GEDCOM Tools - Windows - Purchase
Behold 1.0.2 has been released.
Changes:
• A couple of important bugs have been fixed.
• An improvement to the way a spouse’s maiden name and married surnames are designated.
Genealogy Blog
3 January 2012
Behold 1.0.2 Update Released
24 November 2011
Behold 1.0 Released
GEDCOM Tools - Windows - Purchase
Louis Kessler today released Version 1.0 of his genealogy software. Behold is a genealogy data viewing program that takes all the data and organizes it into a single “Everything Report” designed to be useful to genealogists.
The Everything Report comes complete with a Table of Contents, a Name Index, a Place Index, Sources and File Information, and is enhanced with a TreeView for easy access to any section. Behold initially “Auto Organizes” people into families, and then allows those families to be customized. The “Organize Pages” allow the user to specify exactly what to include in the Everything Report, and how to display it.
Version 1.0 of Behold is only a data viewer. But Behold was developed with the idea that the Everything Report will be the canvas on which the editing will be done.
Original Announcement
Louis Kessler today released Version 1.0 of his genealogy software. Behold is a genealogy data viewing program that takes all the data and organizes it into a single “Everything Report” designed to be useful to genealogists.
The Everything Report comes complete with a Table of Contents, a Name Index, a Place Index, Sources and File Information, and is enhanced with a TreeView for easy access to any section. Behold initially “Auto Organizes” people into families, and then allows those families to be customized. The “Organize Pages” allow the user to specify exactly what to include in the Everything Report, and how to display it.
Version 1.0 of Behold is only a data viewer. But Behold was developed with the idea that the Everything Report will be the canvas on which the editing will be done.
Original Announcement
8 November 2011
Behold 0.99.24 beta Update Released
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Behold 0.99.24 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Allow the selection of the default translation file.
• Allow customization of the line prefixes for marriage (m.), remarriage (r.), spouse (s.), spouse number (s#.) and spouse remarriage (sm.) on the Organize Reports page.
• Change the "Open", "View" and "Log File" buttons so that they open the file, view the GEDCOM and open the log file in the Find Files window when highliting a log file the same way as when selecting GEDCOM or Behold files.
• Removed the "ID =" (being unnecssary) prior to the ID in the Undefined Records section.
• Added a right menu item in the Everything Report to find the current item in the TreeView.
• Highlight the current TreeView entry when the TreeView is not active with "inactive" colors.
• Rename the Behold file to be the Behold Organize file.
• Ensure that the Menu and Toolbar mouseover hints all exist and are suitable.
• Bug fixes.
Behold 0.99.24 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Allow the selection of the default translation file.
• Allow customization of the line prefixes for marriage (m.), remarriage (r.), spouse (s.), spouse number (s#.) and spouse remarriage (sm.) on the Organize Reports page.
• Change the "Open", "View" and "Log File" buttons so that they open the file, view the GEDCOM and open the log file in the Find Files window when highliting a log file the same way as when selecting GEDCOM or Behold files.
• Removed the "ID =" (being unnecssary) prior to the ID in the Undefined Records section.
• Added a right menu item in the Everything Report to find the current item in the TreeView.
• Highlight the current TreeView entry when the TreeView is not active with "inactive" colors.
• Rename the Behold file to be the Behold Organize file.
• Ensure that the Menu and Toolbar mouseover hints all exist and are suitable.
• Bug fixes.
18 August 2011
Behold 0.99.23 beta Update Released
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Behold 0.99.23 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Add buttons on the Find Files window to Open the file, View the GEDCOM, and View the Log File.
• Allow the entering of a "Name Contains" value in the Find Files window to allow easier filtering for desired files.
• Get the Open GEDCOM function working again (removed by accident in 0.99.22 beta).
• Prevent possible abend when cursor is moved in a particular way.
• A few Tag fixes and fixes to GEDCOM checking.
Behold 0.99.23 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Add buttons on the Find Files window to Open the file, View the GEDCOM, and View the Log File.
