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by mjashby
09 Mar 2024 12:14
Forum: Importing
Topic: Import from Mac Family Tree
Replies: 12
Views: 218

Re: Import from Mac Family Tree

Mike, If it's of any interest, you can download a copy of the MacMamilyTree User Guide from https://www.syniumsoftware.com/macfamilytree/tutorials (The User Guide downloads are listed a the very bottom of the page.) I brief scan through the document will give you an impression of some of the the dif...
by mjashby
28 Feb 2024 15:42
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Backup and Restore Family Historian Settings 3.6 giving errors
Replies: 16
Views: 532

Re: Backup and Restore Family Historian Settings 3.6 giving errors

Gary, It may be that using the UNC path to the file location that is causing the problem. Does Parallels not allow use of the Windows Drive letter identifiers for 'networked' drive locations? It's more than 10 years since I used Parallels, so I can't remember the Parallels options, but when using a ...
by mjashby
01 Dec 2023 11:44
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Windows app
Replies: 8
Views: 642

Re: Windows app

It's already possible to set up a Microsoft RDP Client, or one of many other RDP Clients, on a macOS or iOS devices (and there are also plenty of existing RDP options on Linux etc.) to gain 'remote' access to a desktop Windows installation, or an Azure Virtual Desktop installation, so it's a little ...
by mjashby
26 Nov 2023 18:08
Forum: Installing, Migrating & Upgrading
Topic: Installing FH under virtual machine on a Mac
Replies: 7
Views: 738

Re: Installing FH under virtual machine on a Mac

Mike, I'll try to sort something out over in the coming week, but do want to test at least one of the main virtualisation options personally on a 'new' Silicon Mac. Having used VirtualBox for over 10 years, and still having a useable 2019/20 Intel Mac, familiarisation with 'newer' Macs and other vir...
by mjashby
26 Nov 2023 12:16
Forum: Installing, Migrating & Upgrading
Topic: Installing FH under virtual machine on a Mac
Replies: 7
Views: 738

Re: Installing FH under virtual machine on a Mac

Mike (and any KB Editor interested), I'm happy for the information provided to be added to the KB article in whatever format is considered suitable, but don't personally have editing rights. I do intend fully testing the VMware (Free Personal Use License) and UTM Windows for ARM installation process...
by mjashby
26 Nov 2023 01:01
Forum: Installing, Migrating & Upgrading
Topic: Installing FH under virtual machine on a Mac
Replies: 7
Views: 738

Re: Installing FH under virtual machine on a Mac

@amk1609 To continue running Family Historian in a Windows virtual machine on a 'M' series Silicon Mac there are now a few working options, but Oracle VirtualBox is not yet one of them. Oracle's developers appear to have started their development by first working on 'emulation' rather than virtualis...
by mjashby
20 Nov 2023 14:57
Forum: Closed Wish List Requests
Topic: [Wish List Item 626] Automatic generation of UniqueID
Replies: 66
Views: 3357

Re: [Wish List Item 626] Automatic generation of UniqueID

Yes, that I understand, but what I don't understand is that if 'some' Unique IDs are already being created by FH; and 'some' are (potentially) already being imported when bringing in external data: - What (if anything) currently triggers the creation of Individual UIDs in FH, other than importing va...
by mjashby
20 Nov 2023 14:18
Forum: Wish List Requests On Hold
Topic: On Hold until 21 Feb 2025: Table auto-sizing
Replies: 34
Views: 4336

Re: Table auto-sizing

Isn't the real issue with 'resizing' table columns a possible lack of full clarity on the purposes behind the requests/questions that have been raised? Most queries/desires, to me, seem to have been related to on screen appearance, but what may seem 'right' for desktop users with ultra-high definiti...
by mjashby
20 Nov 2023 13:33
Forum: Closed Wish List Requests
Topic: [Wish List Item 626] Automatic generation of UniqueID
Replies: 66
Views: 3357

Re: [Wish List Item 626] Automatic generation of UniqueID

Sorry, but I'm still feeling a bit 'fuzzy' about how the Wishlist proposal fits with the already available Individual UID provision and option. Application and Alteration of Indinividual UID.png Could someone explain how it fits with the currently existing (last) option above to: "Generate UID ...
by mjashby
11 Nov 2023 15:30
Forum: Web Site Usage
Topic: Wish List guidance and rules
Replies: 56
Views: 3763

Re: For discussion: Wish List guidance and rules

... I'd like to see expressions of support explain why a feature would be useful -- those are far more likely to influence CP's thinking. I fully endorse the above comment and strongly suspect that the Family Historian development designer is far more likely to be influenced by the Wish List reques...
by mjashby
06 Nov 2023 08:38
Forum: Reports, Books & Websites
Topic: Generating a source report including citation from template
Replies: 9
Views: 1083

Re: Generating a source report including citation from template

Gary, This obviously got missed, but if your concern is, as you've described, the possibility of 'loss' of your FH Project and possibly the associated/linked media files, then all I'm aware of within FH are the built in project backup options, which do include the possibility of media inclusion prov...
by mjashby
31 Oct 2023 18:06
Forum: Closed Wish List Requests
Topic: [Wish List Item 626] Automatic generation of UniqueID
Replies: 66
Views: 3357

