Old News

28/10/2023

Released version v2.28.0/Windows & v3.4.0/Linux,MacOS,Windows

• Updated Hungarian, German and Icelandic localizations.
• Added display of person bookmarks in tree diagrams.
• Added localization into Dutch [Leo Krap].
• Added separate options for selecting the numbering of ascending and descending pedigrees.
• Added indistinct matching feature to record filtering.
• Added filter to manage places dialog.
• Added place substitution from the input field of the event editing dialog to the adding/selecting record dialog.
• Added sorting of languages by frequency of use in the dialog for editing personal names.
• Added options for using surnames and dates of birth of children in the parent selection dialog filter (or parents in the children selection filter).
• Added a check to add the person himself as a parent.
• Added report "Record card".
• Added the feature to copy the text of an record from the info panel.
• Fixed selection of background image file for tree diagram.
• Fixed file viewing in media edit dialog.
• Added conversion from _FSFTID (FamilSearch Family Tree ID) to RFN (from RootsMagic files).

28/08/2023

Released version v2.27.0/Windows & v3.3.0/Linux,MacOS,Windows

• Fixed error sending mail in Linux.
• Fixed error opening media files with a space in the name in Linux.
• Fixed ancestor circle segment calculation error.
• Added the option to define adoption, common-law marriage, and half-siblings to the kinship analysis.
• Improved Polish localization [Waldemar Stoczkowski].
• Improved English localization [Alexander Zaytsev].
• Added partial (initial) localization into Belarusian.
• Improved French localization [Christophe Gadaud].
• German translation and proofreading completed [Christian Bettinger].
• Returned window management functions.
• Fixed a bug with changing date periods in the event editing dialog.
• Added the feature to hide spouses of descendants (tree diagram display modes).
• Added the feature to restore default values for each of the settings categories.
• Added tree diagrams option to fix the same width of cards.
• Added option to enable warnings about overwriting database files.
• Added search and replace modes for facts and associations in individual records.
• Added a definition for the Icelandic relationship of father/mother brother (uncle) and father/mother sister (aunt).
• Added display of citations of sources of events in the information panel.
• Added output of all associations from the database to Navigator.
• Name display options extended to more places.
• Added partial (initial) localizations into Portuguese and Spanish.
• Added partial localization into Icelandic [Stridmann].
• Improved Ukrainian localization [Stridmann].
• Added localization into Hungarian [Lajos Kékesi].
• Added partial localization into Serbian.
• Minor fixes to localization files.

30/05/2023

Released version v2.26.1/Windows & v3.2.1/Linux,MacOS,Windows

• Fixed font selection in tree diagram options (GKv3).
• Missing text issue on very large tree diagrams with very small font (GKv3) is partially resolved.
• Added option (tree diagram window, mode menu) to display person IDs in trees (GKv2/3).
• Crash when saving very wide trees to bitmap files (GKv2/3) has been fixed.
• Fixed output and saving trees with background color or image to file (GKv2/3).
• Fixed display of the Russian language when executing scripts (GKv3).
• Adjusted line colors in trees (GKv2/3).
• Fixed display of notes in lists (GKv3).
• The display of portraits in the person edit dialog (GKv2) has been fixed.

14/05/2023

Released version v2.26.0/Windows & v3.2.0/Linux,MacOS,Windows

• Added an option to remember the overall size of the records info panels.
• Added control and closing of dependent windows when the main one is closed.
• Fixed errors in displaying tree diagrams.
• GKv3 has disabled support for the built-in VLC-based media player until a better option is found.
• Added pop-up years calculator to event editing.
• Implemented assembly of GKv3 package for MacOS [Alex Zaytsev].
• Updated, cleaned up and ported to GKv3 all plugins except GEDmill.

14/04/2023

Released version v2.25.2/Windows & v3.1.0/Linux

• The first release of the 3rd cross-platform (Windows, Linux, MacOS) generation of GEDKeeper - GKv3 has been released. This version is for Linux only.
• Updated Czech translation of plugins [Jerry Verner].
• Fixed many minor bugs in GKv3/Linux.
• Help updated.

