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20 January 2012
Transcript 2.3.3.83 beta Update Released
Transcript 2.3.3.83 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Added a highlighter for the Image window.
• Bug fixes.
18 March 2011
Cem-Editor 3.0 Update Released
Cem-Editor 3.0 has been released.
New:
• Automatic conversion of your existing databases to version 2 formats.
• Single or multiple cemeteries in one database.
• Index up to 3 photos per monument in one entry.
• Export to sqlite for WebScripts.
• Search any field or fields using the custom search box.
• Print individual monuments with information and pictures.
• Utility to easily rename your photos in bulk, for easy organization and management.
• Encrypt your pictures and database when publishing
• etc.
28 January 2011
Transcript 2.3.3 build 81 beta Update Released
Transcript 2.3.3 build 81 beta has been released.
Changes:
• Updated the jvcl and jcl code libraries to their latest releases which made code changes necessary in several places, also made it necessary to change to the language loader because jvcl removed the used one.
• More code changes to improve maintainability.
• Updated links to jcl and jvcl in About, also update the lng files (lng files not included in the beta, will have to wait until a stable release).
• Refactored code for System and Transcript info in About and exception dialogs to remove duplication and improved the Info given there.
• Fixed first time loading position with dual monitor setup.
• Known problem old Plugins not compatible with this version of Transcript and no new plugin versions available as of yet.
23 September 2010
Ancestral Sources 1.1.0
Transcriptions & Indexes - Windows - Freeware
Ancestral Sources 1.1.0 has been released.
Changes:
• There is now an entirely new facility to allow images to be added to existing census sources if using method 1 or citation/fact if using method 2.
• There are now options available to add whole person citations or name citations to all individuals referenced in the entry or to just new individuals created. Thanks to Peter Richmond, PatrickT and Bill Henshaw for suggesting this.
• It is now possible to change the name of any individual within Ancestral Sources. If the name citation option is selected then the name change will also get a citation when the source being created is saved. This was requested by a number of users.
• The new individuals added during the session (or name changes, etc.) can now be reviewed and the changes deleted/rolled-back. This was originally suggested by Peter Richmond.
• Image viewer form now has a 'keep on top' option.
2 April 2010
New Genealogy App: Ancestral Sources
Ancestral Sources 1.0 has been released.
Ancestral Sources is a new application developed by Nick Walker, author of the popular Gedcom Census add-on for Family Historian.
Version 1 of Ancestral Sources only offers support for Census records and should at this stage be considered a replacement for Gedcom Census. Support for other sources will be added in later versions.
Load your Family Historian file into Ancestral Sources and you will be able to quickly add census records to your file. Unlike Gedcom Census there is now support for all the census columns, with templates available for UK, Ireland, Canada and USA censuses. Simply enter the census record and Ancestral Sources will carry out the time-consuming and boring tasks of creating census, occupation, birth, nationality, and other facts, citations, sources, multi-media records and flags for you. You can even add new individuals to your file without going back into Family Historian.
It is available for download now from this site as a Windows 32 bit version and a 64 bit (x64) version.
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26 February 2010
Cem-Editor 2.1.00006
Cem-Editor 2.1.00006 has been released.
Changes:
• On previous versions when the large image preview is displaying it would only display new images if one of the image buttons are pressed. The image now updates as the user moves through the records.
• When opening previous version database, if the user chose not to update a dialog displayed stating that the user chose not to update. This dialog is unnecessary and has been removed.
• For compatibility with the UAC in Vista, Windows 7 and above the method of checking has changed to sending the software release date to our server when a user chooses to check for updates. This avoids the UAC disallowing a non administrative user from checking to see if a newer version is available. The only info sent is the software release date of the installed CemEditor. No personal information is sent. This update is compatible with Windows 98 to current versions of Windows.
31 January 2010
New Software: Ancestral Sources (Beta Testers Required)
"For the last 14 months in my limited spare time I've been creating a new application to replace Gedcom Census. It is called Ancestral Sources and will ultimately handle births, marriages, deaths, burials, baptisms, etc. as well as census records. The first version to be released just deals with census records but there is hardly a line of programming code in common with Gedcom Census and it does do some things quite differently."
Some of the features which are new to Ancestral Sources:
• All census columns are supported and tailored to each census, e.g. the grid for the 1841 UK census has 4 columns, the 1901 has 9 columns.
• Individuals can be added directly without having to go back into Family Historian
• A census template editor is included so users can create their own census templates or edit existing ones. For example, a user could create templates for French census records. These could then be shared with other users (e.g. via this website) and possibly incorporated into future versions of Ancestral Sources if they’re happy for me to do so.
• Full support for Family Historian version 4 features such as projects, relative multimedia file paths and same-sex partnerships
• Faster file save/load
• More usable ‘All Individuals’ and ‘Immediate Family’ lists.