• Allow the entering of a "Name Contains" value in the Find Files window to allow easier filtering for desired files.
• Get the Open GEDCOM function working again (removed by accident in 0.99.22 beta).
• Prevent possible abend when cursor is moved in a particular way.
• A few Tag fixes and fixes to GEDCOM checking.
3 August 2011
Behold 0.99.22 beta Update Released
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Behold 0.99.22 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Do not allow updating of default settings. It is confusing. Only allow custom settings in Behold files.
• Don't allow multi selection on the Organize Tags or Reports pages.
• Update the Behold sun image on the install with the current Behold banner color.
• Get the arrow up, arrow down and enter keys to complete editing in the Organize pages and move to the previous/next line and select the item for editing. This is a great convenience for renaming all tags or text quickly.
• Bold any IDs and Text on the Organize pages if they are different than the default value.
• Add a "Default" button showing the item's default Text value on the Tags and Report pages that allows them to be reset to the default.
• Add an "Edit CONC" button, and remove the "Show File" and "Show All buttons" (which are not really needed) to make room for it.
• Many fixes.
Behold 0.99.22 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Do not allow updating of default settings. It is confusing. Only allow custom settings in Behold files.
• Don't allow multi selection on the Organize Tags or Reports pages.
• Update the Behold sun image on the install with the current Behold banner color.
• Get the arrow up, arrow down and enter keys to complete editing in the Organize pages and move to the previous/next line and select the item for editing. This is a great convenience for renaming all tags or text quickly.
• Bold any IDs and Text on the Organize pages if they are different than the default value.
• Add a "Default" button showing the item's default Text value on the Tags and Report pages that allows them to be reset to the default.
• Add an "Edit CONC" button, and remove the "Show File" and "Show All buttons" (which are not really needed) to make room for it.
• Many fixes.
31 May 2011
GedSpy 0.7n1/2 Update Released
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GedSpy 0.7n1/2 has been released.
Changes:
• Fixed some minor bugs on the Register report.
• Updated expiration date.
GedSpy 0.7n1/2 has been released.
Changes:
• Fixed some minor bugs on the Register report.
• Updated expiration date.
21 May 2011
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.04 Update Released
GEDCOM Tools - Windows - Freeware
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.04 has been released.
Changes:
• Minor bug when writing results of Bernoulli/Poisson random network generator to report window fixed (number of reported lines was too large for one).
• Number of decimal places when doubleclicking to view Vector in window or selecting File/Vector/Edit decreased from 7 to 6.
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.04 has been released.
Changes:
• Minor bug when writing results of Bernoulli/Poisson random network generator to report window fixed (number of reported lines was too large for one).
• Number of decimal places when doubleclicking to view Vector in window or selecting File/Vector/Edit decreased from 7 to 6.
2 May 2011
Behold 0.99.21 beta Update Released
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Behold 0.99.21 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Eliminate abend whenever Instant Organize is done (bug added in 0.99.20).
• Create the sample files in a Behold directory under the user's Documents folder, rather than in the program files diretory, which Vista and Windows 7 don't like.
• Set default Open/Close directory to "(user)\Documents\Behold\Sample Files"
• Display many of the dates and places that were inadvertently not being displayed in the Source Details section.
• Prevent abend when clicking on a person in the Organize Families window whose family has not been set up yet.
• Remove the unnecessary "ready to install" page from Behold's install.
• Digitally sign the uninstall script.
• Change the default to be to display for every person, their parents and children rather than to leave this as hidden (greyed) data.
Behold 0.99.21 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Eliminate abend whenever Instant Organize is done (bug added in 0.99.20).
• Create the sample files in a Behold directory under the user's Documents folder, rather than in the program files diretory, which Vista and Windows 7 don't like.
• Set default Open/Close directory to "(user)\Documents\Behold\Sample Files"
• Display many of the dates and places that were inadvertently not being displayed in the Source Details section.