02/04/2023

Released version v2.25.1

• The .NET Framework has been downgraded to version 4.7.1 to be compatible with some versions of Mono (Fedora, FreeBSD).
• Fixed error loading images that require scaling.
• Fixed many minor bugs and shortcomings in the Linux implementation [tested by Andrey Maltsev].

28/03/2023

Released version v2.25.0

• Fixed bug with missing spaces in notes.
• Updated Czech translation [Jerry Verner].
• Added display of days remaining until birth anniversaries, multiples of 10 and 25 years.
• Added display of marker tooltips with place names and dates in maps.
• Removed restriction on date ranges without known years.
• Added optional multipage printing of charts.
• Added the option to send the result of calculating the year of events from the Calculator plugin to the event editing dialog.
• Added feature to write to CSV from Lua scripts.
• Added sorting of event types by frequency of use in the event editing dialog.
• Added remembering filters in the record selection dialog (filter applying is now on the Enter button).
• Added remembering the last selected person in tree diagrams, and restoring when no other person is selected.
• Added protection for the output of "extended woman surnames": if displaying only maiden or married surnames is selected, but there are none, then the surname that is available is displayed (especially for children).
• Improved calculation of ages by chronological difference of years.
• Fixed display of person names in lists and tree (always the first in the list if the filtering language is not selected in the Navigator).
• Added recognition in files of non-standard designations of months in Russian, Dutch, French, German and Spanish.
• Added output of links to external resources by RFN tag.
• Fixed marriage surname and nickname reset when changing secondary structures of a person.
• Added remembering folders for saving scripts, images and reports.
• Added option to shorten date ranges in years only mode in tree charts.
• Removed plugins GKFoldersPlugin, GKImageViewerPlugin, GKTreeVizPlugin.
• The .NET Framework has been updated to version 4.7.2.

28/02/2023

Released version v2.24.0

• "Data Quality" plugin has been merged with the "Check сonnection of families" tool.
• Added option to search and filter by all names.
• Program language cultures linked to system cultures for improved string sorting.
• Added handling hyperlinks in fact values.
• Removed experimental prototype of the terminal (console) implementation of the program.
• Removed sample plugin.
• Added support (recognition) of multimedia formats doc(x), xls(x), ppt(x), odt, ods, odp, djvu, zip, rar, 7z.
• The .NET Framework has been updated to version 4.6.2.
• Fixed many bugs.
• Added settings files for each of the supported language cultures.
• Added the ability to build a tree from a selected family record.
• The control of the maximum number of persons in the tree has been changed, taking into account the number of generations specified in the options.

14/01/2023

Released version v2.23.0

• Fixed bugs loading places in maps.
• Added option to display special notes to persons in the tree (user references).
• Added option to switch the order of surnames in the tree.
• Export to Excel has been redesigned to export directly the contents of any list of records; added export to CSV format; function renamed to "Export table".
• Updated processing of Lua scripts; added operation to set `Primary` flag for multimedia links.
• Fixed bug with exporting statistics to Excel.
• Added support for themes; font options can be set in themes and alternative icons of interface elements.
• The .NET Framework has been updated to version 4.5.2.
• The "Calendar" plugin completely redesigned into a date converter.

28/11/2022

Released version v2.22.0

• Added feature "Find and Replace".
• Fixed inconsistent display of names between list of persons and the information panel.
• Added output of event sources to the pedigree report.
• Improved support for portrait photos when importing files from FTB.
• Added option to highlight inaccessible media files.
• Added new diagnostic: detection of persons without any places.
• Added "Open in new window" function in tree chart.
• Added a new ancestry statistics report.
• Added automatic photo orientation correction.
• Updated German localization [Flexmaen].
• Fixed output of multimedia files in the GEDmill website generator.
• Fixed entering dates in regional formats.
• Added fan chart mode to ancestor circle chart.
• Added options to enable extended tree mode and maximize chart windows.
• Added an extended mode for displaying trees - with the ancestors of the spouses of the central person.
• Added output method and a file with useful tips for working with the program.
• Added options for advanced users: enable extended notes and disable saving "rich" names in GEDCOM files.
• Added option to save portraits inline in SVG files (or external files).
• Added output of portraits in SVG export files of tree diagrams.
• Fixed display error of some relationships [se-sss].

