Copyright: 1992 -1994 T. ROZE


Win Genealogic 3

SIMPLE, POWERFUL, EVOLUTIONARY

Help index

Introduction

About Win Genealogic

What is a shareware program?

Global description of the program

Data recording

The system of numbers

The indications of father, mother and sex	Acquisition of dates	Acquisition of marirages

Commands to record a form

Titles of free defined fields

Data consultation

The buttons of consultation

The direct ascending family tree

Print

Print options

Diverse


A propos de Win Généalogic
Introduction

About Win Genealogic...

This program has been created by a data processing and genealogy fanatic so that you may most efficient manage your genealogical data. In regard to the program capacities of program, please refer to the imprint: Global description of program.

The author offers on after-sales service of this program for a considerably low cost. After payment of registering fees, you'll receive a very complete and fully illustrated documentation. You will also have priority information at your disposal program updates and corrections.

Import/export in Access, dBASE, and GEDCOM formats are disponible when registering.


What is a shareware program?
Introduction

What is a shareware program?

Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ in details -- some request registration while others

require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual.

Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the distribution method. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has an ultimate money-back guarantee, so if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.


Global description of program
Introduction

Global description of program.

Win Genealogic is a program combining power and simplicity. It's an open program that has developed with time; the current version is a result of a long collaboration between the author and the users.

Thanks to your criticisms and suggestions, this program can evolve !!

Win Genealogic manages your ancestory no matter how large, the size of data on the hard disk constituing the only limiting factor.

Latter additions to your genealogy will be easily added.

Being an open program, thanks to the free defined fields, you can store information which interesting you.


Data recording

The numbering

Win Genealogic 3 uses the very practical Sosa-Stradonitz system of numbering.

This numbering system designates to each person an assigned number according to the place she takes in the genealogy. The n°1 is attributed to the person from when we make out the lineage, 2 to her father, 4 and 5 to her paternal grandparents, 6 and 7 to her maternal grandparents and so on. In General, a person numbered n will have as father 2*n and as mother 2*n+1.

There are many advantages to this numbering system: men always have an even number, direct ancestry are always power of 2.

third                4           5       6          7

second                 2                   3

first generation               1

For the downard genealogy, numbers must be componed also of letters or punctuation.  You have to indicate the sex, the number of the father, and the number of the mother.

Note: When we go up again in line with the Sosa's numbering, the program indicates the sex (thanks to the parity), the number of her father (double number) and the number of her mother (double number + 1).

To manage the downard genealogy, it's advised to use numbers with a logical link. We can, for instance, in the remariages, give numbers like 7A, 7B, ... Other methods can also be used, such as the d'Aboville's method (see the paper documentation of program).


The indications of father and mother, sex
 Data recording

The indications of father and mother, sex

The indications of father, mother and sex can only be set if the number of the choosen person is not a Sosa number. In Sosa numbering, the program tends to make out the relations and then automatically displays the number of the father, the mother and the sex.


Acquisition of dates
Data recording

Acquisition of dates

It's important to acquire the dates in a correct format so that the program can calculate the statistics.

Win Genealogic has the ability to recognize several date formats: if the data isn't exact, you must  indicate a four digit year (1951, 1802, 0900...)

If the date is exact, we have to indicate it under the format DD/MM/YYYY where DD represents a 2 digit date, MM a 2 digit month, and YYYY a 4 digit year.

Furthermore, it's possible to note varied indications before the date. However, the entire entry may not exceed 20 characters.


Acquisition of marriages
Data recording

Marriage acquisition

The mariages are set  in a separately frame.

The program can manage up to 16 marriages.

In each case, it's very important to note the number of spouse, the date and place of marriage, separation if present, and possibly remarks about the mariage. These remarks can be expanded beyond the space shown above.

For the place of mariage, it's possible to type directly the place or to choose directly in the modifiable list.


Recording operations
Data recording

Recording operations.

It's possible to register a form with several commands buttons appearing below the record of civil status or with the controls.

The button Record records the form. If a form in the base has already the same number, the program notifies it and asks if we really want record this form again.

If we press the button New  without having recorded the actual form, the program notifies it and suggests to put right to this possible omission.

The buttons Record preparating of spouse, father and mother, record the actual form and prepare a new form with informations which can be common or determined (number, surname...)


Free defined fields
 Data recording

Free defined fields

Win Genealogic 3 allows you to record datas in which you're particulary interested and which hasn't defined fields.

This free defined fields hasn't age got size limit for the number of letters.


Consultation of datas
Data consultation

The buttons of consultation.

This buttons allows to have access directly to the parent's form from the form of the form on the screen and its informations (father's number, mother's number)

The buttons spouse allows to have access to the conjoined's form if the conjoined's number is in the mariage's window. It's the mariage's form which determine to which spouse we can access.

The button Son/Daughter allows to accede to the direct descending (number of the index on the screen divided in 2 if we are on a form with a Sosa's number.

The button Direct ancestral tree shows a new window. See the ruddle: show a direct ancestral tree.


The show of direct ancestral tree
Data consultation

The show of direct ancestral tree

The click on the button direct ancestral tree [image] allows to access to a new window where appears boxes of a family tree. The box at the bottom retracts the person on which we were in consultation.

If we click on a box with the left button of the mouse, the software places the person in the box at the origin of the tree and shows his ancestors.So we can remount examining the tree.

If we click in a box with the right button of the mouse, the software quits the tree's window and takes in consultation with the person we have clicked on.


Printings, diverse
Print

Divers

For more informations about the impressions, thanks to consul the documentation of the program delivered with the payement of licence.


Printings' options
Print

Print options

The option window lets you choose the printer font and size for all the printings.