• Prevent abend when clicking on a person in the Organize Families window whose family has not been set up yet.
• Remove the unnecessary "ready to install" page from Behold's install.
• Digitally sign the uninstall script.
• Change the default to be to display for every person, their parents and children rather than to leave this as hidden (greyed) data.
15 April 2011
Behold 0.99.20 beta Update Released
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Behold 0.99.20 beta has been released.
Fixes:
• Get the keyboard shortcuts working again. They got broken in 0.99.19
• Fix: Show file type "unknown" for .ged files without a HEAD record, and as "Behold log" for log
• Fix: Prevent abend when trying to update Behold when it is currently being updated in another window.
• Fix: Ensure that report options are not saved into the Registry. They are only saved into Behold files.
Behold 0.99.20 beta has been released.
Fixes:
• Get the keyboard shortcuts working again. They got broken in 0.99.19
• Fix: Show file type "unknown" for .ged files without a HEAD record, and as "Behold log" for log
• Fix: Prevent abend when trying to update Behold when it is currently being updated in another window.
• Fix: Ensure that report options are not saved into the Registry. They are only saved into Behold files.
5 April 2011
Behold 0.99.19 beta Update Released
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Behold 0.99.19 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Improved the text in the status bar of the Find Files window to better indicate the search progress.
• Added a "view exported file now" confirmation box after exporting to allow easy opening.
• Insert a page break between sections when printing, print previewing, and exporting to Rich Text Format (RTF).
• Ensure Behold looks good in High Contrast Black (special request by a visually impaired genealogist).
• Simplify the anchors in the exported HTML and RTF using sequentially numbered checkpoints rather than internal Behold checkpoint names.
• Many fixes.
Behold 0.99.19 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Improved the text in the status bar of the Find Files window to better indicate the search progress.
• Added a "view exported file now" confirmation box after exporting to allow easy opening.
• Insert a page break between sections when printing, print previewing, and exporting to Rich Text Format (RTF).
• Ensure Behold looks good in High Contrast Black (special request by a visually impaired genealogist).
• Simplify the anchors in the exported HTML and RTF using sequentially numbered checkpoints rather than internal Behold checkpoint names.
• Many fixes.
7 February 2011
Behold 0.99.18 beta Update Released
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Behold 0.99.18 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Add a more complete set of FTW TEXT tag definitions to use for validation.
• Change the icon for "Up To Ancestors" from a "U" to an upside-down "A" which will be more easily identifiable.
• Use SmartSort for sorting file names in FindFiles.
• Add information about the Program, GEDCOM, Dest, Char and BOM for each GEDCOM listed in the Find Files results.
• Add the new version of Family Tree Maker to the internal list of programs that handles the CONC tag incorrectly.
26 January 2011
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.03 Update Released
GEDCOM Tools - Windows - Freeware
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.03 has been released.
Changes:
• Problem when changing screen resolution in Windows7 (e.g. selecting Windows XP style DPI scaling) to make text and other items larger or smaller solved.
• Export to SVG modified to fit better to Windows 7.
• Bug when selecting new network, while Edit/Partition or Edit/Vector window is active, fixed.
• Bounding box fits now better when exporting matrices to EPS.
• Minor bug fixed when resizing Blockmodeling window.
• Minor bug fixed when writing log files while editing Partition or Vector.
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.03 has been released.
Changes:
• Problem when changing screen resolution in Windows7 (e.g. selecting Windows XP style DPI scaling) to make text and other items larger or smaller solved.
• Export to SVG modified to fit better to Windows 7.
• Bug when selecting new network, while Edit/Partition or Edit/Vector window is active, fixed.
• Bounding box fits now better when exporting matrices to EPS.
• Minor bug fixed when resizing Blockmodeling window.
• Minor bug fixed when writing log files while editing Partition or Vector.
6 January 2011
Build a BetterGEDCOM or learn GEDCOMBetter?
