ladybonita 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2014 I am having a problem when working on a person. Either adding an event or deleting an event (mostly deleting), the project manager 'intermittently' will jump to the first person in the current sort. Additionally, when I click on VIEW to go back to the person I was working on (back arrow does not work at this time), the person I was working on DOES NOT APPEAR in the list. Currently I am merging several duplicates manually. I loaded the duplications (flagged) in focus group. I clear the Project Explorer (maybe have Primary names only) so there is no reason for Project Explorer to jump me to an a different person. In the Merge module I do not delete marriages ... I wait and do that at the person level to make sure I delete the correct one... so primarily this 'jumping; is happening after a delete marriage. Any idea what I can do to stop this or is this a 'bug'? Bonita Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Virginia Blakelock 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2014 If the names are in the Focus Group, do you need to have the PE linked for what you are doing (rightclick to unlink)? Virginia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladybonita 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2014 What is in the focus group are the duplicates ... the PE has the originals... so yes, I need PE open. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladybonita 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2014 i probably should explain more. The database contains the lineages of over 725 men who completed a Y-DNA for the Wells Surname. I import their gedcoms and flag them as 'new'; .. then I used the flag to put into the focus group and then match them to the individuals in the Project Explorer window. With a database of over 100,000 individuals I can not use the normal duplication program as there are just too many with the same names and approximate dates. I have found it is easier to check for duplicates each time I add a new gedcom. This also ensures that I keep the DNA Families pure and highlight when a desc has a different DNA ...prompts to looks for adoption, etc. I use Project Explorer continually so this 'jumping' is a problem for me. Bonita Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Virginia Blakelock 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2014 Bonita - That sounds like an ambitious project; no wonder the PE jumping around is a problem. If unlinking the PE does in fact cut down on the jumping, it is a quick extra step in the unlinked PE to switch to the selected person: In the PE - Leftclick / Rightclick / C Leftclick (selects person) - Rightclick (opens menu) - press C on keyboard to change to that person I use the mouse to leftclick / rightclick - then press C (lowercase is fine) with my other hand. Virginia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladybonita 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2014 I will try that. However, I still find it weird that even though I am working on an individual (and it jumps) that if I pull down the VIEW, it does not list the last person I worked on. I have to go back to the focus group and go to the last person I selected ... sometimes I have worked on that person (changed flag at a minimum), then selected their spouse to see if there are any duplicates for them when it jumps ... but the view will not list the last two people. Yes it is a huge project but it has been very helpful to researchers that the DNA results match a specific DNA Family ... to be able to see where there may be a connection to an individual or to a location helps their research efforts. Bonita Share this post Link to post Share on other sites