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GedWise 6.3 for Mac OSX (December 5, 2005) and Linux (January 15, 2006)-  Revisions from version 6.2

[6.3.3] Fixed: Possible sorting issue resolved. (6/12/2006)

[6.3.3] Improved: user now allowed to select destination of GedWise database if Hotsync manager not present.

[6.3.3] Improved: better error handling.

[6.3.3] Fixed: 5-way navigation buttons now work properly in the Detail View windows.

[6.2.3] Fixed: Focus Ring now works properly in Detail View windows.

[6.3.2] Fixed: added compatibility for GEDCOM's created on different computer system that use various end-of-line terminators.

 

GedWise 6.2 for Windows (January 15, 2006)-  Revisions from version 6.1

[6.2.0.002] Fixed: 5-way navigation buttons now work properly in the Detail View windows.

[6.2.0.002] Fixed: Focus Ring now works properly in Detail View windows.

 

GedWise 6.1 for Windows (May 28, 2005)-  Revisions from version 6.0

[6.1.0.007] Fixed: the 2nd (bottom) person in the Relationship Calculator now saved after exiting GedWise.

[6.1.0.007] Improved: Easier to enter an 'x' character when finding a person in the Individual List Screen.

[6.1.0.007] Improved: 5-Way navigator support for Treo and latest Tungsten devices.

 

GedWise 6.0 (November 15, 2004)-  Revisions from version 5.1

[6.0.0.005] New/Improved:  the “On This Day” feature searches the open database for ALL events (not just births, marriages and deaths) that occurred on the current day and month.  The search list is now retained while GedWise is running and you can return to list after selecting an event.

[6.0.0.005] New/Improved: the Event Search feature allows the user to search the open database for ALL events (not just births, marriages, and deaths.) matching the text entered.  The search can also be filtered by event type (e.g. birth, marriage, death, burial, etc.).  The search list is now retained while GedWise is running so you can return to the list after selecting an event.

[6.0.0.005] New: When selecting an event from the ‘On This Day’ and ‘Event Search’ lists, the selected event is briefly highlighted on the Individual Summary Screen to make finding it easier.  Searches are now faster as well.

[6.0.0.005] New:  In the Event List (on the Individual Summary Screen) when there is “No Date” associated with an event you can choose (via a Preference Item) to display the event description instead.  For Notes without a date, you can display the start of the Note text.

[6.00.005] New: full support for devices with expandable screens (e.g. the Palm T3 and T5).

[6.0.0.005] New: the GedWise processor allow you to sort children as ordered in your GEDCOM file.

[6.0.0.005] New: ability to sort undated events to top or bottom of the Event List in the GedWise Viewer.

[6.0.0.005] Improved: Significantly faster GEDCOM processing.  Conversion time has been cut by 50%.

[6.0.0.005] Improved: Export to Memo function allows you to create the memo, edit it, and return to GedWise to the same person you were originally viewing.

[6.0.0.005] Improved: better handling of GedWise Viewer's text and background colors to match user’s system preferences.

[6.0.0.005] New: Preference screens in the GedWise Viewer have been split into General Preferences and Fonts & Colors.

GedWise 5.1 (September 7, 2004)-  Revisions from version 5.0

[5.0.0.009  1] Cumulative updates from revisions 5.0.0.1 through 5.0.0.8 as well as several minor revisions.

[5.0.0.011  2] Several minor revisions, including a fix to handling of adopted children.

 

GedWise 5.0 (January 27, 2004)-  Revisions from version 4.1

[5.0.0.003  1] New: an “On This Day” feature to find birth, marriage and death events that occurred on the current day and month.  User can choose a different day and/or month and select an event from the list to go to the individual that had that event.

[5.0.0.003  2] New: a Search feature that allows user to search open database for a place name in primary birth, marriage, and death records.  An event can be selected from list to go individual that had that event.

[5.0.0.003  3] New: user can select colors for individuals on Individual Lists.  Colors are based on persons married with children and persons married with no children.

[5.0.0.003  4] New: additional preference items and changed preference screen layouts.

[5.0.0.003  5] New: Child Count displayed on Individual Summary Screen.  User can turn this off as preference item.

[5.0.0.003  6] New: added support for devices with multiple expansion cards.  Also, the name of the card is now displayed in the copy source/destination list.

[5.0.0.003  7] New: show progenitors in Relationship Calculator with ability to select a progenitor and go to Individual Summary Screen for that progenitor.

[5.0.0.003  8] New: changed Individual Summary Screen to allow user to tap on either line of Birth and Death record data.

[5.0.0.003  9] New: ability to select comma or left/right button on 5-way navigator to switch from last name entry to first name entry in Individual List Screen.

[5.0.0.003 10] New: added support for the 5-way navigator for devices enabled with this feature.  List screens now also follow Palm OS conventions for scrolling and selecting.

