GenSmarts Genealogy Software
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GenSmarts Version History
GenSmarts For MyFamily.com Edition Published Oct 31, 2008
Version 2.1.1.58
Version 2 Only Updates:
- support for FTM 2009 integration
- many more ancestry.com suggestions
- improved screen positioning on launch
- improved handling of poor internet connections
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Oct 30 2008
Versions 2.1.1.53 and 1.1.1.53
Version 2 Only Updates:
- minor improvements to FTM 2009 integration
- added RMGC as a recognized RootsMagic file type
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Oct 1 2008
Versions 2.1.1.52 and 1.1.1.52
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- fixed several form filling issues with Ancestry.com suggestions
Version 2 Only Updates:
- added support for FTM 2009
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Jun 19 2008
Versions 2.1.1.51 and 1.1.1.51
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- added suggestion logic for many new Ancestry.com US & Canada databases
- fixed "all displayed" bug when printing To Do List reports from Research Locations tab
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Apr 30 2008
Versions 2.1.1.50 and 1.1.1.50
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- added support for the Mid-Continent Public Library (Kansas City area)
- fixed bug in "always start maximized" option
- improved reasonableness of making suggestions when the dates covered is not known
Versions 2.1.1.47 and 1.1.1.47
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Apr 10, 2008
Version 2 Updates:
- improved place name extract from sources
- added support for TMG 7 "go to person" (CTRL-I) - works in Vista also
- fixed bug in drop down list involved in selecting user added marks
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- improved screen positioning on launch
- improved handling of poor internet connections
Versions 2.1.1.44 and 1.1.1.44
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Mar 6, 2008
Version 2 Updates:
- fixed "via sources" bug relating to RootsMagic files
- improved screen positioning on launch
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- improved handling of poor internet connections
- improved reliability of RMG/TMG interface when running on Vista
Versions 2.1.1.30 and 1.1.1.30
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Dec 5, 2007
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- fixed another bug in in red mouse/green mouse icon display
Versions 2.1.1.29 and 1.1.1.29
GenSmarts For Family Tree Maker Edition Published Dec 6, 2007
- See code bases 11125 and 11126 listed below for change detail.
Versions 2.1.1.26 and 1.1.1.26
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Dec 3, 2007
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- fixed bug in red mouse/green mouse icon display
- fixed bug in Welcome Wizard ancestry access point option
Versions 2.1.1.25 and 1.1.1.25
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Dec 1, 2007
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- new US city db - improved accuracy
- expanded subscription site settings (TOOLS...SETTINGS...Subscriptions)
- added suggestion logic for genealogyBank obituaries
- added suggestion logic for footnote US Rev War pensions
- added suggestion logic for world vital records US WWII enlistments
- added support for Vista DEP
- fix for Vista "trusted site" update message
- fix for Vista "default location" update message
Version 2 Updates:
- added new data cleanup report to show possible invalid US city/county pairs
- fix for "FTM2008 not installed properly" message
- added fix allowing FTM2008 files to have a ".FTW" in their name
Versions 2.1.1.21 and 1.1.1.21
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Aug 30, 2007
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- improved support for ambigous city names
Version 2 Updates:
- more bug fixes in FTM 2008 support
- more bug fixes in UFT support
Versions 2.1.1.18 and 1.1.1.18
GenSmarts For MyFamily.com Edition Published Aug 29, 2007
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- improved support for ambigous city names
Version 2 Updates:
- added support for FTM 2008
Versions 2.1.1.17 and 1.1.1.17
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Aug 25, 2007
Version 2 Updates:
- improved support for FTM 2008 & UFT
Versions 2.1.1.16 and 1.1.1.16
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Aug 13, 2007
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- fixed bug in RootsMagic import that was mismatching parents/children on some files
Version 2 Updates:
- fixed bug that was mis-assigning source data for AQ, AFT, and TMG files
- added support for FTM 2008 beta
- added support for UFT
Versions 2.1.1.10 and 1.1.1.10
GenSmarts Full Edition Published May 28, 2007
Version 1 & 2 Updates:
- added WW2 USA "older men" draft registrations
- fixed AQ12 import bug affecting census events
Version 2 Updates:
- added option to turn off assertion of events via sources
- fixed bug in TMG 5 importing (citmemo)
- fixed bug in TMG source importing
- fixed bug that was causing LDS baptisms to imply location
- various other minor bugs
Versions 1.1.1.08
GenSmarts For MyFamily.com Edition Published May 28, 2007
- added WW2 USA "older men" draft registrations
- tweaked research priority sorting to have a bit less weight to missing sources
- now compatible with MS Vista
Versions 2.1.1.03 and 1.1.1.03
GenSmarts Full Edition Published May 13, 2007
Affecting Version 1 & 2:
- fixed bug in TMG Version 4 load
Affecting Version 2
- fixed bug where Explanation would spill off bottom of form in "classic" view
- tweaked reasearch priority calc to lower the priority of missing source items (just a little)
Version 1 Updates:
- none since May 7, 2007 update
Versions 2.1.1.03 and 1.1.1.03
GenSmarts Full Edition Published May 9, 2007
Version 2 Updates:
- fixed bug in Data Cleanup report when narrative included
- fixed display glitch in Data Cleanup estimating exceptions
Version 1 Updates:
- none since May 7, 2007 update
Versions 2.1.1.02 and 1.1.1.02
GenSmarts Full Edition Published May 7, 2007
See our website for instructions on how to activate these new features.
