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To be a little pedantic the Facts tab displays the note associated with each single fact (if there is one). The Notes tab displayed notes associated with one or more individuals but not specific to a fact.

Sounds good, Mark

I have always assumed experienced programmers would access the windows APIs via luacom to get exactly the details they need and would never chide anyone for a DIY approach. Admittedly the luacom and windows documentation can be hard to find your way around but I doubt that's anything an experienced ...

We have been over this ground repeatedly. I remember pointing out the luacom. Date format option to Mike as a way forward for his own use

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I'm probably not allowed to have an opinion but I think the absence of information is important to record...

Having just experimented with both, that feels like a fair summary.

I know the 'Windows' (new) plugin can read backups made by the longstanding alternative. Is the converse true, and should that capability be mentioned if its another difference?

Thanks, Mike -- that works.

I've just run a test, and it is indeed reporting a media link to the Header Record if there is a Media record attached to the Prepared Citation. (The Data reference for the Prepared Citation is HEAD._PCIT which I can now see in your screenshot (too small to read on my phone!). Interestingly the plug...

If you have a Prepared Citation, it is stored in the Header Record. I'm away from my PC so can't check, but I suspect that may be the explanation.

I think this is partly a generational thing and partly whether people feel intimidated by "systems". I think there's something else in play here. I regularly help somebody who is not inclined to 'click around' or explore menus to find out what is possible. They have 11 years longer in the IT indust...

Tools > Plugins, then the More button which reveals an extra set of buttons to the right. Select the relevant plugin and the Edit

Clearly, the Windows-based backup/restore is faster. No surprise there. I would love to retire my plugin but that would leave some scenarios unsupported. e.g. 1) Windows emulators (Crossover/Wine), 2) Beta test FH installed versions I'm pretty sure a version of Marks' plugin could be quickly pulled...

Conservation Resources just came up on my Twitter feed, recommended by one archivist to another.

No controversy! Just a discussion. There's merit in your comment about a counsel of perfection. Using easy to create source details in FH to enable you to locate a source again, and hand crafting an EE compliant Citation when publishing makes sense, especially since you'd almost certainly be hand cr...

To achieve something close to EE, I used the Create Source Form Template plugin (not yet updated for V7) to create Source Title and Short Title (using Generic source terminology) but it was nowhere near as good as using the Advanced templates in V7. It could come closer in V7, perhaps, but isn't hig...

Have a look at Family Historian Copy and Migration Guide . For a plugin to transfer settings, there are now two options available: (1) the Plugin described in this thread: https://fhug.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=20544&start=50#p124390 (2) this longer-standing plugin which is a bit more comple...

Even easier would be to use a temporary file via os.tmpname.

Is there a wider need to be able to use the Webview2 control from within Lua? Opening a web page (e.g. for Help) isn't an issue, and I can't immediately think of another plugin beside Map Life Facts that needs to interact with a browser window, so I don't think that such a need exists but I'm prepar...

I'm running Windows 11 (on the Insiders beta testing channel). I can't run Internet Explorer as a standalone app (I get Edge instead if I try), but your plugin seems to work fine.

I suspect IE mode is explained here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deploy ... ge-ie-mode

Ruth, I wasn't suggesting you would need to modify the plugin -- I would have to do it, but fear it will be some time before I can find the time, so to speak.

It might be work asking if AS can create text from source without using tables?

If you manage to adjust the templates, there may be significant work needed on the plugin to use a template that doesn't support tables.

It sounds as if you're running into the issues with rich text tables described in this thread 18285|FH v7 and windows emulators WARNING , which is not something that can be fixed in the DEA ... Can you get into the autotext templates to edit them? (Tools > Manage Autotext, navigate to a entry and se...

We prefer people use this link to add downloads to the KB: Add/Update a Download

It allows us to collect all the info we need in a structured fashion.

Mark,

my use case is:

• planning to migrate to new PC
• backup
• restore

If I have a major PC failure, I depend on restoring my entire system (backed up via another program) not a specific FH backup.

And so, dates are irrelevant -- all I need is backup and restore a day (or a few days later).