Am I missing something in this thread? What kind of report do you want the "Include Photos" option added to? It is already on the box charts and the hourglass tree charts, in the Books and a few other places. You know, This is a family oriented list, you could get kicked off for using dirty words like "MAC" <};-) Alfred ========== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Grisolia" <agrisolia@texoma.net> > > > Given that, I'd like to request an easy way to include siblings of ancestors in an ancestor > wall chart. Another option to check in addition to, "Print birth, marriage, death info?" and, > "Include photos?" would be great. I've used v.9.02 for several months and would not > trade it for anything, but a friend with a MAC who uses Reunion can produce such charts > and they are magnificent. > > Tony Grisolia >

Original message from: "Earnie Breeding" >Having been in at least 2 positions in this cycle, Proposer & Beta Tester, I >can assure you that now is the time to give Bruce Ideas. He can never >incorporate all of them, but does look at all the suggestions and >incorporates many of them. >Earnie Given that, I'd like to request an easy way to include siblings of ancestors in an ancestor wall chart. Another option to check in addition to, "Print birth, marriage, death info?" and, "Include photos?" would be great. I've used v.9.02 for several months and would not trade it for anything, but a friend with a MAC who uses Reunion can produce such charts and they are magnificent. Tony Grisolia

Having been in at least 2 positions in this cycle, Proposer & Beta Tester, I can assure you that now is the time to give Bruce Ideas. He can never incorporate all of them, but does look at all the suggestions and incorporates many of them. Earnie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Wells" <dwells@chisp.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 6:00 PM Subject: [FO] Software Development Cycle > For those who do not understand or comprehend the development cycle of software such as FOW. > > Immediately upon releaseing a new version of a product, the cycle begins over for the next release. This is the point in time where negotiations occur and the basic feature set for the next version is formulated. This time period is typically 2-4 month in duration. That means by January, the basic content is fixed and the contracts are signed for the next version. > > >From about January through about April, actual development and initial testing occurs. Minor fixes and enhancements may be included. > > By May or June, Beta Testing begins. At this point a rare change may occur. Normally, only refinements and bug fixes are incorporated. By mid July, everything is ready for "factory release". At this point, a months breather for vacations etc., then everything starts over with the "Release Announcement". > > This topic comes up every year when the new release comes out. One group makes suggestions for enhancements and the other group hollers "Foul". There is another group that becomes vocal sometimes saying "Leave it Alone", "Don't Improve it", or "What do you expect for such a low cost" > > Before responding to any of the messages, try and put yourself in the opposing position and think about it. > > Dick > > > > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > GETTING THE MOST OUT OF FAMILY ORIGINS by Bruce Buzbee - FO DEMO > http://formalsoft.com NO WEB ACCESS? Write to FormalSoft@aol.com for ordering information. > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

Arlene is right, of course, but it is all BRUCE'S fault, because he at least listens to our requests, however outlandish he may think some of them to be. I have had two of them for several years now, but one of them will appear in version 10, so I will now pester him half as much as I used to. Now, Bruce, if you can just come up with a FIELD-specific toggle instead of the fact-specific one, so we can choose between individuals to display or not display a field (such as dates of birth and other information that may not be "private" universally), then I will leave you alone FOREVER <g>. Does a genealogist EVER get "enough?" David *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 08/14/2001, at 11:13 AM, Arlene wrote: >I wonder if a reasonable request would be that we all wait for awhile before >asking for new "wish lists" -- after all, v10*just* became available. >..... >Arlene > <clip> MSgt David E. Cann, USMC (Ret'd) Phone: 540-372-7868 Fax: 540-372-7707 E-mail: decann@infi.net Family home page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~decann