Changes for both Version 1 and Version 2:
- performance enhancements - faster loads
- easier to use call number and worksheet reports
- fixed bug in Missouri and Oklahoma census suggestions
- added several new states to US WW1 Draft Reg suggestions
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Apr 19, 2007
- fixed bug where GenSmarts wasn't showing up on the taskbar
- a few more tweaks for Vista support
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Apr 12, 2007
- a couple of cosmetic Vista changes
- fixed a bug in large PAF files ( more than 240,000 people)
- added support for apostrophes in the file/folder name of TMG files
- a few more performance improvements
- various other minor bug fixes
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Feb 13, 2007
- added support for Vista
- added support for Ancestral Quest V12
- added support for VFPOLEDB (a newer driver for TMG and RootsMagic files)
- added debugging help for internet conneciton issues
- various linkage issue fixes for Ancestry.com searches
- various other minor bug fixes
GenSmarts For MyFamily.com Edition Published Oct. 3, 2006
- See full edition changes for 1.0.9.30 below
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Sept. 28, 2006
- Free Colorado 1870 census links
- Free Kansas 1895 census links
- Free Delaware Probate records links
- Updated Ancestry.com USA state vital records links
- Improved update reliability/diagnostics
- New technical feature to allow for smaller quicker future updates
- Minor bug fixes and tweaks
GenSmarts For MyFamily.com Edition Published July 20, 2006
- See full edition changes for 1.0.9.24 below
GenSmarts Full Edition Published July 12, 2006
- Fixed rare error/exception when loading Family Tree Maker files
- Added support for non-standard PAF dates (full edition only)
- Made "empty list" warning optional
GenSmarts For MyFamily.com Edition Published June, 5, 2006
- See changes for full edition 10912 through 10920
GenSmarts Full Edition Published June 5, 2006
- Added support for obituaries in 1000+ US newspapers at NewspaperArchives.com (pay site)
- A few technical changes to improve performance and updating
- More informative messaging added when trying to reach pay site that isn't subscribed to
GenSmarts Full Edition Published May 2, 2006
- Fixed occasional "access violation" error reading Family Tree Maker files
- Added safeguard against accidently deleting research marks
GenSmarts Full Edition Published May 2, 2006
- Added 1841 UK/Scotland census - Ancestry/ScotlandsPeople
- Added free online Missouri Deaths
- Fixed rare bug in importing FTM parent/child relationships
- Fixed bug in importing FTM census facts
- Added detection for Norton bug that hangs GenSmarts
- Improved usability when filters result in no suggestions
- Added Ancestry.com Free BMD (UK) access
- Improved phrasing of sibling based suggestions
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Dec. 15, 2005
- Support for Ancestry.co.uk
- Estimating improvements
- Minor TMG integration changes
- Bug fix for online Illinois Death Recs
- Update for Ancestry NC Marriage Recs
GenSmarts For MyFamily.com Edition Published Nov. 14, 2005
Same changes as 10910 Full Edition below...
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Nov. 8, 2005
A couple of small enhancements:
- added Ancestry's new 1851 England and Wales census
- added SSDI to Ancestry.com inventory
- added Texas Births for Ancestry.com inventory
- added addl Texas Marriages for Ancestry.com inventory
- added better defaults for library edition of GenSmarts
- added support for Family Tree Maker prefixed surnames - (e.g. Van Vander Mc De etc.)
