I Want a chart printing program
I WANT--A Useful Tree Chart Printing Program
For Christmas I thought I would print out copies of our family tree in one of the box forms that make up part of my computer program (FTM).That is until it turned out the chart would be 4 1/2 inches by 60 inches.I would not embarrass myself sending an ugly chart that only an ardent genealogist could love.As best as I could determine my program would not allow a more useful size of 18 inches by 18 inches--something that one could mount in an available frame and expect to hang on a wall.
Therefore I am looking for any leads for a more perfect CHART PRINTING PROGRAM
I WANT to choose the finished size.
4ft. by 4ft. would allow mounting on half a sheet of plywood and be easily portable
Also it would be possible to finish the chart with polyurethane and allow relatives
to post information/corrections at reunions with sticky notes.
I WANT to choose the number of generations included in my chosen size.
(Of necessity the size and number would be within manageable limits.For
instance, it would be useless to put 800 names in a 3ft. square.)
On the mentioned 4ft. by 4ft. size I WOULD expect to fit at least 800 names.
I WANT the chosen size of the finished chart (say 4ft by 4ft) to allow for my choice of size of each individual’s box.
For instance, on my 4ft by 4ft chart: if I wanted to include only 10 persons
I would want to make each box, perhaps, 8in. by 8in. to allow inclusion of
more information per individual.
I WANT to determine myself the color, thickness, and type of connecting lines.
That’s thickness, solid, dashed, or dots for lines.
And I want to determine how the above is applied:
by surname.
for each sibling line of children of the immigrant ancestor.
for male and/or female lines.
I WANT to determine the color and degree of intensity of that color within EACH box, for all persons on the chart.
I WANT to include a small picture of an individual within his/her box.
I WANT to include a title of my choice in proportion to the overall size of my chart.
On my 4ft by 4ft chart the typeface should print to at least 2inches.
I WANT to include up to, say 10, 5 by 8 pictures photographs (again in proportion) of people.
This would allow showcasing the immigrant ancestor and/or other “special” ancestors or even the person(s) that chart is being printed for.
I WANT the program to maintain the present “doodads”--borders, shaded lines, etc.
Perhaps my I WANT program exists.If so please let me know.If it does not than it is time for it to be made.If you have other I WANT’S please add them.Somebody who is a programmer will certainly get the idea.
Graham [email protected]
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Re: I Want a chart printing program
SHIRLEY COFFEY 3/31/04