Is there a way to identify (in a custom report) all people who have multiple marriage records? I may have the same problem as Tom did, but my file is over 70,000 individuals. My problem is that some multiple marriage couples may have nothing in the "marriage date" or "location" fields, then some may have information in one or the other fields on one record, but nothing in the other marriage record. Then I will have those couples who have information in one or the other fields in all of the marriage records. James W. Elting Elting Family Genealogist -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson [mailto:wraithp@charter.net] Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 6:53 PM To: FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FO] Marriage Records Highlight the spouse with multiple marriages, select edit, rearrange, and simply move the spouses into the correct order (drag and drop) You can do the same with children when they are not in date order. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Rennebaum" <tomrenn@rmci.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: August 13, 2001 5:36 PM Subject: [FO] Marriage Records > I was not careful entering multiple marriages in the order that they > occurred. Didn't realize how important this was until I generated a > "descendant" report. What I got was the marriages in order of how they were > entered, regardless of date. Is there an *easy* way to swap the order of the > marriages, or do I have to delete and then re-enter the marriages in the > correct order? > Thank you, > Tom > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > Very basic Windows: http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/created4/COMPUTERBASICS.html > basic HTML: http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~pasher/ > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > ______________________________

For those who do not understand or comprehend the development cycle of software such as FOW. Immediately upon releaseing a new version of a product, the cycle begins over for the next release. This is the point in time where negotiations occur and the basic feature set for the next version is formulated. This time period is typically 2-4 month in duration. That means by January, the basic content is fixed and the contracts are signed for the next version. >From about January through about April, actual development and initial testing occurs. Minor fixes and enhancements may be included. By May or June, Beta Testing begins. At this point a rare change may occur. Normally, only refinements and bug fixes are incorporated. By mid July, everything is ready for "factory release". At this point, a months breather for vacations etc., then everything starts over with the "Release Announcement". This topic comes up every year when the new release comes out. One group makes suggestions for enhancements and the other group hollers "Foul". There is another group that becomes vocal sometimes saying "Leave it Alone", "Don't Improve it", or "What do you expect for such a low cost" Before responding to any of the messages, try and put yourself in the opposing position and think about it. Dick

AMEN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene" <aparnes@earthlink.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [FO] Wish List Item > I wonder if a reasonable request would be that we all wait for awhile before > asking for new "wish lists" -- after all, v10*just* became available. > ..... > Arlene > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > The "Family Origins® Wish List" http://formalsoft.com/wishlist.htm > ??? FAQ ??? -- http://www.graabek.com/fow/fofaq.html > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode =F11HB > >

Penny Hause <"phause"@loa.com> wrote: >In Family Origins 6.0 is there any way of >changing the font when you are printing >a pedigree chart? It looks like you can >select fonts for most of the other reports. You can change the font on the header and footer of the pedigree chart but not in the body in FO and later versions are all the same. Wayne League

Yvonne Bennett <yvonne@monmouth.com> wrote: >I am trying to restore my data and am getting >"Error # 935 & 94001 Null Input Parameters unexpected d4 field" >"Error #64 and 90615 File found error opening file file 4 open. A:\ >Bennett p.DBF" >Can anyone help, or it it hopeless? Are you trying to restore a backup from a floppy disk, Yvonne? It sounds like you have restored the database onto the floppy disk also. There may not be enough room on the floppy to contain the restored database. It would be better to restore it onto your hard drive. But the floppy disk may have gone bad and if that is the case then it may be hopeless indeed! You might try running scandisk on the floppy and have it fix any errors it finds. Do a thorough scan of every sector on the disk. Also, you might try restoring the database using WinZip or PKZip instead of Family Origins. Logically, that shouldn't make any difference, but with computers, you never know. Floppy disks are notorious for going bad . . . . good luck! Wayne League

I wonder if a reasonable request would be that we all wait for awhile before asking for new "wish lists" -- after all, v10*just* became available. ..... Arlene

Another little Wish List item Change the Global Source during GEDCOM import to the same format as the current Source and Citation. Currently, all we can add is a source during the GEDCOM Import, which is pre-loaded with some information. The way I would like to define my source matches the Source and Citation mode, with the source being the person or location the GEDCOM was received from, and the Citation containing the date and specifics. Example: Source= "Family Origins List", and Citation="GEDCOM published 8/13/2001" Since I prefer to place my sources with the Facts, rather than as a General Source, I would like to see an option to add this to each fact during import. In the event the individual has no facts, then as a General Source. Dick