• More intelligent census date check and flag check facilities.
• Numerous other usability improvements
If you are interested please see the following GedCom Census Forum post.
7 November 2009
Cem-Editor 2.1.0005b
Cem-Editor 2.1.0005b has been released.
Changes:
• This is an update to the installation file to install the OVSViewer which allows viewing of both CemEditor and ObitEditor data. The installed version 2.1.0005 is not changed.
10 August 2009
Cem-Editor 2.1.0005a
Cem-Editor 2.1.0005a has been released.
Changes:
• Unreported installation error: An error on Windows Vista Systems "c:\windows\system32\stdole2.tlb unable to register..." was occuring after the update to Inno 5.2.3 -- This error only occured during setup and the setup could be continued without problems by choosing to ignore the error. This is only a setup error and the actual program features have not changed. If version 2.1.0005 is already running on your system then it is not necessary to download this update.
27 July 2009
Cem-Editor 2.1.0005
Cem-Editor 2.1.0005 has been released.
Changes:
• Maintenance: Updates to error handling code.
22 June 2009
Transcript 2.3.2 build 77
Transcript 2.3.2 build 77 has been released.
Changes:
• Added a much requested option to show the image and editor windows side by side. To switch use Ctrl+Shift+F12, or menu View, windows side by side.
• Added option to hide all toolbars (including menu). Toggle between show and hide by pressing Ctrl+Shift+F11, or hide from menu View. When hidden the toolbars can be shown again either by pressing Ctrl+Shift+F11 again or by pressing ESC.
• Added superscript and subscript buttons to the editor toolbar.
• BUGFIX: when changing languages and the timer was paused, the translation for paused was not updated.
• BUGFIX: saving/restoring of quicktexts only worked when projects were used.
21 November 2008
Transcript 2.3.2 build 74
Transcript 2.3.2 build 74 has been released.
Changes:
• Added Danish translation.30 October 2008
CemEditor 2.1.0004
CemEditor 2.1.0004 has been released.
Changes:
• Added: Enable / Disable Picture Preview.8 September 2008
Transcript 2.3.2 build 73
Transcript 2.3.2 build 73 has been released.
Changes:
• New files couldn't be saved when there was an invalid character for a filename on that line and the (default) option to set the default filename to the first line of text was on.• Autoreplace/autocorrection: the correct text formatting was sometimes lost after replacing a word, especially when some text formatting was just turned off at the end of the current word.
• A few other small changes.
20 June 2008
Transcript 2.3.1 build 72
Transcript 2.3.1 build 72 has been released.
Fixes:
• In certain cases, when pressing the ALT key, parts of the text in the options and special character dialogs could disappear on Vista.• Updated the missing parts of the French translation with the help of Google Translate.
13 June 2008
Transcript 2.3.0 build 71
Transcript 2.3.0 build 71 has been released.
Fixes:
• The presence of GhostScript was not always detected and Transcript was then unable to convert PDF files to JPG.• When opening the autoreplacements dialog, then minimizing the main Transcript window and then closing the autoreplacements dialog, there was an exception.
• In certain cases when switching projects the autoreplacements did not work until restarting Transcript.
7 May 2008
Transcript 2.3.0 build 70
Transcript 2.3.0 build 70 has been released.
Besides fixing a number of bugs the main new features are:
• AutoContrast.
• Special characters dialog.
• Selecting part of the image (which selection can be pasted into the editor or in a separate window).
New features and bugfixes since version 2.2
Note: The French helpfile is not yet complete.
29 April 2008
Transcript 2.2.0 build 69
Transcript 2.2.0 build 69 has been released.
Changes:
• Some small interface changes and tweaks in Options so that there is more space for translations.
Version 2.3 is expected sometime in May 2008.
21 April 2008
Transcript 2.2.0 build 68
Transcript 2.2.0 build 68 has been released.
Changes:
• Several tweaks to the special chars dialog: closing dialog after inserting a char is now default, the list of character encodings now resembles that of MS Word.
• Removed menu item “Reload autoreplacements list” because it’s not needed anymore now we’re using sqlite for storing autoreplacements.
• Trying to open a non RTF file in Text File Open (not Import) would do nothing and gave no error message. Now it uses Import file when it’s not an rtf file.
• Updated the Dutch language file (not included) and sent the French and German language files to the translators.
• Several tweaks to the code.
15 April 2008
Transcript 2.2.0 build 67
Transcript 2.2.0 build 67 has been released.
Changes:
• Added the possibility to insert special chars/symbols (registered users only).
• Copy image selection into a separate window (registered users only).
• XP/Vista Manifest now included in exe.
• Several small changes of the working of the toolbars.
• Added option to visually see the progress of the amount of images you have done in the toolbar. The imagefile selection box will have a green background for the part that has been done based on which imagefile you are currently transcribing (default off, see general tab of Options dialog).
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