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by JohnLiddle
01 Apr 2023 12:55
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Possible glitch in Export GEDCOM plugin
Replies: 2
Views: 599

Possible glitch in Export GEDCOM plugin

I am playing with importing my TMG data into FH, exporting it using the above plugin and then using GEDSite to produce a website from it. I have just noticed that the plugin seems to be exporting all "Burial" tags as "Cremation" - can anyone confirm that, or is it just me (it oft...
by JohnLiddle
10 May 2021 14:01
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Search & replace in Role sentence templates
Replies: 6
Views: 1814

Re: Search & replace in Role sentence templates

Mike - thank you so much for that.

My Customisation files are stored in a different place (I don't store data on my C: drive), but the process is as you described and was eminently successful.
by JohnLiddle
09 May 2021 20:13
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Search & replace in Role sentence templates
Replies: 6
Views: 1814

Search & replace in Role sentence templates

I expect I'm just in my normal Pooh Bear of very little brain mode, but how do I use Edit>Find & Replace or the Search & replace plugin to change Role sentence templates? This is necessary because FH still does not import roles cleanly from TMG and every female role sentence is pre-pended wi...
by JohnLiddle
19 Apr 2021 16:20
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Moving source 'Notes' to 'Text From Source'
Replies: 6
Views: 2658

Re: Moving source 'Notes' to 'Text From Source'

tatewise wrote: 19 Apr 2021 15:06 The clue that the Plugin has done something is that Edit > Undo Plugin Updates is an available option.
Ah - a useful little wrinkle!

Thanks again Mike.
by JohnLiddle
19 Apr 2021 14:39
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Moving source 'Notes' to 'Text From Source'
Replies: 6
Views: 2658

Re: Moving source 'Notes' to 'Text From Source'

Hi Mike, I seem to have overcome the problem (which was probably me!). The second of the two plugins I identified has worked. This is the one which swaps "Text from source" with "Notes". I suspect that since it did its job so quickly (I am playing with a small database) and does ...
by JohnLiddle
19 Apr 2021 11:21
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Moving source 'Notes' to 'Text From Source'
Replies: 6
Views: 2658

Re: Moving source 'Notes' to 'Text From Source'

Mike,

thank you for your prompt response.

The plugins I had come accross which have a bearing on this include:-

download/file.php?id=4050

download/file.php?id=1580

Does this help?
by JohnLiddle
18 Apr 2021 20:33
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Moving source 'Notes' to 'Text From Source'
Replies: 6
Views: 2658

Moving source 'Notes' to 'Text From Source'

I have come across several of Mike Tate's plugins which automate the process of moving source "Notes" to "Text from source", but none of them seem to do anything under Version 7. I assume this is a result of changes in Ver 7 and wondered if anyone could advise me how those older ...
by JohnLiddle
16 Mar 2021 14:33
Forum: General Usage
Topic: How to save a view
Replies: 17
Views: 4997

Re: How to save a view

Thanks Mike - I have to say that this is a major oversight by the program writers - other programs seem perfectly able to able to offer this facility.
by JohnLiddle
16 Mar 2021 13:01
Forum: General Usage
Topic: How to save a view
Replies: 17
Views: 4997

How to save a view

I know I'm being dumb here, but I cannot figure out how, having produced an arrangement of Focus Window, Property Box, source citation that I want to work with, I can save that view and have the program open in that configuration every time.

There must be an easy answer, but I can't find it.
by JohnLiddle
19 Dec 2020 11:12
Forum: Importing
Topic: Apparent failure to transcribe TMG text format code on import
Replies: 1
Views: 1469

Re: Apparent failure to transcribe TMG text format code on import

I raised a ticket with FH suggesting that translation of these codes should be part of the import process and within a commendably short space time got an answer, reproduced below. "As you rightly say, it could be handled as part of the input process. However, we weren't quite sure what to do w...
by JohnLiddle
17 Dec 2020 17:40
Forum: Importing
Topic: Apparent failure to transcribe TMG text format code on import
Replies: 1
Views: 1469

Apparent failure to transcribe TMG text format code on import

UPDATE - I have now raised a support ticket on this I have been footling around with a subset of my TMG database to assess the improved import process and I seem to have come across a problem. In my sources on TMG, I use the TMG italic code [ITAL:] text goes here[:ITAL]. Instead of being transcribed...
by JohnLiddle
11 Mar 2015 15:57
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Creating a web site with FH
Replies: 39
Views: 19348

