GRAMPS 2.0.1

GRAMPS 2.0.1 is now available. GRAMPS is a GNOME genealogy program for Linux and FreeBSD that allows you to easily build and keep track of your family tree.

Developer’s Release

The GRAMPS project is pleased to announce the 2.0.1 (”None shall pass”) release. The version is a bug fix release, rolling up all the bug fixes reported since the 2.0.0 release.

Source code and an RPM for Fedora Core 3 can be downloaded at SourceForge.

Version 2.0.1 — the “None shall pass” release

Example database function is back.
Entering incestuous relations is possible (with the warning).
Sorting in list views is back.
Better support for non-standard GEDCOM tags produced by Legacy.
ScratchPad works with pygtk2.4.
Full text search filters are back.
Date formats for non-localized dates.
Date localization for German.
TONS of bug fixes.

The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding 5.0

The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding 5.0 was recently released. This is a major upgrade. The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding© (”TNG”) is a powerful way to manage and display your genealogy data on the Internet, all without generating a single page of HTML. Instead, your information is stored in MySQL database tables and dynamically displayed in attractive fashion with PHP (a scripting language).

Some of the major features/updates added include a “Tentative Edit”, which is especially useful in the collaborative environment that TNG provides. People can make changes or suggestions without them becoming permanent until the adminsitrator reviews them. This should allow for much more “research-oriented” type trees/branches. There is also better place handling, a timeline event viewer was added where you can look at historical events in relation to your relatives. The interface has been improved, various views and reports have been added or adjusted for better usability.

Among the new features:

* Tentative Edit: Allow users to make suggestions or submit changes that only become permanent upon your review.
* Dates & Anniversaries: Quickly find all individuals associated with any date in history.
* Places: Search all places, drill down through localities and merge duplicates.
* History Creator: Easily build histories and biographies with the same look and feel as the rest of your site.
* Timeline Events: Graph and compare the lifespans of an unlimited number of individuals on top of a backdrop of historical events important to your heritage.
* Easier setup: The installation guide has been redesigned to get you up and running faster and easier.
* Improved public interface: New tabs and icons put more options within reach of all visitors.
* More search options: Advanced Search page now lets you search on almost every event type.
* Better control over GEDCOM imports and exports, custom reports, display of “Living” information and much more.
* Plus many more improvements, including new pedigree views, collapsible descendancy charts, image maps and support for scanned documents!

Complete list of changes

Requirements: Web server, PHP, MySQL (For more information, please see the FAQ.

RootsMagic 2.04a

RootsMagic 2.04a has been released. RootsMagic is the easiest to use family tree software available for Windows XP, 95, 98, ME, NT, and 2000, yet is also one of the most powerful.

Requires: Win9x+, NT4+

Updates:

* Descendant list now has option to print birth/death dates in columns
* Wall charts - Added option to center names and/or events
* Wall charts - User can enter their own labels (like B: instead of Birth:)
* Wall charts - Retain aspect ratio of pictures when resizing boxes
* Wall charts - Fixed bug where pictures could change when copy/pasting charts
* Wall charts - Fixed bug where boxes shorter than .5″ would hang program
* Wall charts - Name wraps in box if too long
* New IGI search feature (”Search > IGI Search”)
* Added calendar buttons for dates on todo page
* Source references don’t sometimes appear in website for privatized facts anymore
* File dialogs “see” .jpeg extension images now
* Alternate names now display in website family group sheets
* Changed wording when adding a spouse and the couple is already married / linked
* TempleReady export now checks that person has been deceased at least one year
* Reading .OUP file doesn’t assign wrong temple to ordinances with no temple

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