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FTM/TMG
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:49:50 -0000
soc.genealogy.computing
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Mark...
john...
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Capturing the chart window is not very sensible - you are limited to the
screen definition. Screens are usually 72 or 96dpi and not much bigger
than A4.
Much better to print it to a Postscript file and get that printed. You
can define the size of paper you want in most PDF print programs. You
can get to 600dpi or more if you want on A0 or ANSI E paper sizes or
even larger.
PDF995 http://www.pdf995.com/
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FTM is able to produce an "all-in-one" box chart showing all indivduals.
Can this be done with TMG? I haven't been able to discover how with the
trial version.
the_verminator...
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I use TMG but have no idea if it will do such a chart.
I do have a question though ... why would anyone want such a chart? If
your database has even a moderate amount of people in it ( mine has
approx 47,000) it will be practically useless for either printing out
or displaying on screen.
Just wondering
Hugh Watkins...
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yes and how much of your data have you personally checked against
original sources?
One use of the all in one chart is to check for disconnected individuals
or unlinked family groups
Leif B. Kristensen...
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When I used TMG (I'm now exclusively on Linux, and have my own custom
PostgreSQL/PHP app), I was very satisfied with using special accent
colors and a custom report for that.
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Hugh W
the_verminator...
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Personally- every thing I have personally entered (and yes- I have
copies of the documents)- which is some 9600 people. I maintain the
master file which is a joint venture of several family members over the
last 107 years, all of whom were avid researchers and kept
documentation. Everyone today who submits info MUST supply copies of
their sources. I can give you the name of who submitted what and what
their sources were.
It is really too bad that more people putting things on the net do not
also include their sources ( which I agree should be primary sources
and not just crediting someone else's gedcom).
Now- about TMG....
It provides several ways (filtered pick lists, filtered groups, etc.)
to find unlinked family groups or individuals... altho now that it has
been explalined I can see the use of such a chart on smaller databases
I'm still not convinced it would work well on really large ones.
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bvelke...
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No it can't. The Master Genealogist (TMG) v7 can generate ancestor,
descendant, hourglass, and fan charts and you can drag-n-drop them together
to make customized charts ... but an "all-in-one" box is on our enhancement
list.
Bob Velke
Wholly Genes Software
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