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by RalfofAmber
31 Jan 2010 18:07
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: Ancestral Sources: Beta Testers Required
Replies: 25
Views: 12006

Ancestral Sources: Beta Testers Required

Count me in:

OS: Windows XP Sp3 & Windows 7 64 bit
Recording Method: 1
Census Transcripts: Yes
Census Images: Yes
Countries: UK
by RalfofAmber
26 Dec 2009 10:47
Forum: Research
Topic: Lost Parish Records
Replies: 3
Views: 2855

Lost Parish Records

The recent Society of Genealogists did a feature on just this topic! It seems the Fire led to a period of consolidation and rationalisation of parishes. Wiki talks about this here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_churches_rebuilt_after_the_Great_Fire_of_London_but_since_demolished . The article...
by RalfofAmber
11 Sep 2009 12:49
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: How did you decide who to have as your Root Person
Replies: 8
Views: 5665

How did you decide who to have as your Root Person

Normally me (I am the centre of my univers after all!), though obviously when sending bits to relatives that moves to them.

I also moved the root when working out relationships in a small village most of whome married cousins over three generations, just to track what was going on!
by RalfofAmber
26 Jul 2009 20:05
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: organizing files on hard drive
Replies: 23
Views: 12115

organizing files on hard drive

I may yet do that - I just feel that I want the relative addressing and everything else to work when I sync my structure to a USB drive and work from a laptop.

What I want is relative addressing to a master root (or a /media concept in UNIX).

Will keep playing until I get the effect I want!
by RalfofAmber
26 Jul 2009 14:04
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: organizing files on hard drive
Replies: 23
Views: 12115

organizing files on hard drive

On the subject of winmerge, I am using it to work out how exactly making a project in FH4 shuffles my media around from where I have it in FH3. I discover it has basically moved a few leaf nodes around I had in parallel and placed them all in a media node (which I also had for general media). Winmer...
by RalfofAmber
23 Jul 2009 14:05
Forum: Closed Wish List Requests
Topic: Surname Capitalization - a Third Way
Replies: 2
Views: 2989

Surname Capitalization - a Third Way

Much worse in irish, particularly with more traditional spellings emerging, e.g. o'h'Obain
by RalfofAmber
15 Jul 2009 12:28
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: new laptop
Replies: 11
Views: 5647

new laptop

In Europe Windows 7 is a full install only so it wipes the disc and you reinstall software (oh and back up data first!) As to sync-ing, I use a portable drive I sync from my desktop with SyncBackSE and use as a drive on the laptop opened direct from FH (and gedcom census). I then sync back to my des...
by RalfofAmber
09 Jul 2009 08:06
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: iphone app
Replies: 24
Views: 13379

iphone app

Maybe a survey of how many people would use such a facility might be useful (which to some extent is what the wishlist is!)

I for one have no aims to by an iphone, and where do you draw the line (plus how many developers are there in Calico?)
by RalfofAmber
02 Jul 2009 18:35
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: record flags
Replies: 8
Views: 5580

record flags

I exported my diagram scheme from FH3 then re-imported in FH4 and all was well. I have around 25 possible flags in my diagram and it works fine.

I can only suggest rechecking how you set the rule up
by RalfofAmber
30 Jun 2009 08:12
Forum: Importing
Topic: Vista to XP
Replies: 4
Views: 3931

Vista to XP

I have XP on my desktop and Vista on my laptop. I control where FH and gedcom census work to suit me, rather than be dictated to by windows. I use syncback to copy my desktop set up to a memory stick (8Gb!) and on the laptop work from the memory stick as an external drive. So far no problems though ...
by RalfofAmber
15 Jun 2009 09:17
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: Where do I enter cause of death now?
Replies: 7
Views: 5217

Where do I enter cause of death now?