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Oct. 18, 2005
A couple of bug fixes/small enhancements:
1) Heritage Quest access wasn't recognizing prior log in
2) Updated Kentucky Marriages links at Ancestry.com
3) Updated North Carolina Marriages links at Ancestry.com
4) Question marks are now ignored in place names
5) Contents in brackets [] are now considered in place name resolution
GenSmarts Full Edition Published Sept. 17, 2005
Added several thousand more titles to our FHL inventory
Published Sept. 5, 2005
Fixed "No further information bug"
GenSmarts Full Edition
Published Sept. 5, 2005
GenSmarts For MyFamilly.com edition
Fixed "No further information bug"
Published Sept. 5, 2005
GenSmarts for MyFamily.com edition stable release of new FHL content
Published Sept. 5, 2005
GenSmarts full edition stable release of new FHL content
Published Sept. 1, 2005
Pre 1.0.9 release for testing
Added over 150,000 US titles from Salt Lake's FHL
Right click on TO DO list now supports FHL also
Two minor bug fixes
Load time performance improvements
Fixed sporadic innacurate green mouse icons
Added support for multi-word surnames in Family Tree Maker
Updated a few US State db links for Ancestry.com
GenSmarts For MyFamily.com edition of 1.0.8.00
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.8.0
- Minor cleanup and a bug fix.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.45
- New auto upgrade notice checking and new download module. Also a better "patch" mechanism.
- Minor fixes.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.40
- Added Ancestry.com's new 1861 UK census.
- Cleaned up several Ancestry.com integration links that had broken over the past 6 weeks as they made changes. Mostly state level marriage/birth/death stuff.
- Added support for "backwards" names in PAF (e.g. /Surname/Given format)
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.39
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature.
- Added Wisconsin Historical Society Library
- Added ScotlandsPeople.Gov.UK (it was there in spirit only before... :-)
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.38
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature in this version.
- fixed a bug in the new catalog smartlink feature that was causing '(see library)' to appear instead of the call#
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.36 & 37
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature in this version.
- new inventory for Allen County Public Library (probably about double of what we had before)
- two new "preview" features of our upcoming "advanced features" add-on. A new call number report for preparing for a trip to a library, and a right clicking on a TO DO list item will now pull up a menu allowing you to SmartLink to the library's card catalog or simply copy the call number if you'd rather navigate yourself. Both are "preview" features, in that they only work for suggestions containing reference to the Allen County Public library.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.34 & 35
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature in this version.
- fixed a couple of bugs in the custom suggestion logic
- fixed a bug in the marriage variable name when used in custom suggestions
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.33
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature in this version.
- added a few more variables
- improved the title of marriage suggestions to include the spouse involved
- improved marriage searches so they now supply both bride and groom name if available
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.32
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature in this version.
- MonthAbIfKnown variables now have proper mixed case (Nov vs. NOV)
- Chaned direct ancestor siblings to use the same color as direct ancestors, but a different 4 pointed star simpbol
- Improved Godfrey Heritage Quest integration to be more patient, and to use the launched "pop up" window, leaving the main godfrey window available for use
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.31
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature in this version.
- Added _gsBirthMonthAbIfKnown_ and _gsDeathMonthAbIfKnown_ which will return a months alpha abbreviation - e.g. JAN FEB MAR etc.
- Added an TOOLS...SETTINGS...Analysis Tab option to display a light blue star on siblings of direct ancestors
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.29 & 30
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature in this version.
- Added a few more variables for the customize records function - birth and death dates and such
- Right Click on a field that takes variables in customize records now will display a "pick list" of variables
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.27 & 28
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature in this version.
- Fixed WBTRV32.DLL error
- Improved country parsing a bit, which should help with some "false positive" suggestions. Example... a place name of "Somewhere out east per Mildred" will no longer get resolved as PERU (PER is the abbreviation for PERU). Often times this would show up as strange immigration suggestions.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.26
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature in this version.
- Added support for Brother's Keeper
- Fixed _gsSmartSurname_ bug...
- Added printing to Query tab
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.25
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature in this version.
- Fixed a bug in the "go to" record keeping software funtion
- Fixed erroneous warning about selecting county/sub-state
- Added printing to customized suggestions
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.24
- See this page for more info on the new customize records feature in this version.
