Differences between 4.0.1 & 4.0.2
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10/03/99
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The first update for PAF 4 is now available at http://www.familysearch.org.
The following is the list of changes:
The following is the list of changes:
Enhancements:
Enhancements:* An electronic manual for PAF is now available.It can be downloaded from
the same place that PAF 4 is available.To view or print the manual you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader.If you do not already have it, you can download it from http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html#reader
the same place that PAF 4 is available.To view or print the manual you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader.If you do not already have it, you can download it from http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html#reader
* When merging duplicate sources, duplicate citations on individuals and marriages will also be merged.
* When merging duplicate sources, duplicate citations on individuals and marriages will also be merged.* PAF will check the system date for validity.This will warn you if your system clock is not correct and will detect the case where your clock does not correctly roll over in the year 2000. No other known year 2000 issues remain in PAF 4.
* PAF will check the system date for validity.This will warn you if your system clock is not correct and will detect the case where your clock does not correctly roll over in the year 2000. No other known year 2000 issues remain in PAF 4.* Numerous changes and improvements to the help file and Getting Started guide.
* Numerous changes and improvements to the help file and Getting Started guide.* Adding a spouse brings up the marriage record automatically after entering the spouse*s information.
* Adding a spouse brings up the marriage record automatically after entering the spouse*s information.* Several additional characters can be entered in notes, names, and places,including the British pound symbol and the copyright symbol.
* Several additional characters can be entered in notes, names, and places,including the British pound symbol and the copyright symbol.* Setup creates an icon for the Getting Started guide. The guide is also available from the Help menu.
* Setup creates an icon for the Getting Started guide. The guide is also available from the Help menu.* a preference setting is available to allow editing of Ancestral File Numbers.
* a preference setting is available to allow editing of Ancestral File Numbers.* You can search and replace on multimedia file names. This allows you to change the location of your multimedia files without having to edit each multimedia item individually.
* You can search and replace on multimedia file names. This allows you to change the location of your multimedia files without having to edit each multimedia item individually.* You can search and replace places in all individual or marriage events.
* You can search and replace places in all individual or marriage events.* In the individual and marriage edit dialogs you can use the up and down arrow keys and the Page Up and Page Down keys to move between fields.
* In the individual and marriage edit dialogs you can use the up and down arrow keys and the Page Up and Page Down keys to move between fields.* Several vendors do not properly create notes in GEDCOM. This includes Family Tree Maker, Family Origins, and Legacy.We now fix the missing spaces in notes when importing GEDCOM files created by these programs so that words are not run together.
* Several vendors do not properly create notes in GEDCOM. This includes Family Tree Maker, Family Origins, and Legacy.We now fix the missing spaces in notes when importing GEDCOM files created by these programs so that words are not run together.* In the Check/Repair option, additional checks have been adding for endless loops in user event chains (both individual and marriage events) and endless loops in children chains.
* In the Check/Repair option, additional checks have been adding for endless loops in user event chains (both individual and marriage events) and endless loops in children chains.* Place sorted list
* Place sorted list* Individuals with notes list
* Individuals with notes list* F7 Character map now displays the foreign language characters that can be added.
* F7 Character map now displays the foreign language characters that can be added.* When exporting to TempleReady changed the wording on the submission options dialog to more clearly indicate which individuals will be included in the submission.
* When exporting to TempleReady changed the wording on the submission options dialog to more clearly indicate which individuals will be included in the submission.* Search for the selected person on FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service Web site
* Search for the selected person on FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service Web site* Added new temples and changed to the new names for existing temples
* Added new temples and changed to the new names for existing temples* When sizing the screen or tiling windows, the size of the font chosen will now be more readable in cases where the window is narrow or wide.
* When sizing the screen or tiling windows, the size of the font chosen will now be more readable in cases where the window is narrow or wide.* When exporting to GEDCOM, you can now optionally include multimedia references for individuals.When importing GEDCOM, multimedia references on individuals will be recognized and imported.
