Mike Talbot

Thank you for your reply. TMG 6.07, thumbnails are enabled as per default. Procedure to break the link between TMG and VCF: .Double click on Image Window (of any person) to get to exhibit log of all images for that person. .Right click on image to be changed (any image) to get menu: Properties > Load > .Give new file name, either via select from file list or by typing (either way breaks the VCF link). For example: old filename = Sam.jpg, new filename = Sam1.jpg To see the broken link error: Report > Ancestor Box Chart (for example) > Make Chart Error message window appears: Visual Chart Form cannot be found. Please reinstall from original disk. The first time you see the error message, have heart attack! Experiment: File > Maintenance > Verify File Integrity Rerun chart as per above: Error still there File > Maintenance > Optimize Rerun chart: Error still there Do both VMI and Optimize with no intervening action: Rerun chart as per above: Error still there Exit TMG Execute TMG rerun chart: Error gone. Hope this helps, if not, at least please revise the (scary “sky is falling”) error message. Mike

Thank you for you reply. It would seem that training people on which list to use for what type of message would be more difficult than teacheing them to spell "wish list" or "wishlist" if you prefer. I just glaced at 4 pages of messages and found far more than 7 examples of "wish list" appearing. Spelling, maybe? United we stand, divided, well...too bad for us, Best wishes (no pun intended, this time), Mike

What am I missing here? In my opinion, the result of dividing the forum would be to assure that each post (wish or not) would be viewed by fewer people. One can respond now to a wishlist item or any other post! There is not one thing that cannot be done in the current, single forum. Also, a lack of response to a wish list item doesn't mean that it is not a good idea. It could just mean that the wish, as posted, says it all. Best wishes (pun intended), Mike

I second your wish with the following ammendments: add option to include primary image only. add option to standardize or limit size of image, as per VCF Mike

Please consider an option to include siblings in Focus Groups. If "spouse" option is checked also include siblings' spouses.

Many thanks Terry. I didn't understand that you could make multiple passes on a focus group and gradually "grow it." After 3 passes, I got almost what I wanted. The only thing missing from perfection were the siblings and their spouses of the Nth generation of ancestors. This result could be altered by asking in pass 1 for N+1 generations of ancestors. So I have an easy choice between a bit too much data, a bit too little data or a ludicrous 3rd choice of carefully deleting those in the N+1 generation after pass 3. I can settle for having to pick between the 1st two alternatives above, based on the intended usage and constraints of the focus group. Thanks again, Mike Talbot

Descendants for 1 generation only gets you descendants of the subject. It does not apply to the subjects parents, grandparents, etc. Mike

It sure would be a lot easier (though not elegant either, since there was no year zero), if TMG would allow negative and 2 digit years. The detail line is already there for showing BC.

Text Report pictures: Please consider the following options for exhibit pictures in all text reports (Ahnentafel, Descendant, Hourglass, etc.): If pictures include in report: + Maximum picture size (similar to that nice feature in VCF charts) Width x Height, proportionately shrink larger pics. to fit, Added option, to expand smaller pics. to fit + Option to include primary picture, only, with each individual If selected: Precede text lines with pic. or Embed pic. in text lines, left or right side Thanks, Mike

Ahnentafel – Direct Line Report Please. Provide an option to include the spouse of record for each generation. This report, without the spouse, is of extremely limited value. Thanks, Mike

Whether which programs or computers are case sensitive or not is not an issue. An issue is why should the case of file names be changed by a GEDCOM creation, ever??? The human eye is case sensitive, so leave the users case selection in file names alone!!!!!!!!! If you have over 5000 exhibit files, which form of the following portrait file name would make more visual sense on a screen? BEAUREGARDPIERREGUSTAVETOUTANT.JPG or BeauregardPierreGustaveToutant.jpg Thanks for reading, Mike