I agree with Paul's concept. In the Family View screen, some type of indicator of which child(ren) is a "direct line" to the Root Person is needed. The paternal/maternal indicator is a plus. Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Smith" <prsmith@pdq.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 6:09 AM Subject: Re: [FO] Software Development Cycle > Since we're doing the annual wish list, I'll add mine again > (maybe it will be a bit higher on the list this year.) > > Following ancestral lines in the pedigree is easy, you just > click on the right arrows until you get to the end of the > chosen line. Following the path back down, however, is a > bit more complex since there can be multiple lines from a > given ancestor. Right now, the only way to know that there > is more than one line is to right click and look at the > 'View relatives' option at each step - a very cumbersome > method. > > Rather than showing just one child in the leftmost position > of the pedigree, I would like for the on-screen pedigree > chart to show a listing of all of the children and I would > like for the program to indicate which of the children are > the lineal ancestors of the root person and to display a > code to identify whether it's the paternal or maternal line > of the root person. In other words, if there are 12 > children and you (the root person) are a descendant of two > of them, all 12 should be listed (maybe a scroll box?), the > lineal ancestors should have arrows like the leftmost person > in the pedigree and they should be blue or pink to indicate > your paternal or maternal ancestral line. > > Please? > > -- Happy Hunting!! -- Paul > Houston, TX, USA > ICQ #73314929 > Researching: VA - WHITE,LIPSCOMB,HILL,JOHNSON,SAUNDERS, > TALBOT,TATE,EVANS > NC - SMITH, BOSWELL, RHODES, CAPEHART,MORRIS, > MARSHE, BRITT,SHAW > > View my American Ancestry at: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~paulrsmith > **************** > FREE Credit Card Referral Program. Quick money > AND residual, lifetime income! CHECK IT OUT !! > http://smithecomservices.tripod.com > *************************************** > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp