The advice below applies to these or later stable versions of PlayOnMac\/Linux.<\/p>\n
Only the latest versions of\u00a0\u0192h<\/span><\/span> and AS are supported as described below.<\/p>\n Also see Reported Problems<\/a>.<\/p>\n Family Historian V7 has some significant issues running on PlayOnMac. Only install \u0192h<\/span><\/span> V7 if you are aware of these limitations.<\/p>\n The PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac install in the same way.<\/p>\n Install\u00a0\u0192h<\/span><\/span> as a new non-listed application:<\/p>\n Install AS as a new non-listed application:<\/p>\n When running AS and adding an image you may get an error message. The continue option can be chosen and the image will be added correctly.<\/p>\n The default Location for projects is My Documents\\Family Historian Projects that is physically on the Mac at Documents\/Family Historian Projects. This is usually mapped as the Z drive so the path will be Z:\\Users\\username\\Documents\\Family Historian Projects\\<\/p>\n The simplest way to update both\u00a0\u0192h<\/span><\/span> and AS is to use their own Help > Check for Updates commands and follow the automated download and install process, although this may not succeed in Wine.<\/p>\n After the update has been downloaded, open PlayOnMac\/Linux select the appropriate virtual drive and then select install a program chose an unlisted programme and then chose Edit or update an existing application and follow the prompts.<\/p>\n Plugins downloaded from the Plugin Store sometimes will not import using the browser Open With option, although Save followed by an explicit Import command works OK. A workaround in Firefox is to use its Firefox > Preferences settings to associate .fh_lua Plugin files with Family Historian then Open With works OK too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Plugins listed below may have limitations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This plugin works in PlayOnLinux\/Mac, however, on occasions when performing the update \u0192h<\/span><\/span> will crash. So manual install is a safer option for plugin updates.<\/p>\n It is necessary to occasionally check the Plugin Store manually to ensure you have the latest versions of plugins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Providing that the winhttp service is installed this plugin works correctly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n All\u00a0\u0192h<\/span><\/span> Print Setup and Print options work with any Mac (or Linux?) printer, even when a Report is displayed incorrectly on screen (see Reported Problems <\/a>below).<\/p>\n The free PDFWriter<\/a> for Mac offers a way of creating PDF output via the\u00a0\u0192h<\/span><\/span> Print commands rather than the\u00a0\u0192h<\/span><\/span> Save Diagram\/Report As > PDF File (.pdf) commands.<\/p>\n The free CUPS-PDF<\/a> for Linux offers similar PDF features.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n With the release of osX Catalina all applications on a Mac must be 64bit to install \/ run. PlayOnMac v4.3.x is not a 64bit implementation of Wine and so as a result you will not be able to install \u0192h<\/span><\/span> on a Mac running Catalina as its os using PlayOnMac.<\/p>\n Avoid using Internet Explorer as it can lead to download issues. Instead use Firefox or Chrome in the native Mac or Linux environment.<\/p>\n Although the Family Historian PDF (novaPDF printer) installs, Wine based emulators do not support Windows printer drivers, so the novaPDF printer does not work.<\/p>\n In PlayOnLinux\/Mac\u00a0 use the Configure > Wine > Control Panel > Add Remove a program to uninstall<\/p>\n Having done so, the\u00a0\u0192h<\/span><\/span> Save Diagram\/Report As > PDF File (.pdf) commands say PDF file output is not enabled.<\/p>\nFamily Historian V7<\/h2>\n
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Research Planner<\/h4>\n
Printing and PDF<\/h2>\n
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Mac and Linux issues<\/h4>\n