============================================================================ Kith and Kin for Windows 3.1 Version 3.11 ============================================================================ 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: SpanSoft@compuserve.com Web: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SpanSoft ============================================================================ SpanSoft is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) ============================================================================ Installation ------------ Methods of installation vary depending on where you got this software from. If installation instructions have been provided separately, please follow them. If you downloaded this software from an on-line service you should unzip any .ZIP files 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. Make sure that the copies you have on your system are the same version as those on the release disk. New features, enhancements and bug fixes ---------------------------------------- (see the on-line help for a complete list) Version 3.1 - November 1996 --------------------------- Export delimited text files for transfer to databases. Indented descendant tree printout added (text only). Missing data report added. Tree Layout print will now print all or only selected families. Family Details report modified to make it clearer who owns details and notes. You can now search on dates. Now supports links to external notes files in addition to internal notes. Select family boxes on screen by using All, Descendants, Ancestors or Direct Line. Press a letter key to scroll down the Selection Dialog list. GEDCOM input/output now compatible with "standard" V5.5. Also supports foreign DOS code pages. Command to re-use P and F codes from deleted people and families added. OK hot-key for dialogs (ALT+Z) added. New Timeline option to ignore dates from Timeline file. Family summary window now uses output date format instead of input date format. "Start of" and "End of" in the timeline can now be customised in KITHKIN.INI. View|Other hot-key is now Ctrl+O to avoid conflicts in WIN95. Paste button added to Objects Dialog. System menus in Objects and Notes dialogs did not contain correct commands in WIN95 - has been fixed. WIN95 fed a blank page at the end of each printout - fixed. Date phrases over 60 chars caused a crash - has been fixed. Status line now has text which doesn't disappear under another window. The "Oldest person" in Options|DateErrorSetup was not being used in calculations for the View|Statistics dialog - fixed. New families appear on the screen in a "better" order. Family/Person Details printout did not print details for spouses when the "Details everywhere" option was set - fixed. The order of a person's marriages was not saved in the Tree file - fixed. Some GEDCOM files were being imported with marriages in the wrong order - fixed. 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/.INI) 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 (386 8Mb recommended) VGA screen Windows 3.1 or above (WIN95 OK) 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". ============================================================================