- Fixed a bug in the button that allows you to switch repository directories
- Fixed a bug that was allowing you to select a state, without first selecting a country.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.23
- Added TOOLS...CUSTOMIZE RECORDS... so you can define your own analysis rules. See this page for more info on this feature.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.20
- Added support for Library Edition of Ancestry.com via a new option in TOOLS...SETTINGS...SUBSCRIPTION TAB...
Useful for family history centers or folks who use GenSmarts from libraries.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.11
- When GenSmarts is running in the tray (if you've done a CTRL-E from TMG and don't have the GenSmarts interface open), it wasn't closing itself when Windows was shut down or restarted.... you had to manually right click and close it for Windows shutdown to continue.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.06 to 1.0.7.10
- Fix for error#2 when doing a CTRL-E from TMG to access GenSmarts. Also, error#1, which is a timeout trying to start GenSmarts from TMG, will now give you the option to wait a bit more, rather than simply error out with a #1 error.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.7.05
- Updated interface to Heritage Quest access via Godfrey library
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.6.28 to 1.0.7.00
- Updated help file/manual to reflect new features.
- Fixed a couple of bugs occuring when using Windows Large Fonts mode
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.6.22 to 1.0.6.27
Added analysis for several more free online records:
- Canadian World War One Records
- Canadian Western Land Grants
- Canadian Naturalization Records
- More Canadian 1871, 1901, 1906 Census Links
- Pennsylvania Civil War Records
- Pennsylvania WW1 Records
- Pennsylvania Rev War Records
- England Wills
A few other bug fixes
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.6.21
Fixed bug that was causing Kiosk mode to be in place
Other internal changes
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.6.20
Fixed bug in new green mouse/red mouse definition that was causing too many green mice
Added support for generating census suggestions for widows
Cleaned up some low probability suggestions that were being generated involving females and land patents
Added a button on the main window (the "confused" button) that links to the new training material that we've begun posting online
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.6.10 through 1.0.6.19
Lots of internal changes for a soon to be announced major feature :-)
Added "inline" comments in the TO DO EXPLANATION as to how any estimates were arrived at (if they factored into the research suggestion)
Changed the definition of red mouse/green mouse so that now green includes things that are free AND things you subscribe to. Red means "stop", Greeen means "go".
Fixed the re-occuring error message if you had no internet connection and tried to go online.
The INI file can now be located in the working directory, consistent with other files. This is for "advanced" GenSmarts pilots only :-)
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.6.09
Godfrey made some changes that required us to update how we access Heritage Quest via Godfrey library. We made the changes in such a way that we shouldn't have to update the software itself next time this happens... if you use GenSmarts to access Heritage Quest via Godfrey - you'll need this release or higher now.
This version also contains some internal changes to how Kiosk mode works...
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.6.08
For some reason, there seem to be a few Windows installations (a fraction of 1 percent, based on what we're seeing reported) out there that don't properly release all the storage when GenSmarts exits. This causes GenSmarts to think another copy of GenSmarts is running and produce a message to that effect on startup. This version avoids using that feature of Windows, so as to bypass the apparent problem.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.6.07
(1) Added 4000+ volumes from Chicago's Newberry library
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.6.05 - 1.0.6.06
(1) More Free USA Vital Records Sites:
Arizona Births 1887-1928
Arizona Deaths 1878-1953
Ohio Deaths 1913-1937
Oregon Deaths 1903-1930
(2) A couple of additional states WWI registrations from Ancestry.com
(3) Fixed a problem with maiden names on death record lookups
(4) A "read only" mode for libraries to keep GenSmarts from saving any data. In GenSmarts.ini, in the FILES section, add this line:
ReadOnly=TRUE
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.5.17 - 1.0.6.01
Five changes:
(1) A few changes to the "auto update" module to make it more reliable.
(2) Improved Large Fonts display (for those that use that Windows option).
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.5.11 - 16
(1) Fixed the Windows/95/98 restriction/error - this one works fine on all version of Windows now.
(2) Fixed two or three small bugs.
(3) Improved compression of the install file - it's now under 6MB.
(4) Added a search of Ancestry.com's US census index for non-subscribers.
(5) Added a new tool and increased the reliability of GenSmarts ability to launch a web page.
(6) Fixed a variety of typos in the help file, as well as added a couple of sections to catch up with recent features.
(7) Added a support newsletter signup window in the registered version so "over the counter purchased" users get an opportunity to sign up.