Re: Automatic generation of UniqueID

I'm also a bit confused about what is intended by the creation of an 'additional' UniqueID and the already existing Individual RecordId which is unique within each 'Project' or GEDCOM File. To me that already appears identical to any other genealogy product where the 'UniqueID', in reality, is the t...
by mjashby
30 Oct 2023 11:30
Forum: Genealogy News
Topic: Free Latin Translation Software
Replies: 2
Views: 506

Free Latin Translation Software

This is probably of minority interest, but "Blitz Latin" software has been available since 2001, formally as a commercial application, but is now freeware and continues to be maintained by the author - latest update was in August 2023. Website link: http://johnwhiteauthor.co.uk/Blitzfli.ht...
by mjashby
28 Oct 2023 12:30
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Add religion to baptism fact
Replies: 23
Views: 913

Re: Add religion to baptism fact

Personally, I tend to ignore an individual's 'religious affiliation' unless it is clear that they followed a specific belief by personal choice and not simply due to outside influence or compulsion, e.g. until 1791 the government of the United Kingdom required attendance at church services of the Ch...
by mjashby
27 Oct 2023 20:45
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Add religion to baptism fact
Replies: 23
Views: 913

Re: Add religion to baptism fact

Prior to the commencement of Marriage Registration in England , i.e. 1 July 1837, back to the commencement of Parish Registers, with the exception of the period of the Interregnum 1649-1660 when Civil Marriage replaced Church of England marriages; and the dubious peculiarities of 'Fleet Marriages' i...
by mjashby
23 Oct 2023 23:18
Forum: Media
Topic: media files saved as .gfif
Replies: 13
Views: 885

Re: media files saved as .gfif

This should help: https://www.howtogeek.com/844435/how-to ... ws-or-mac/

Short answer - Use either the Windows 'Paint' or 'Photos' app to load the files and save to .jpg format for use in FH.

Mervyn
by mjashby
15 Oct 2023 10:43
Forum: General Usage
Topic: ORA and FH v6
Replies: 10
Views: 1082

Re: ORA and FH v6

Liz,

As no-one has yet responded to your question, can I ask for clarification on what ORA is? It is not an acronym I am familiar with in connection with family history/genealogy research; and others may also not understand.

Mervyn
by mjashby
12 Oct 2023 13:58
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Date range on property box facts tab
Replies: 60
Views: 3368

Re: Date range on property box facts tab

John, The subject of UK Birth Registration has been discussed before. The 'official' requirement is for all births to be registered within 6 weeks of birth so, assuming compliance with the requirement, a registration in Quarter 4 (1 October-31 December) actually suggests a date of birth between mid-...
by mjashby
12 Oct 2023 09:34
Forum: Reports, Books & Websites
Topic: Unable to run reports
Replies: 16
Views: 1414

Re: Unable to run reports

Mark has a good point. If you have installed WINE from the Ubuntu repositories check the version you have installed, which may be horribly out of date. The current 'stable' version of WINE, as of today, is 8.0.2
by mjashby
11 Oct 2023 16:09
Forum: Reports, Books & Websites
Topic: Unable to run reports
Replies: 16
Views: 1414

Re: Unable to run reports

@cwshonk Mike is, of course, correct about the need to have a default printer set up before the FH reports can display. On Windows this is taken care of automatically by the supplied PDF Printer Driver software, but Windows Printer Drivers don't work under WINE on Linux (or macOS). On Ubuntu Linux I...
by mjashby
04 Oct 2023 17:05
Forum: Research Planning
Topic: Research analysis and conclusions
Replies: 30
Views: 2250

Re: Research analysis and conclusions

If anyone wants to explore a genealogy software package that is designed specifically for evidence gathering and analysis leading to documented conclusions, but not for directly building family structures then my suggestion is to explore https://evidentiasoftware.com . A trial version is available a...
by mjashby
03 Oct 2023 19:40
Forum: Research Planning
Topic: Research analysis and conclusions
Replies: 30
Views: 2250

Re: Research analysis and conclusions

@KFN It's not clear when the conception you have described occurred but, if it was within the last 50 years, it is certainly possible (even if unlikely) that a woman could have conceived a child by her deceased husband weeks/months or even years after his death by with the use of a frozen sperm 'don...
by mjashby
30 Sep 2023 21:27
Forum: Research Planning
Topic: Research analysis and conclusions
Replies: 30
Views: 2250

Re: Research analysis and conclusions

Obviously there must be a need to watch more niche US TV shows such as "Forged in Fire". Descriptive Quote: "In each episode, four bladesmiths compete in a three-round elimination contest to forge bladed weapons, with the overall winner receiving $10,000 and the show's championship ti...
by mjashby
19 Sep 2023 12:05
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Inserting FH created web site into WordPress
Replies: 3
Views: 447

Re: Inserting FH created web site into WordPress

This old thread and the WordPress Plugin mentioned might help to get you started: https://www.fhug.org.uk/forum/viewtopic ... 966#p97966

But I'm not sure that WordPress is suitable for directly importing a 'complete' website built using a genealogy application.

Mervyn
by mjashby
19 Sep 2023 10:34
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Search and Replace download error
Replies: 7
Views: 1180

Re: Search and Replace download error

Agreed. I've just tried updating the Plugin via direct download and it seems that Calico pie haven't updated the download link correctly, or the script header is incorrect.

i.e. Checked the downloaded file using a text editor the header shows:

@lastupdated: 14 Dec 2020
@version: 1.6

Mervyn