Or amend / add tabs to present the options you want to use
by RalfofAmber
14 Jun 2009 07:58
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: Linking two families
Replies: 4
Views: 3278

Linking two families

Before now, and to allow them to appear on the same diagram I have added in logical relatives with names such as XXXX, so in your case (if you know no more) I might add an XXX Ratcliff identified as the theoretical father of William and John. I know this is rather dodgy (and the may be cousins) but ...
by RalfofAmber
13 Jun 2009 18:04
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: Ver 4.2 upgrade
Replies: 5
Views: 3752

Ver 4.2 upgrade

No problem for me, did you install 4.0.1 ok?
by RalfofAmber
11 Jun 2009 10:42
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: place media
Replies: 3
Views: 2830

place media

I have attached to the source for the event before
by RalfofAmber
05 Jun 2009 07:56
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: Record ID Assignment
Replies: 5
Views: 3373

Record ID Assignment

Also if you tie records to other files (or take your file into a database) you wouldn't want to re-use numbers as it would invalidate any work you did elsewhere
by RalfofAmber
03 Jun 2009 14:39
Forum: Research
Topic: Who should be included on a family Tree?
Replies: 6
Views: 5161

Who should be included on a family Tree?

I think it all depends on what you want, you could maintain a big tree of all known direct and indirect relatives and split out more specific lines. I certainly have wandered fairly wide into 6th/7th cousins and then for spouses I might do their immediate family. I also keep all instances of a key s...
by RalfofAmber
03 Jun 2009 12:45
Forum: Research
Topic: software for brainstorming?
Replies: 10
Views: 6495

software for brainstorming?

I just looked at Treeline that Jane mentions, again I think this is great if you know how your data is structured, but doesn't tell you what your structure should be
by RalfofAmber
03 Jun 2009 12:43
Forum: Research
Topic: software for brainstorming?
Replies: 10
Views: 6495

software for brainstorming?

I use One Note, it is great for scrap booking and string random pieces of data but you have to produce your own taxonmy (i.e. name all the tabs / pages). It is good for find all mentions of a piece of text bur doesn't do correlation/ complex queeries and so on. It is a great research filing tool tho...
by RalfofAmber
03 Jun 2009 09:01
Forum: Research
Topic: software for brainstorming?
Replies: 10
Views: 6495

software for brainstorming?

You could stifck it all in a database and write some queeries (I am toying with doing this to help wade through the records I capture from Parish Registers). Your requirement is more complex and probably would benefit from a visualisation tool. I am looking at something to allow geo-mapping of recor...
by RalfofAmber
30 May 2009 15:13
Forum: Gedcom Census (closed)
Topic: Gedcom census slow
Replies: 4
Views: 3808

Gedcom census slow

PS - I just re-read your post, RAID 1 can be slow if it is software (which may mean all data is written twice rather than with a more expensive controller) - what RAID device do you use?
by RalfofAmber
30 May 2009 15:12
Forum: Gedcom Census (closed)
Topic: Gedcom census slow
Replies: 4
Views: 3808

Gedcom census slow

How long does it take to open the gedcom file in notepad then save it back? It may be your configuration causing problems. Which RAID configuration did you use?
by RalfofAmber
24 May 2009 08:09
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: V4 and previous custom queries etc
Replies: 4
Views: 3227

V4 and previous custom queries etc

As with diagram customisations you will need to export and re-import I'm afraid
by RalfofAmber
22 May 2009 18:30
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: Cursor problem on vista
Replies: 5
Views: 3955

Cursor problem on vista

Sounds like memory to me, when you says sticks do you mean lags behind when you move the mouse? Is your anti-virus scanning or anything similar?
by RalfofAmber
16 May 2009 07:09
Forum: Closed Wish List Requests
Topic: Click right in Property Box
Replies: 1
Views: 1658

Click right in Property Box

Rather than locate the 'menu' button at the top, surely click right should bring up the menu as well?

This would make customisation a lot simpler

http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldispl ... lwlref=414

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by RalfofAmber
16 May 2009 07:08
Forum: Closed Wish List Requests
Topic: Export / Import Property Box Customisation
Replies: 2
Views: 2170

Export / Import Property Box Customisation

Although it looks like the file with the customisations is tucked away but locatable, it is in very different positions between XP and Vista and not simple for a non-techie user to keep two machines in sync. Can we have a simple routine from FH4 please? http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldisplay.php?...