I like this idea. I would also like to see an option for a continuous printout with an individual's children listed under each spouse. J. Morlock In a message dated 8/13/2001 12:14:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dwells@chisp.net writes: > Here is a Wish List item for the future version(s) of FOW. > > When creating Family Group Sheets for an individual, who has had multiple > spouses, the ability to create sheets for each pairing as a single report > request. >

I like this idea. I would also like to see an option for a continuous printout with an individual's children listed under each spouse. J. Morlock In a message dated 8/13/2001 12:14:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dwells@chisp.net writes: > Here is a Wish List item for the future version(s) of FOW. > > When creating Family Group Sheets for an individual, who has had multiple > spouses, the ability to create sheets for each pairing as a single report > request. >

Hi, everyone, I'm new to the list...sorry if these are FAQs. In Family Origins 6.0 is there any way of changing the font when you are printing a pedigree chart? It looks like you can select fonts for most of the other reports. If not, is this something that is offered in later versions, i.e., 10.0? I see lots of frills that I might not ever use on the features list on the web site, but don't see the ability to select fonts for pedigree reports specifically mentioned. Do you know if one is eligible for the upgrade price when jumping from 6.0 to 10.0? Thanks, Penny Hause phause@loa.com

Click on edit, rearrange and choose spouses. You can put them in the order you want. Reordering children works the same way. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Rennebaum" <tomrenn@rmci.net> Subject: [FO] Marriage Records > I was not careful entering multiple marriages in the order that theyoccurred. Didn't realize how important this was until I generated a "descendant" report. What I got was the marriages in order of how they were entered, regardless of date. Is there an *easy* way to swap the order of the marriages, or do I have to delete and then re-enter the marriages in the correct order?

Highlight the individual who has the multiple marriages. Go up to Edit, scroll down to Rearrange, choose spouses, then drag and move where they go. very simple -- Janelle Holmes Wildair Kennels Dripping Springs, TX

Highlight the spouse with multiple marriages, select edit, rearrange, and simply move the spouses into the correct order (drag and drop) You can do the same with children when they are not in date order. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Rennebaum" <tomrenn@rmci.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: August 13, 2001 5:36 PM Subject: [FO] Marriage Records > I was not careful entering multiple marriages in the order that they > occurred. Didn't realize how important this was until I generated a > "descendant" report. What I got was the marriages in order of how they were > entered, regardless of date. Is there an *easy* way to swap the order of the > marriages, or do I have to delete and then re-enter the marriages in the > correct order? > Thank you, > Tom > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > Very basic Windows: http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/created4/COMPUTERBASICS.html > basic HTML: http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~pasher/ > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

Highlight the individual with the multiple marriages you want to rearrange, Go to the "Edit" menu, Select "rearrange" Select "spouses" Drag them to any position you want by moving over one, pressing the mouse button and sliding it up or down into the position you want before releasing the button, (If you select "Children" instead of "spouses" you can rearrange the children in a family the same way) Good Luck, Alfred =========== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Rennebaum" <tomrenn@rmci.net> > I was not careful entering multiple marriages in the order that they > occurred. Didn't realize how important this was until I generated a > "descendant" report. What I got was the marriages in order of how they were > entered, regardless of date. Is there an *easy* way to swap the order of the > marriages, or do I have to delete and then re-enter the marriages in the > correct order? > Thank you, > Tom

I am trying to restore my data and am getting "Error # 935 & 94001 Null Input Parameters unexpected d4 field" "Error #64 and 90615 File found error opening file file 4 open. A:\ Bennett p.DBF" Can anyone help, or it it hopeless? Yvonne

I was not careful entering multiple marriages in the order that they occurred. Didn't realize how important this was until I generated a "descendant" report. What I got was the marriages in order of how they were entered, regardless of date. Is there an *easy* way to swap the order of the marriages, or do I have to delete and then re-enter the marriages in the correct order? Thank you, Tom