images) direct...

hallow wrote: A very minor step to absolute perfection...How about a change of colour for the 'N' notes button when a note has been added/
dean

Done in V1.205 in the main Family panel

include the option to insert the subject's dafault image placed atop the " individual" report.

Thank you Douglas - done in V1.205. In the reports for Selected Person, Ancestors and Descendants the user may opt to include the default pictures for each person + their spouse.
Keith

Originally posted by annemac Hi Keith Wanting to say thank you for putting a link to my TNG web site for genealogy. I have nothing but admiration for this iFamily program and for the work and consideration you give to all our suggestions and wants. All I have on my web site, over 5000 people and hu...

Thanks Douglas,
It currently only works if you quit by closing the main window with the red close button in the top LH corner of the main window frame. Have amended the code to also save the frame size when you use Control Q or if you quit using the menu option Quit iFamily For Tiger.

Originally posted by Douglas

Glad to see 1.204 released. Curiously, on my (Intel Imac) it does not remember the size of the last opened window. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

What's New in V1.204 Ancestor and Descendant Diagrams Minor enhancements to Scrunch mode to remove more white space Initial Opening Size of Main WIndow When you quit from iFamily for Tiger the frame size of the main window is stored and then used for sizing the main window when iFamily for Tiger is...

&quot Dick Eastman ...&quot
Many thanks Douglas, will contact him.
Keith

Originally posted by Douglas

Dick Eastman - wonderful person - seems very quick to be helpful in " getting the word out"

Hi Chris,

The Notes and Comments fields are plain text rather than Rich Text because Gedcom 5.5 does not handle RTF data for transfers of these fields.
However the database already has fields set up so that Rich Text can be stored and displayed at a later date.

Originally posted by Chris Knight

In the notes and comments fields

Chris

Hi Chris, You said " iFamily is not on Cyndi's list - are you going to submit it there? "

iFamily for Tiger has been submitted to Cindi's list and is in her long list of pending items.

Keith

Originally posted by Douglas

Thank you!

(and, yup, I do view at resolutions substantially larger than 980 x 760, as perhaps do many older genealogy enthusiasts)

Hi Chris, you asked: QUOTE Is there a way to resize the iFamily main window so that the window STAYS resized from session to session? UNQUOTE So you have a 30" cinema screen (you lucky guy) and you want iFamily for Tiger to fill the screen every time you open it? In iFamily for Tiger you can have mu...

Hi Douglas

You can use before (bef), about (abt, c, circa) and after (aft) but not " between" dates in iFamily for Tiger.

For between dates I suggest that you average them and enter an about date.

Keith

Originally posted by barrell

There are times when I like to use vague date formats like " pre 1850" , " post 1850" , " ca 1850" , " 1850-1860" . Can I use these in the date fields? They are standard genealogy terminology and my Reunion took them OK.