[5.0.0.003 11] New: added ability to open Menu Bar by tapping on word “GedWise” and “GedWise Databases” in the Individual List and Database List Screens.

[5.0.0.003 12] New: added ability to select a button on the Individual Summary Screen by pressing or entering an “E” for Events, “F” for Family , “L” for List, “M” for Menu Bar and “P” for Parents.

[5.0.0.003 13] Improved: sorting of persons in Individual list is now done properly.  It better handles surnames with titles when determining sort order.

[5.0.0.003 14] Improved: prevent duplicate entries in Jump List.

[5.0.0.003 15] Improved: significantly faster lookup operation in Individual List Screen.

[5.0.0.003 16] Improved: further optimized code to reduce size of GedWise Viewer.

[5.0.0.003 17] Improved: soundex code display to properly convert s_caron,  c_cedilla and n_tilda characters.

[5.0.0.003 18] Improved: display of spouse name to show first and then last name.

[5.0.0.003 19] Improved: database list no longer scrolls to top of list after user performs copy or delete operation.

[5.0.0.003 20] Improved: added support for non-standard Medical/Health tag and Degree tag.

[5.0.0.003 21] Improved: the Place field is hidden for Note events unless place field has data.  For other events, Place field does not show “unknown” if the Address field has data.

[5.0.0.003 22] Improved: added CALN and TYPE information to a Note if it appears in Source Record.  Added NUMB field to source record.

[5.0.0.003 23] Improved: completely suppress splash screen if user selects this preference.  This screen had displayed for split second even if user selected suppress option.

[5.0.0.003 24] Fixed: dialog box in Relationship Calculator to properly handle drag on button without selecting it.

[5.0.0.003 25] Fixed: display of second line of birth or death event on Individual Summary Screen in case of long date.  In rare circumstances this data may not display properly.

[5.0.0.003 26] Fixed: in extremely rare instances, the Parents icon in Individual Summary Screen might be missing for individual that has parent. This has been fixed.

[5.0.0.004 27] Improved: hide line for date information in Note Events where date does not exist in database.

[5.0.0.007 28] Fixed: On This Day function now works with international versions of handheld devices.

[5.0.0.008 29] Fixed: Notes exported by certain genealogy software (e.g. Brother's Keeper) get cut off in certain rare circumstances.  This problem is now resolved.

[5.0.0.008 30] Fixed: In some instances the GedWise Installer may give error "No card associated with account".  We upgraded the installer to resolve this issue.

 

GedWise 4.1 - Revisions from version 4.0 (released April 15, 2003)

  • Fixed scrolling issue that caused wrong child to be displayed due to over-scrolling. This only occurred if scrolling with hard buttons and only if there were exactly 3 children for the family.

  • Fixed display of strange characters in shortened names if using Global Find without GedWise running.

  • Fixed current Family Number sometimes showing incorrect number under certain circumstances.

  • Enhancement: allow the use of a source ABBR tag if there is no source TITL tag.

  • Enhancement: allow longer source text fields by putting text into Note.

 

GedWise 4.0 - Revisions from version 3.0 (released October 15, 2002)

  • Reduced database size by up to 25%.

  • Improved display speed in GedWise Viewer, particularly when database is on an expansion card.

  • Improved speed for transferring database to handheld.

  • Reduced time required to process a GEDCOM file.

  • Eliminated need for a conduit by building palm database on PC.

  • Added a Relationship Calculator and a Date Calculator to GedWise Viewer.

  • Added ability to quickly jump to one of the last 10 persons visited in GedWise Viewer (Jump List).

  • Added support for International (ANSEL) Character set.

  • Added ability to quickly increase size of Note View Window to fill the entire screen.

  • Added arrow symbol in Descendancy Screen to indicate if person has children.

  • Added alert screen to signal if insufficient room to copy database to card or RAM.

  • Added ability to scroll Individual List and Descendancy Chart by either one line at a time or one page at a time.

  • Added ability to transfer database directly to expansion card.

  • Added note icon to indicate if family data available on Individual Summary Screen.

  • Added button for Jump List on Individual Summary Screen in GedWise Viewer.

  • Added Windows version checker for entry into log file.

  • Improved database version checking.

  • Improved error handling in situation where user removes expansion card when GedWise is running.

  • Fixed database copy screen for situation where user taps outside of lower portion of window and stray characters appear on screen.

  • Fixed possible problem with unintentionally cutting Note sizes below 35,000 characters.

  • Fixed possible problem where source citation or repository citation may have wrong title.

  • Fixed possible problem where not all families may display on a Descendant Chart (usually occurs with database on expansion card).

  • Fixed possible problem where user may not be able to scroll to last line of note in Detail View Window.

  • Updated graphics and icons for GedWise PC program.

 


 

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