Re: Creating a web site with FH

Dear Nick-V, I am afraid my use of Second Site has so far been limited pretty well to the vanilla straight out of the box level. Whilst I cannot guarantee that the GEDCOM version John Cardinal has in hand will have all the bells and whistles that the TMG version has, I would be surprised if it were ...
by JohnLiddle
10 Mar 2015 22:21
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Creating a web site with FH
Replies: 39
Views: 19348

Re: Creating a web site with FH

As regards third-party programs which create web sites from genealogical data, you may care to keep an eye out for an upcoming offering from John Cardinal. John produces the Second Site program, which is used with TMG only. This is an incredibly flexible web site generator of great quality. However,...
by JohnLiddle
09 Mar 2015 14:37
Forum: Importing
Topic: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG
Replies: 13
Views: 10776

Re: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG

Mike,

many thanks for the latest plugin - it did the trick and saved me a load of work - much appreciated.

Is it something that should be mentioned in the "Transfer from TMG" section?

Best wishes
by JohnLiddle
08 Mar 2015 19:31
Forum: Importing
Topic: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG
Replies: 13
Views: 10776

Re: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG

Mike,

many thanks for the plugin.

Unfortunately, when I ran it I got:-
by JohnLiddle
08 Mar 2015 18:35
Forum: Importing
Topic: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG
Replies: 13
Views: 10776

Re: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG

Hi Mike, I have cracked it! It is a TMG quirk. Having looked at one of the Media Records ("Exhibits" in TMG) I have discovered the following. TMG gives each exhibit a name which for reasons unknown it calls the "Topic". You can specify your own (I was not aware of this and have n...
by JohnLiddle
08 Mar 2015 17:34
Forum: Importing
Topic: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG
Replies: 13
Views: 10776

Re: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG

Hi Mike,

my Media Record window is not quite the same as yours, but you will note the truncation of the names.
by JohnLiddle
08 Mar 2015 15:25
Forum: Importing
Topic: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG
Replies: 13
Views: 10776

Re: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG

You can make the column as wide as you like - only 30 characters are displayed.
by JohnLiddle
08 Mar 2015 14:13
Forum: Importing
Topic: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG
Replies: 13
Views: 10776

Re: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG

Oh b*ll*cks! - my error - it is just the width of the first column of the media window which is truncated (and I note, not configurable) - not the filename itself.

Grovelling apologies
by JohnLiddle
08 Mar 2015 12:38
Forum: Importing
Topic: Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG
Replies: 13
Views: 10776

Truncation of Media filenames on import from TMG

Looking at the TMG data I have imported (using direct method), I note that FH has truncated the names of the media files to 30 characters.

Why?

Is this configurable?
by JohnLiddle
07 Mar 2015 21:50
Forum: General Usage
Topic: How to enter witness age
Replies: 4
Views: 4923

Re: How to enter witness age

Hi again Nick,

I see your argument and I think that you draw a valid distinction in terms of the equality of participation in the event.
by JohnLiddle
07 Mar 2015 21:22
Forum: General Usage
Topic: How to enter witness age
Replies: 4
Views: 4923

Re: How to enter witness age

Hi Nick,

you wrote "Witness roles don't have an option to include age" - yes, I see that, but why not?
by JohnLiddle
07 Mar 2015 20:20
Forum: General Usage
Topic: How to enter witness age
Replies: 4
Views: 4923

How to enter witness age

When I click on a "normal" census fact in the "Facts" tab for an individual, the data entry pane below allows me to input date, age, place, address and a note. However, if I click on a census fact that is derived from the individual being a witness to a census entry, there is no ...
by JohnLiddle
06 Mar 2015 20:09
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Incorrect lifespan dates in Focus window
Replies: 9
Views: 7156

Re: Incorrect lifespan dates in Focus window

Hmmm..... well not entirely. Putting Facts in Date Order does change things, but it makes it clearer that FH merely takes the first birth fact it sees as the start of the life span and the first death fact it sees as the end of the span. No genealogy program should make assumptions on the part of th...
by JohnLiddle
05 Mar 2015 21:39
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Incorrect lifespan dates in Focus window
Replies: 9
Views: 7156

Incorrect lifespan dates in Focus window

I have several instances where I have more than one possible birth date and/or death date for an individual. These derive from different sources. FH seems to make up its own mind as to which of these dates to use to display the lifespan in the focus window. For instance, where I have 6 possible birt...