============================================================================ Kith and Kin for Windows 3.1 Version 3.0 ============================================================================ Author: Nick J Hunter, SpanSoft 11 Rowan Terrace, Cowdenbeath, Fife KY4 9JZ, Scotland Tel: National: (01383) 510597 International: +44 1383 510597 voice/fax E-Mail: InterNet: nick.hunter@almac.co.uk CompuServe: 100101,1155 ============================================================================ SpanSoft is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) ============================================================================ Installation ------------ Copy all files from the release disk into a new directory (eg. KITHKIN) on your hard disk. Run KITHKIN.EXE from the File Manager or create a new program item in the Program Manager and double click on the Kith and Kin icon. You can launch Kith and Kin from a Tree File (.TRE) if you have associated .TRE files with KITHKIN.EXE in the File Manager. The program (.EXE), help (.HLP) and options (.OPT/.INI) files must all reside in the same directory. The files BWCC.DLL and SS_DATE.DLL should reside in either the KITHKIN or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directories or in another directory in your PATH. Since BWCC.DLL is a common DLL you may already have it on your system in which case you need only one copy available. New features, enhancements and bug fixes ---------------------------------------- (see the on-line help for a complete list) Version 3.0 September 1995 --------------------------- Date validation. All entered dates are checked using the "Input format" selected in Options|Preferences. Baptism and burial fields added to person data. Two user-defined fields added to person data. Description of each field is entered in Options|Preferences. Divorce field added to family data. Snap-to-grid function. Auto-arrange children and marriages if the option has been selected in Options|Preferences. Zoom in/out on screen display. Text/icons displayed in family rectangles only down to percentage defined in Options|Preferences to speed up display. Print preview, from the File menu. All text reports (Details, Indices, etc) can be sent to a text file instead of the printer. KITHKIN.INI holds descriptions for months, days and all report static text. These can be changed by users requiring foreign-language output. Timeline window. Displays events for currently selected families plus appropriate events from TIMELINE.TML. View|Relationship between two people. "On this day" search. View|Statistics display. Date inconsistencies search. The parameters for this are defined in Options|DateErrorSetup. Timeline report. Census report. Basically a Family Details report for a specific date. You can now drag a marquee around family rectangles on the screen to select them. Edit|SelectAll command added. Shift+ left mouse button in the Tree Area will now deselect a single family. Button bar. New Options|Fonts dialog. Customisable fonts for Screen (family rectangles), family summary window, timeline window and timeline report. File|SaveAs GEDCOM now has an option to include K&K specific tags - so that you can exclude them. Selection dialog for people and families now sorts using dates if person/ family has the same name. Spouse details added to Descendant Trees. Baptism, burial, divorce and user-defined fields added to appropriate reports. Status line at bottom of main window for lengthy operations instead of pop-up bargraph. File|Open GEDCOM has an option to convert invalid dates to date phrases. File|SaveAs GEDCOM will export user-defined fields if tag names supplied in Options|Preferences. File|Open GEDCOM now imports children/marriages in correct order. Notes/Objects indicators in Person/Family Data Dialogs replaced with button highlights. Tree Layout now prints over more than one page and has the option to print children icons or turn off the dotted lines for females. Range "from" and "to" boxes are now correctly greyed out in print dialogs when "Range" is not selected. Aspect ratio of the objects displayed in the Objects Dialog is now correctly maintained. The Kith and Kin help file is now available in text format as KITHKIN.TXT for sending straight to the printer. Registration ------------ This product is SHAREWARE. The version on this release disk is a fully functional evaluation copy which you may install and use free of charge for 30 days. After that time, if you wish to continue using the program you must become a registered user. Details of how to register are available in the on-line help. If you have been using an earlier version of Kith and Kin some of your tree (.TRE) and options (.OPT) files may require conversion before they can be used with this version. A data file conversion program is included with all registered versions of Kith and Kin. System requirements ------------------- IBM compatible PC 286 or above VGA screen Windows 3.1 or above 2Mb free disk space Mouse Help ---- To get you off to a flying start using Kith and Kin, read the help topic "Getting Started". This will lead you through the basics. The KITHKIN.HLP help file is a complete on-line manual for Kith and Kin. As well as providing context-sensitive help direct from Kith and Kin, it contains all the technical information about the program, usage tips and details on how to register in an easy-to-use format. Please make extensive use of it, you will find it very useful. The file KITHKIN.TXT is an extract of KITHKIN.HLP in text format which you may send straight to your printer. For example, you can do this in DOS using the command "type kithkin.txt > prn". ============================================================================