I must thank Nick for this, however my response was to the following statement from Martin Budd, and I quote :- ""I don't think it requires anything quite that radical! I'm probably over simplifying this, but I wonder if before the reload, FH could remember which diagram you were using and which individual you were looking at and then following the reload, redisplay the diagram and refocus on that individual. Diagram are more complex but it would be good if at least the individual you were viewing in the Focus Window was retained following a reload. Let's see what version 5 brings..."" I'm pretty sure I got the meaning of this correctly. In any event, when FH reloads it should start as normal, otherwise we would all be faced with having the last person viewed popping up in the focus screen, and having diagrams, and perhaps reports opening. I would hate to be forced to have to close down things I don't want. I was never a programmer, but I could imagine that if someone built in rules for different file opening circumstances, things could quite easily become a disaster. I would say leave well alone, and if you don't like the way Family Historian reloads after using an external programme, don't use the external programme, otherwise live with it. Regards Shelagh -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nick Walker (Ancestral Sources) Sent: 11 February 2012 15:29 To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] Saving from Ancestral Sources Shelagh said: >When opening FH the person showing in the focus window is always the root person, > and is the most logical way of working it. Personally I can't think of a more sensible way. I think you've missed the point Shelagh and this isn't an Ancestral Sources question at all. The issue that Julie was pointing out is that if you're in Family Historian and the file is updated outside of Family Historian (which could be by an external program), then Family Historian notices this and reloads the file. Julie would like it to continue to show her the diagram she was working on following the reload rather than close the diagram. Of course Shelagh you are right that it makes sense for FH to open with the root person as the focus - no one in this discussion is suggesting otherwise - this discussion is related to re-loading. Best wishes Nick ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message