============================================================================ Kith and Kin for Windows 3.1 Version 3.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major upgrade - Release date: 4 September 1995 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please refer to the VENDINFO.DIZ file for complete details **** Note registration fee increased from 24 to 28 pounds **** ============================================================================ SpanSoft is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) ============================================================================ The product ----------- Kith and Kin is a software package for documenting and storing family trees which will appeal to genealogists, family historians and anyone interested in researching and documenting family history. It features an easy to use graphical interface and powerful multi-level editing tools which makes it ideal for both large and small trees. The program supports date and place of births, marriages and deaths as well as multiple marriages and aliases for each person. Pictures, diagrams, sounds, etc may be embedded in or linked to a person or family. A printed book can be produced with family group details (which may incorporate pictures and diagrams) and a complete, cross-referenced index to names and families. The user has control over the formatting and extent of all printed reports which also include tree layout, descendant tree, ancestral tree and person details. Compatibility with "Personal Ancestral File" GEDCOM files means the user can export and import data to and from other genealogy programs. What the users say ------------------ "Kith and Kin is a robust and simple to use genealogy program for Windows 3.1. This is a good program if you are the least bit interested in researching the genealogical history of your family. It is easy enough for the beginner and casual data collector, yet has enough bells and whistles to set it apart from other programs and make your work seem like the fun it should be." - Windows On-Line Review (Shareware Edition) "... this is definitely the program I’d use. It’s very well programmed and presented, user-friendly and generally a treat to use." - PC Mart "Overall I remain very impressed by this package. It is the first genealogy package for Windows which I have tried which I feel provides something extra by using the Windows interface and facilities." - Family Tree Computer Magazine "A very much better quality product than others in the area." - DF, Co. Down "This is certainly the best Windows based program of its type that I have yet found." - JS, Kent "This is the first shareware that I’ve actually stumped up for and I do so gladly." - NB, Dyfed "An excellent product - congratulations." - GMG, Preston Features -------- The program is simple to use and anyone familiar with Windows will quickly learn to control the following features. > Graphical representation of family units and relationships provides fast access to editing. Also has zoom, goto and block move features. > Multi-level editing means the user can traverse the tree while editing and adding people and families. > Support for date and place of births, baptisms, deaths, burials, marriages and divorces. > Two user-defined fields for each person plus the option of GEDCOM I/O using these fields. > Multiple aliases are allowed for each person. > Notes for each person and family may be entered, edited and are included in printed reports. Full clipboard support allows exchange of text with other applications. > Pictures, diagrams, sounds, videos and any object created by other applications which support OLE may be associated with a person or family. > Search for text in any field, including notes, then edit person or family details direct from the search results. > Search for date errors such as marriage before birth. > "On this day" event search. > Timeline window shows chronological sequence of events from the tree plus notable historic events. > Display the relationship between two people. > Display tree statistics. > Each person and family has a code which allows fast access to editing as well as making the printed documents readable. > Printouts include tree layout, descendant tree, ancestral tree, family details, person details, timeline, census report and index. The format and extent of printed documents may be fully controlled by the user. > Send textual reports to a text file instead of to the printer. > PAF GEDCOM files may be imported and exported. Export all or part of a tree and create a new tree or merge trees when importing. > Supports TrueType fonts and colour printing. > Extensive on-line, context sensitive help. 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. System requirements ------------------- IBM compatible PC 286 or above VGA screen Windows 3.1 or above 2Mb free disk space Mouse Registration ------------ This product is SHAREWARE. The version on this release disk is a fully functional evaluation copy which the user may install and use free of charge for 30 days. After that time, if the user wishes to continue use, a fixed registration fee of 28 Pounds Sterling is payable to us. Registration reminder screens are used in the program, increasing in severity when 30 days have passed. Upon registration the user becomes entitled to the registered version of the software, telephone support and notification of new releases. Registered users may upgrade to future versions at a discount. The registered version has been optimised by removing the registration reminder coding. A data file conversion program which will convert tree (.TRE) and options (.OPT) files created by earlier versions of Kith and Kin so that they can be used with the latest release is provided with all registered versions of the software. Vendor information ------------------ Installing for vendor evaluation: To run the application, copy all files from this release disk to a working directory on your hard disk and run KITHKIN.EXE. Terms: See the VENDINFO.DIZ file for full details of our distribution policy and Distribution Licence. You are only permitted to distribute this product if you comply with the terms of the Distribution Licence. KITHKIN.EXE, KITHKIN.HLP and all other files and the information contained in them are copyright (c) SpanSoft 1993-1995. Except, BWCC.DLL is copyright (c) Borland International 1991-93. LIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may distribute this version of Kith and Kin, completely unaltered and including all the files (as listed below), without further permission on condition that: 1) You identify it as shareware. 2) You leave all intellectual property (copyright) notices in place. 3) SpanSoft does not request that you stop distribution. To distribute in modified form, you must consult the appropriate VENDINFO.DIZ data record, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Any distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements expressed in that data record is hereby authorised. Permission to distribute the Kith and Kin package is not transferable, assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each person or organisation wishing to distribute the package must independently satisfy the terms of this limited distribution licence. Kith and Kin should not be distributed in Australia or New Zealand. The same product under the name "Of that Ilk" is available from SpanSoft or from Budgetware, PO Box 496, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia; phone (02) 519-4233, fax (02) 516-4236. SpanSoft may revoke any permissions granted here, by notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved by SpanSoft. Complete file list: KITHKIN.EXE Kith and Kin program KITHKIN.HLP Kith and Kin help file KITHKIN.OPT Kith and Kin options file KITHKIN.INI Kith and Kin date descriptors and report strings BWCC.DLL Borland custom class DLL SS_DATE.DLL SpanSoft date processing DLL TIMELINE.TML Historical event file KITHKIN.TXT Kith and Kin manual in text format SAMPLE.TRE Sample tree file CATALOG.HLP SpanSoft product catalogue FILE_ID.DIZ BBS file description VENDINFO.DIZ Vendor / BBS information README.TXT User information VENDOR.TXT Vendor information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any problems, questions or suggestions please do not hesitate to contact us. ============================================================================