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theboo...@gmail.com
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John Nairn
6
Nov 29
Sorting Events
Seems to work, John. Thanks very much Mick On Sunday, 30 November 2025 at 08:30:33 UTC+10 John Nairn,
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Sorting Events
Seems to work, John. Thanks very much Mick On Sunday, 30 November 2025 at 08:30:33 UTC+10 John Nairn,
Nov 29
theboo...@gmail.com
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John Nairn, Developer
3
Nov 29
Generations book - Notes
Thanks, John. Worked a treat. Mick On Saturday, 29 November 2025 at 16:24:16 UTC+10 John Nairn,
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Generations book - Notes
Thanks, John. Worked a treat. Mick On Saturday, 29 November 2025 at 16:24:16 UTC+10 John Nairn,
Nov 29
GeneA Ology
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John Nairn
2
Nov 29
Validation report
You are probably fine to continue. It depends on the type of errors. A common issue with Family Tree
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Validation report
You are probably fine to continue. It depends on the type of errors. A common issue with Family Tree
Nov 29
Rich Laniewski
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William G. Bates
4
Nov 15
Need help merging subsets of tree files
John and William, You've certainly provided a wealth of helpful information. It's going to
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Need help merging subsets of tree files
John and William, You've certainly provided a wealth of helpful information. It's going to
Nov 15
John Nairn, Developer
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theboo...@gmail.com
4
Nov 13
New Version 3.3
The download is not zip file, but a dmg file (although like a zip it is compressed). I have not seen
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New Version 3.3
The download is not zip file, but a dmg file (although like a zip it is compressed). I have not seen
Nov 13
Jeff Armstrong
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John Nairn, Developer
4
Nov 8
Managing [NAME GivenName /FamilyName/] could not be formatted for display Error message
I also had a quick look. That #portraitWidth variable is set in GEDitCOM II settings and therefore
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Managing [NAME GivenName /FamilyName/] could not be formatted for display Error message
I also had a quick look. That #portraitWidth variable is set in GEDitCOM II settings and therefore
Nov 8
Jeff Armstrong
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John Nairn, Developer
7
Nov 8
Rules of this forum about Spam
I don't see any when viewing the group on line? (none since the dryer vent one that I deleted) On
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Rules of this forum about Spam
I don't see any when viewing the group on line? (none since the dryer vent one that I deleted) On
Nov 8
John Nairn, Developer
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Jeff Armstrong
3
Nov 7
Dealing with unwanted posts
If this new system works, it will be good!
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Dealing with unwanted posts
If this new system works, it will be good!
Nov 7
John Nairn, Developer
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theboo...@gmail.com
2
Nov 1
MacOS Tahoe
Thanks, John. I've been using Tahoe for some time now, and haven't noticed this issue (or any
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MacOS Tahoe
Thanks, John. I've been using Tahoe for some time now, and haven't noticed this issue (or any
Nov 1
William G. Bates
Oct 10
GEDCOM print form
Just wondering if anyone can buil, or advise, how to code an AppleScript forthe attached form. What I
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GEDCOM print form
Just wondering if anyone can buil, or advise, how to code an AppleScript forthe attached form. What I
Oct 10
William F Stratton
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John Nairn
2
Aug 5
Adding stories
Notes are a good place to put stories. For those creating books using the “Create Generation Book”
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Adding stories
Notes are a good place to put stories. For those creating books using the “Create Generation Book”
Aug 5
theboo...@gmail.com
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John Nairn, Developer
5
Apr 9
Feature request
Thanks John. Indeed, places can get very complicated changing names, counties, states, and even
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Feature request
Thanks John. Indeed, places can get very complicated changing names, counties, states, and even
Apr 9
Bill Babbitt
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John Nairn, Developer
2
Apr 9
Setting the rioot (Target) individual for creating a book
It depends on book type. Each chapter in a book has all individuals in that generation and they are
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Setting the rioot (Target) individual for creating a book
It depends on book type. Each chapter in a book has all individuals in that generation and they are
Apr 9
Jay Fletcher
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John Nairn, Developer
2
Apr 9
Creating an album or exporting records via Python script
First, I would recommend using an internal script instead. It is 5-10X faster than Python. More
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Creating an album or exporting records via Python script
First, I would recommend using an internal script instead. It is 5-10X faster than Python. More
Apr 9
Andrew
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John Nairn, Developer
2
Apr 9
standard website?
Writing an extension for any website can be done by any user, but it is not easy (probably the worst
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standard website?