(8) Added a HELP... option to check for updates - not fully implemented on our website yet, but we'll get to that shortly.
(9) Fixed a bug in HELP... Send Your File to GenSmarts Support...
(10) Made some changed to the GenSmarts "updater" to hopefully improve the reliability of upgrades.
(11) Added a new TO DO LIST report "FULL" that contains all the text displayed in the on screen EXPLANATION.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.5.10
Five changes:
(1) Added support for "hot swapping" to your record keeping software, if it's running. See TOOLS... GO TO INDIVIDUAL... When presented with the search screen in your record keeping software, the record id (or name if you use Family Tree Maker) of the person you were looking at in GenSmarts will be in the clipboard, ready to CTRL-V paste it. Depending on your software, you may have to switch to "search by id" mode. Note that there's a "hot key" in GenSmarts displayed next to the GO TO INDIVIDUAL option - you can use that from the keyboard for a "hotter" swap.
(2) Fixed a variety of small bugs.
(3) Added some additional options to the Heritage Quest access mechanism to enable access from a few libraries we found that did things a bit differently than others.
(4) Fixed a bug with 1.0.5.9 where call#'s and microfilm roll#'s were being omitted.
(5) Fixed a bug with 1.0.5.9 that was blocking access to many Ancestry.com db's.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.5.09
Version 1.0.5.9 has some fairly major structural changes to the way Research Results are handled. This will increase the speed at which they load and also enable us to better integrate with your genealogy software (RootsMagic, TMG, etc.).
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.5.00
A couple of bug fixes:
(1) Custom geography was not loading if no "working directory" was provided in the short cut - fixed.
(2) Place name cleanup FIND box now will initiate the search if ENTER is pressed.
(3) Custom geography... county's are now be removed from the list if deleted.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.30 - 42
Three big enanchements and one little one:
(1) Added Houston's Clayton library - analysis for several thousand volumes in their genealogy collection.
(2) Added more Ancestry.com - several thousand additional databases now being analyzed for.
(3) Added the ability to let users add geography to GenSmarts (not records yet... just geography)
(4) TMG users can now use CTRL-I to "hot key" back and forth between GenSmarts and TMG. CTRL-V will paste the record id of the person you're looking at in GenSmarts.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.26 - 29
A couple of bugs and enhancements:
(1) Fixed a bug that was preventing a couple of the TOOLS...SETTINGS...SUBSCRIPTIONS TAB items from being saved.
(2) Fixed a bug that was causing the USA county lookup to only work 80% or so of the time, depending on the style of your place names.
(3) Enhanced ategory (B) Data Cleanup/Place Name issues... to now also provide known city names in the explanation, if we've got 'em.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.24 - 25
A couple of usability tweaks:
(1) A double click on a person in the My Genealogy File tab, now takes you to the To Do list tab, with the search criteria set to display suggestions for only the parents, spouses, and children of the person selected. Previously, the Query tab was populated and the display shifted there on a double click to allow experimentation with different data. The Query tab is still populated in the same way, though you'll have to manually shift the display if that's your destination.
(2) A RESET button was added next to the To Do List <=SEARCH box, to make it easy to clear the search criteria.
(3) For category (B) Data Cleanup/Place Name issues... where GenSmarts doesn't recognize a county within a state... we now will provide suggestions of actual county names if their names are close to what we see from your file.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.22 - 23
Our first cut at supporting direct reading of Ancestral Quest (*.AQ) and Ancestry Family Tree (*.AFT) files. We've tested with the current versions of each of these... older version are a bit of an unknown until we get some user feedback...
Also, one bug fix...
(1) The right mouse button didn't work on the suggestions generated via KIOSK mode or the QUERY tab. Fixed.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.21
A couple of new things...
(1) A new button on the My Genealogy File tab which will generate an email (or simply copy to the clipboard) the background info of the people selected in the list. Try it and hit the HELP button for a little more explanation.
(2) People of unknown sex should now show up in generated text as "he/she"
(3) Changed the Welcome Wizard so that it defaults less often to having you open the sample file.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.18 - 20
Fixed two bugs...
(1) For those that had their internet settings as "Modem/Always Ask To Go Online"... no update check was being done if YES was choosen when asked.