* When exporting to GEDCOM, you can now optionally include multimedia references for individuals.When importing GEDCOM, multimedia references on individuals will be recognized and imported.* Default to show LDS Data is now on when first installing the software
* Default to show LDS Data is now on when first installing the software* Ditto for names and dates now works similar to ditto for places
* Ditto for names and dates now works similar to ditto for places* eliminated the "proxy" vs. "Living" baptism field; there are now fields for "Temple" or "Place if living" which accomplishes what was intended
* eliminated the "proxy" vs. "Living" baptism field; there are now fields for "Temple" or "Place if living" which accomplishes what was intended* Multiple occurrences of the standard events (birth, christening, death, burial, marriage) can now be added from the edit dialogs and when importing from GEDCOM
* Multiple occurrences of the standard events (birth, christening, death, burial, marriage) can now be added from the edit dialogs and when importing from GEDCOM* A mechanism is available so that vendors of add-on products can install their products on the Tools menu in PAF.
* A mechanism is available so that vendors of add-on products can install their products on the Tools menu in PAF.Bug fixes:
Bug fixes:* Exporting GEDCOM to a floppy disk when more than one disk was required sometimes caused system error.
* Exporting GEDCOM to a floppy disk when more than one disk was required sometimes caused system error.* Some foreign language characters, when typed in name or place fields, erroneously caused a warning that they were numeric or punctuation.
* Some foreign language characters, when typed in name or place fields, erroneously caused a warning that they were numeric or punctuation.* Filtering on sources or notes that contained large amounts of text would sometimes cause a system error.
* Filtering on sources or notes that contained large amounts of text would sometimes cause a system error.* Importing a record from GEDCOM with long sources sometimes caused a system error.
* Importing a record from GEDCOM with long sources sometimes caused a system error.* Converting a PAF 2.x file with long sources sometimes caused a system error.
* Converting a PAF 2.x file with long sources sometimes caused a system error.* When adding multiple sets of parents, the "Edit Marriage" button will now work.
* When adding multiple sets of parents, the "Edit Marriage" button will now work.* When adding or editing parents, pressing the source button would cause a system error.
* When adding or editing parents, pressing the source button would cause a system error.* When exporting to GEDCOM the tag used for the custom ID field will be REFN instead of IDNO.This preserves consistency with PAF 3 and with the GEDCOM standard and allows PAF 4 GEDCOM files to be imported cleanly into PAF 3.
* When exporting to GEDCOM the tag used for the custom ID field will be REFN instead of IDNO.This preserves consistency with PAF 3 and with the GEDCOM standard and allows PAF 4 GEDCOM files to be imported cleanly into PAF 3.* When importing GEDCOM files that originated from non-PAF sources, sometimes words were run together in notes or sources.
* When importing GEDCOM files that originated from non-PAF sources, sometimes words were run together in notes or sources.* On the pedigree view, sometimes when you clicked on the arrow button to the left of the starting individual, a system error would result.
* On the pedigree view, sometimes when you clicked on the arrow button to the left of the starting individual, a system error would result.* Fixed errors stating "Critical Error anselcmp: String parameter too long"
* Fixed errors stating "Critical Error anselcmp: String parameter too long"* When importing from GEDCOM, foreign language characters at the end of a line were sometimes lost.For example, a given name of Ren=E9 would import as Ren.
* When importing from GEDCOM, foreign language characters at the end of a line were sometimes lost.For example, a given name of Ren=E9 would import as Ren.* On the Individual Summary report, live baptism places now print.
* On the Individual Summary report, live baptism places now print.* The preference setting for European date entry format now works.
* The preference setting for European date entry format now works.* If an LDS ordinance date consists of only a year or the code DNS, it will now correctly print on Family Group Record sheets.
* If an LDS ordinance date consists of only a year or the code DNS, it will now correctly print on Family Group Record sheets.* Merging sources after changing the title of a source will no longer cause a system error.
* Merging sources after changing the title of a source will no longer cause a system error.* When exporting to GEDCOM, if a note line had more than 100 leading spaces,PAF would appear to hang.
* When exporting to GEDCOM, if a note line had more than 100 leading spaces,PAF would appear to hang.* Tab characters in notes will now print as such rather than printing as a box.
* Tab characters in notes will now print as such rather than printing as a box.* Adding and removing custom events occasionally corrupted the database or cross-linked events between two people.
* Adding and removing custom events occasionally corrupted the database or cross-linked events between two people.* A number of other bugs that most people are not likely to ever see have been fixed
* A number of other bugs that most people are not likely to ever see have been fixed