Writing an extension for any website can be done by any user, but it is not easy (probably the worst
Apr 9
Jason Heddings
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John Nairn
2
Jan 2
Save media to GEDitCOM package
Better is to create one folder such as "Genealogy." In that folder create a "
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Save media to GEDitCOM package
Better is to create one folder such as "Genealogy." In that folder create a "
Jan 2
Jeff Armstrong
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John Nairn, Developer
6
Jan 1
Coding unusual family relationships within the GEDCOM standard
Thank you for replying yourself, John. We have corresponded directly in the past when I had questions
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Coding unusual family relationships within the GEDCOM standard
Thank you for replying yourself, John. We have corresponded directly in the past when I had questions
Jan 1
Jay Fletcher
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John Nairn, Developer
6
12/23/24
Another Merge Records question
About 10 years ago, I started writing a paper on Date Quality and it explains what is implemented in
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Another Merge Records question
About 10 years ago, I started writing a paper on Date Quality and it explains what is implemented in
12/23/24
John Nairn, Developer
12/23/24
New Version
I just posted GEDitCOM II, version 3.2, build 6. The main issue was a problem caused by MacOS Sequoia
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New Version
I just posted GEDitCOM II, version 3.2, build 6. The main issue was a problem caused by MacOS Sequoia
12/23/24
theboo...@gmail.com
12/11/24
Book Format – Misalignment
I seldom use this format so have only just noticed that there is misalignment in the Source Details
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Book Format – Misalignment
I seldom use this format so have only just noticed that there is misalignment in the Source Details
12/11/24
Edward Connolly
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Henry Carruthers
12
11/27/24
Error in Create Generations Book extension?
Thanks John I'll try that. I'm using the same Mac as before with Monterey 12.1 I'll let
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Error in Create Generations Book extension?
Thanks John I'll try that. I'm using the same Mac as before with Monterey 12.1 I'll let
11/27/24
Jay Fletcher
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Richard Blake
10
11/21/24
Python Debugger
Success! /Users/jay/PycharmProjects/GEDitCOMII_version/.venv/bin/python /Users/jay/GEDitCOMII_version
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Python Debugger
Success! /Users/jay/PycharmProjects/GEDitCOMII_version/.venv/bin/python /Users/jay/GEDitCOMII_version
11/21/24
Jay Fletcher
10/23/24
Concatenating strings in GENerel
Is there a GENerel function to concatenate strings? There seems to be a function for every other
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Concatenating strings in GENerel
Is there a GENerel function to concatenate strings? There seems to be a function for every other
10/23/24
John Nairn, Developer
10/20/24
Version 3.2, build 5
I just posted version 3.2, build 5. I was built and tested in new MacOS Sequoia. One issue was noted
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Version 3.2, build 5
I just posted version 3.2, build 5. I was built and tested in new MacOS Sequoia. One issue was noted
10/20/24
sue.ah...@gmail.com
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John Nairn, Developer
3
10/18/24
Registration?
Sorry, John, I can't find the previous code. Sue On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 at 16:38, John Nairn,
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Registration?
Sorry, John, I can't find the previous code. Sue On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 at 16:38, John Nairn,
10/18/24
Jay Fletcher
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John Nairn, Developer
3
10/16/24
Merge Records Option
Hi John, Thank you for your detailed response. I created my own version of the MergeRecords.gplug as
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Merge Records Option
Hi John, Thank you for your detailed response. I created my own version of the MergeRecords.gplug as
10/16/24
theboo...@gmail.com
8/26/24
Associates
The GEDCOM ASSO tag is very useful although it's ignored by several genealogy softwares. In order
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Associates
The GEDCOM ASSO tag is very useful although it's ignored by several genealogy softwares. In order
8/26/24
John Nairn, Developer
2
8/15/24
Version 3.2 build 4
A very minor issue in this release is that a feature in developed caused change dates to get "
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Version 3.2 build 4
A very minor issue in this release is that a feature in developed caused change dates to get "
8/15/24
John Nairn, Developer
7/29/24
Posted Version 3.2, build 3
I just posted GEDitCOM II, version 3.2, build 3. It has minor changes mostly derived from responses
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Posted Version 3.2, build 3
I just posted GEDitCOM II, version 3.2, build 3. It has minor changes mostly derived from responses
7/29/24
Richard Blake
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John Nairn, Developer
5
7/27/24
Common internal scripting code
It was fairly easy and I added option for next posting (maybe soon). In brief, like Python modules,
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Common internal scripting code
It was fairly easy and I added option for next posting (maybe soon). In brief, like Python modules,
7/27/24