(2) Kiosk mode was getting a "list out of bounds" error.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.17
You can now "exclude" place names from the data cleanup place names list. They don't really go away, but rather show up with an "X" in the display so you have a visual indicator that you've dealt with this place name. Future versions will give you some display options around this. To use this, select a line in the data cleanup/place names tab that has a place name (you can't exclude "missing" place names yet), right click with your mouse and select the EXCLUDE option. Note the change in the display, which will "stick" between GenSmarts runs. See the help text for more info - it's the last item in the FAQ section.
Also... added a couple of INI file options. In the ANALYSIS section, you can use:
MaxYearForMissingPlaceName=1900
to specify the threshold for when GenSmarts will include a note in the data cleanup place names list for a "missing" item that you likely know.
and you can use:
MinYearForPlaceNameCleanup=1700
to specify the threshold for when GenSmarts will consider adding items to the data cleanup list. Places associated with events older than this won't be shown in the data cleanup list.
The values 1700 and 1900 can be any years, you'd like of course. You won't find them in GenSmarts.ini file, but you can add these lines in the Analysis section if you want to change the defaults (currently 1700 and 1900 as shown).
Also... the mouse wheel (for those of you that have one) will now work if you simply have the mouse over what you want to scoll - you don't have to click to select it first.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.15
A new feature for TMG V5 users - you can now filter the TO DO list using TMG flags, both default and custom in the TO DO list SEARCH box. Percent signs are use to mark the beginning and ending of each 'flag phrase'. Here's some examples of this, using a couple of the default flags:
%SEX=F% {only displays suggesitons for people with a sex flag of "F"}
%SEX=-M% +census {only displays suggestions containing the phrase CENSUS and then only for people who don't have a SEX flag of M}
%LIVING=+Y+?% %SEX=M% +birth {only displays suggestions containing the phrase birth for males who are or might be living}
Since this works for custom TMG 5 flags as well, you can do things like define a "GenSmarts" flag if you want, to mark the people you want to focus on with GenSmarts. Then a TO DO List SEARCH box phrase of %GenSmarts=Y% shrinks the To Do list to just those people's suggestions.
Also... fixed a Gedcom import bug that was dropping the first census event
Also... will now ignore curly bracket phrases in place names e.g. "Chicago, IL {my home town}"
Also... added an GenSmarts.INI file option in the Analysis section - specify the following line in the ANALYSIS section if you don't want GenSmarts to always try to do a global state lookup if no country is recognized:
alwaysTryStateLookup=FALSE
Take a place name like "Ontario, CA" - that will always resolve to California with alwaysTryStateLookup=TRUE (the default), because there's no recognized country/country abbreviation, but it gets a hit on CA for California. With the alwaysTryStateLookup=FALSE setting, this will resolve to an unknown if the default country isn't the USA (or unspecified).Despite the fact that the word STATE appears in the option name, it's not a US centric option - it applies equally to the first sub-country geographic division (e.g. COUNTY for ENGLAND)
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.14
We're still working on cleaning up and verifying the Ancestry.com data referenced in Version 1.0.4.13 below, as well as adding in Houston's Clayton library. It'll be a few more days yet until that's done, and... rather than include our working copy of all that data (which is a bit messy at the moment), we simply reverted back to the same data that was in 1.0.4.10. That way, this version should be a quite usable improvement to 1.0.4.10, and in a few days when we get the data from Ancestry.com and Clayton cleaned up we'll put both pieces back together again.
Here's A Rundown On Changes In Version 1.0.4.14:
1) (TMG only) Any event that relates to a Gedcom BIRT type is now considered by GenSmarts to be a Birth event. Same for Death/DEAT, and Marraige/MARR.
2) (TMG/RootsMagic/Legacy) Bug fixed in the ADO level detection mechanism (see forum xxx) for description.
3) Inclusion/exclusion in the TO DO list search box, so you can do things like "-CENSUS" to remove all the suggestions with the word CENSUS in them. This is the same capability that was added in 1.0.4.13 below.
4) Removed new Ancestry.com entries from 1.0.4.13 for the time being, as per above comment.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.13
Version 1.0.4.13 adds over 1000 additional Ancestry.com databases to what GenSmarts analyzes for. A few other changes as well... see below for a complete description.
Here's A Rundown On Changes In Version 1.0.4.13
- Added over 1000 additional Ancestry.com databases to what GenSmarts analyzes for.
- The "<=SEARCH" box on the To Do list tab will now take "+" and "-" and some other boolean operators - see the help text for a complete descripiton.
- Fixed a bug that was preventing TMG files from being found when use the File Open Wizard.
