A ghost box is an area of the context diagram in iFamily for Leopard. They are depicted by dotted grey lines as shown in the image to the right. They represent missing and additional parents, spouses, and children. They are one means by which content can be added to the database.
Clicking on a ghost box enables one to enter the name of the individual followed by a dialog box into which details can be added. Control-clicking a ghost box is a short-cut for attaching a person already already in the database and for copying a person from another, open database.
Archives for September 2008
September 12, 2008 Updates to Macintosh Genealogy Software Comparison
I updated the iFamily for Leopard features after receiving feedback from Keith Wilson.
Automatic Date Format, Multimedia Support, and Capture Data from Any Website, were previously unchecked. Those features are present. The comparison table has been updated.
Thanks Keith!
Update: iFamily for Leopard 2.443
An update to iFamily for Leopard was released yesterday. This is is what changed in the new version:
- Updated HTML web page generation and options for iPhone and iPod Touch
- Automated HTML web page generation and upload to MobileMe
- Drastically sped up export to iCal and added an option to generate “all day” events
- Added death year in ancestors and descendants diagrams when “Display Name Only” option is selected
Last Name First in Reunion 9
Are you a Reunion 9 user? If so, here’s a little tip for you: Reunion 9 has an appearance preference setting that will change the order of names on family cards (including the web family cards) and cascading pedigree chart to last name first. [Read more…] about Last Name First in Reunion 9
Macintosh Genealogy Software Comparison
The first release of the Macintosh Genealogy Software Comparison table is available. It contains information on iFamily for Leopard, Heredis Mac X.2, MacFamilyTree, ohmiGene, PAW2X, and Reunion 9.
The people behind Heredis Mac X.2, ohmiGene, and PAW2X completed the survey, saving me hours of time so that I could more quickly complete the first of the reviews to accompany this comparison table; Thank you Sylvette, Theirry, and Gus!