From Louis Kessler (Behold Genealogy): "A month ago, I blogged about the BetterGEDCOM endeavor. In the ensuing month, I’ve gotten involved and added my two cents worth. I find I’m mostly a lone wolf in the woods.Up until a few days ago, I didn’t know why my ideas were so different from everyone else. Almost all of them are of the opinion that GEDCOM standard has major shortcomings and needs to be replaced. I differed in my view, and as I said a month ago, think it needs to be brought up-to-date (via XML and Unicode), and maybe could use a few improvements. I’m talking about tweaking - not a major overhaul, An evolution and not a rewrite."
Source & Full Story
3 January 2011
Behold 0.99.17 beta Update Released
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Behold 0.99.17 beta has been released.
New:
• Read and display Family Tree for Windows GEDCOM dialect (FTW TEXT).
• Add date and place information into Event references.
Improved:
• Display the line only once in the log file if it has multiple errors.
• Remove additional indentation on the extra part of continuation lines that overflow to the next line.
• Limit log file by default to 100 messages instead of 3 of each type of message.
• Display invalid GEDCOM tags in the Organize->Tags page with a bold font.
6 December 2010
GedSpy 0.7n
GEDCOM Tools - Windows - Purchase
GedSpy 0.7n has been released.
Changes:
• Added tooltip to Born/Died to show long values.
• Added option to Register report to combine multiple consecutive sources (footnotes) into one reference.
GedSpy 0.7n has been released.
Changes:
• Added tooltip to Born/Died to show long values.
• Added option to Register report to combine multiple consecutive sources (footnotes) into one reference.
26 November 2010
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.02
GEDCOM Tools - Windows - Freeware
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.02 has been released.
Changes:
• Version of Pajek that uses up to 4G RAM (works on 64 bit Windows only). It is now possible to analyze much larger networks.
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.02 has been released.
Changes:
• Version of Pajek that uses up to 4G RAM (works on 64 bit Windows only). It is now possible to analyze much larger networks.
New Genealogy App: GeneaQuilts
GEDCOM Tools - Windows, Mac, Linux - Freeware/Open Source
GeneaQuilts is a new visualization technique for representing large genealogies of up to several thousand individuals. The visualization takes the form of a diagonally-filled matrix, where rows are individuals and columns are nuclear families. The GeneaQuilts system includes an overview, a timeline, search and filtering components, and a new interaction technique called Bring & Slide that allows fluid navigation in very large genealogies.
GeneaQuilts is a new visualization technique for representing large genealogies of up to several thousand individuals. The visualization takes the form of a diagonally-filled matrix, where rows are individuals and columns are nuclear families. The GeneaQuilts system includes an overview, a timeline, search and filtering components, and a new interaction technique called Bring & Slide that allows fluid navigation in very large genealogies.
9 November 2010
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.01
GEDCOM Tools - Windows - Freeware
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.01 has been released.
Changes:
• Change in Repeat Last Command - it is now possible to execute it without writing any intermediate reports to Report window.
Pajek - Program for Large Network Analysis 2.01 has been released.
Changes:
• Change in Repeat Last Command - it is now possible to execute it without writing any intermediate reports to Report window.
25 October 2010
GedScape 2.4.02
12 October 2010
GedPad 2010 build 101008
GEDCOM Tools - Windows - Freeware
GedPad 2010 build 101008 has been released.
Changes:
• New: "{aft}" construct in find-text to limit matches depending upon the previous line (see updated Help for details)
• Improved: The tab key is now trapped by the find-text and new-text boxes so that a tab character can be included in these texts.
• Improved: The User Guide is now in larger font size (10 instead of 8) for easier reading of a printed copy.
GedPad 2010 build 101008 has been released.
Changes:
• New: "{aft}" construct in find-text to limit matches depending upon the previous line (see updated Help for details)
• Improved: The tab key is now trapped by the find-text and new-text boxes so that a tab character can be included in these texts.
• Improved: The User Guide is now in larger font size (10 instead of 8) for easier reading of a printed copy.
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