- Fixed a bug that was preventing some place names that used Saint, St., Mount, or Mt. from being recognized.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.11 through 1.0.4.13
- Added over 1000 additional Ancestry.com databases to what GenSmarts analyzes for.
- The "<=SEARCH" box on the To Do list tab will now take "+" and "-" and some other boolean operators - see the help text for a complete descripiton.
- Fixed a bug that was preventing TMG files from being found when use the File Open Wizard.
- Fixed a bug that was preventing some place names that used Saint, St., Mount, or Mt. from being recognized.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.4.00 through 1.0.4.10
- Fixed a bug in the importing of TMG files - if you had specified witnesses to census events... they were coming in attributed to different people
- Kiosk mode is new - see TOOLS...SETTINGS...DISPLAY this is usefull if you don't have a file to load (e.g. in a library setting). It doesn't take affect until you set it, close, and restart GenSmarts
- Fixed a bug that was causing duplicate spouse deaths to sometimes show up in the chronology.
- Fixed a few other obscure bugs
- When this one settles in, we'll queue it for auto update
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.3.20 through 1.0.4.0
- Lots of enhancements, including support for more countries and research sources
- More description to follow over the next couple of days
- We'll set this up for an automatic update soon, but you can download now and install if you like
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.3.16 through 1.0.3.20
- Mostly changes unique to the trial version
- Fixed a bug in reading version 4 TMG files, that was introduced in version 1.0.3.16
- As per previous advice, this is probably not worth upgrading to if you 1.0.3.10 or later. Unless... you use TMG V4 and you want the change to the way we handle witnesses to Census events that was added in 1.0.3.16. - Also, as was the case with 1.0.3.16, we haven't distributed this version as an automatic update, since it doesn't seem to be of significant general interest.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.3.11 through 1.0.3.16
- A variety of improvements to the way access keys work to enable the software. We don't suggest bothering with upgrading to this version simply for these changes, since they don't affect those of you who already have the software installed.
- A small enhancement to the way we read TMG files. We now will note, as events, when you have people listed as a witness to a census. This was done by request, as we understand many of you use this technique (rather than actual events) to record people you've found listed on a census.
- We haven't distributed this version as an automatic update, since it doesn't seem to be of significant general interest. Hopefully we'll add another research source or two (we've been experimenting with the Godfrey library) and we'll send that out generally before the end of December.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.3.10
- Fixed bug that was causing obsolete suggestions to be deleted from the TO DO list. Obsolete suggestions are those suggestions which GenSmarts previously made, and were marked with a Research Result (probably a Not Found), but that no longer make sense, either because of changes in your data or improvements in GenSmarts. The intent was to continue to carry these in your TO DO list, as you had marked them, but with an comment that GenSmarts now considered them obsolete. To delete them, you could simply CLEAR the research results and they would go away. This bug was preventing them from being carried in the TO DO list, so they effectively were being deleted for you. While some might consider this a feature (saves you from deleting all those NOT FOUND's yourself), that wasn't the intent - we wanted to let the user decide if they wanted to keep that specific research result or not.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.3.9
- Fixed bug that was causing the AVAILABLE ONLINE button to route you to the "TRIAL OFFERS" page
- Fixed a related bug that was not initializing SMARTLINK/SMARTSEARCH correctly for modem users
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.3.2 through 1.0.3.8
- Fixed bug in Rootsweb searches that was preventing SmartLink and SmartSearch from working correctly
- Removed previously unknown limit in the number of different TMG census type tags GenSmarts could support
- Improved error handling/correction when missing/outdated Microsoft drivers needed for FDB/TMG/RMG files are detected
- Added state name to TO DO list display for county record suggestions
- Obsolete suggestions can now be deleted by simply CLEARing the research result they've been marked with
- Fixed bug in IL Marriage search that wasn't putting a required space between surname and given name
- Added timeout on update and broadcast message check so GenSmarts won't make you wait if the internet connection is slow
- Fixed bug that was causing some internet connections to not detect available updates
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.3.0 through 1.0.3.1
- Fixed a bug in Gedcom loading - CENS tags that didn't have both a place and a date
- Enhanced pre-req checking for RMG/TMG files by looking at the version of VFPODBC.DLL present - needs to be 6.1 or greater
- Versions of MS VFPODBC.DLL and ADO are now on the HELP...ABOUT... screen
- Turned off the debug log (oops, didn't mean to leave this on post-beta)
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.2.33 through 1.0.2.37
- Added Dallas Public Library
- Cleaned up chronology sizing in People detail level report
- Fixed a bug where the load of some TMG files would fail due to an extra '_' being used in the lower level file names
- V5 names are now better supported (though were broken for awhile in 1.0.2.33 and 1.0.2.34)
- Expanded the definition of what a census tag is in TMG - it's either the original plain CENSUS tag, or has gedcom equivalent of CENS, or contains the word CENSUS in the name but not the word T (e.g. CENS-NT-FND wouln't fit)
- Fixed some bugs in place name handling of locations with the word DISTRICT in them
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.2.28 through 1.0.2.32
- Fixed occasional glitch in interface with IE where GenSmarts would pop a "IE is taking a long time (x seconds so far)..." message too soon, and behind IE where you couldn't see it
- The suggestion engine is a bit more aggressive about using partial events (either a date or a place, but not both) in coming up with recommendations. This, coupled with the changes in date estimating, should increase the number of suggestions.
- The next generation of date estimating is in this one. There's explanations provided for any dates estimated on the "MY GENEALOGY FILE" tab, and a new sub-tab in the DATA CLEANUP tab that contains anything we came across that might indicate an illogical situation in your data.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.2.24 through 1.0.2.28
- Added support for CENSUS events. No more suggestions to check what you've already recorded!
- Fixed a bug that was preventing a few people from reading PJC, TMG and RMG files.
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.2.22 through 1.0.2.24
- Added support for Genealogy.com's census collection. SMARTLINK/SEARCH work for 1860,70 and 1910 now, and we'll be SMARTLINK/SEARCH for the rest of their indexed census later this evening (9/29).
- Fixed a bug that was causing a loop when loading larger Gedcom files.
- Turned off the "bug report", which was occasionally causing ACCESS VIOLATIONS on Win95/98. We had gotten in the habit of leaving it enabled pro-actively in the beta versions, but will go back to using it by exception - just when we need it to figure out a problem. This specific technology just doesn't play well with the older platforms. Other benefit is the install file is about 300K less without it...
Here's what's new: Version 1.0.2.14 through 1.0.2.21
- The new "AVAILABLE ONLINE" linking technology is in. The help text has been updated, here's an excerpt about the new functionallity in the AVAILABLE ONLINE button:
"Pressing the small down arrow on the right edge of the button produces a drop down menu which allows you to control the how the link to the site is executed. BROWSE will launch the browser you've specified in the TOOLS...SETTINGS... menu option. Depending on the site, search criteria may or may not be applied and submitted. SMARTLINK, launches MS Internet Explorer and fills in the search criteria for you to review/tailor/submit. SMARTSEARCH is identical to SMARTLINK and additionally, the search is submitted for processing. By default, when you press the AVAILABLE ONLINE button, a SMARTLINK is performed. You can change this default to be either BROWSE or SMARTSEARCH, if you prefer, by using the TOOLS...SETTINGS... menu option (INTEGRATION tab)."
- This one also includes the new Welcome Wizard. See the HELP menu... and give it a try.
- Performance improvements for RootsMagic loading.
- Support for a default country to assist place name recognition.
- Other place name recognition improvements, including associating "district" with "county".
Version 1.0.2.12 through 1.0.2.14
- Added NEHGS to the list of subscriptions (only a couple of online datasets to get started, FILTER by NEHGS in the TO DO List to see if you've got any hits)
- NEHGS seems to be having some problems with their site, especially in the evening, so be patient with bugs in the AVAILABLE ONLINE
- Added the new pre-1916 Illinois death database, let us know what you think - it seems pretty sparse
- Added support for TMG V5 multiple data sets
- Cleaned up a shutdown error that a couple of people had reported
- ID's now display all over the place
- Living people now shouldn't have a "D. (unknown)" displayed
- A couple of various place name issues were fixed
- If you always want GenSmarts to come up maximized, you can add this to your GenSmarts.INI file, in the [Display] category (add it if it doesn't exist):
launchMaximized=TRUE
Version 1.0.2.10 & 1.0.2.11
- Cleaned up some place name recognition bugs.
- Added support for the Living flag in Legacy, TMG, and RMG.
- Cleaned up some issues with names having commas.
- Cleaned up a time out error which popped up occasionally on slow PCs.
- Cleaned up the unknown country and state that was showing up in the explanation test on SSDI suggestions.
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