28/08/2022

Released version v2.21.0

• Changed the display of several families of parents in the information panel.
• Added diagnostics for several families of parents in personal records.
• Added option to turn off extra tree chart controls.
• Added copy/paste operations in the list of associations.
• Improved merging of group and repository records, added copy/paste citations to repositories.
• Added functions of repair broken/partial links.
• Added new diagnostic for broken/partial links between persons and families.
• Added output of notes of events/facts in pedigrees.
• Added copy/paste operations in the lists of events (persons and families) and citations to sources.
• Added selection of person portrait areas for any number of arbitrary image files.
• Fixed bug with displaying portrait areas in collective photos.
• Improved relationship calculator.
• Switching previously used filters has been added to the Navigator plugin.
• Updated Czech translation [Jerry Verner].
• Added option to display localized signatures for calendars in dates.
• Added extended file backup plugin.
• Added an option to select the сertainty assessment algorithm.
• Improved and included in the distribution plugin Navigator.
• Added the feature to switch languages for display names in the Navigator plugin.
• Fixed a bug in the database splitting tool.

14/04/2022

Released version v2.20.1

• Fixed support for negative coordinates in FTB files.
• Added option to display surnames in capital letters.
• Fixed error resetting name in person edit dialog when adding father/mother.
• Fixed double display of the surname in the person page in the generated site.
• Fixed an error in determining the kinship of cousins.
• Added the feature to display age in a person's card in the tree.
• Fixed a bug with displaying dialogs relative to the main window.
• Fixed issue with typing Return in note editor.

28/03/2022

Released version v2.20.0

• Fixed declension of partial names in birthday message.
• Fixed a bug with calling the log and help in Linux.
• Fixed display of parents' names in person and family dialogs.
• Improved safely remove or fix media records with missing files.
• Fixed maximum text length limit in note editor.
• Fixed display of custom names of generalized events and facts.
• Added a tab and an editable list of children directly in the person's dialog.
• Added website generator plugin (GEDmill).
• Added an option to turn off minimizing the width of tree diagrams.
• Added the function to jump to the primary branch from the duplicate one in tree diagrams.
• Fixed display of divorce color in descendant trees.
• Fixed the work of the tool for splitting databases.
• Added option to display only localities when displaying places in tree diagrams.
• Removed locking the display of places with the "Years only" option in tree diagrams.
• Fixed a fail in the initialization of the regional culture object, the settings did not open.
• Added partial Kazakh localization [Erik].
• Polish localization proofreading [Waldemar Stoczkowski].
• Improved support for Linux Fedora packages.
• Added initial support for Linux Manjaro packages.
• Introduced the display of the borders of the tree diagram.

28/09/2021

Released version v2.19.0

• Fixed a bug with filtering by locations, groups and sources.
• Added option to display names in reverse order - first name at the beginning, surname at the end.
• Fixed a bug in the work of events when creating an empty file, before loading any GEDCOM files.
• Added an option for short form of kinship in the relationship calculator and tree diagrams.
• Fixed full activation and data filling when calling plugins.
• Fixed getter and setter of items in comboboxes of calendars and interface language.
• Proofreading of Ukrainian localization [Oleksiy Diedush].
• Added a sample of Taras Shevchenko's genealogy [Oleksiy Diedush].
• Fixed focus issue in lists.
• Fixed extracting patronymic from complex name [Alex Zaytsev].
• Added ability to assign multiple places at once in the places manager [Alex Zaytsev].

28/07/2021

Released version v2.18.0

• Optimized data model to save memory [Alex Zaytsev] (new achievement: 635 mb file (2.674.481 records) loaded in 3:46 minutes).
• Added option for separate depth of ancestors and descendants in tree diagrams [Milan Kosina].
• Added option to restrict geo-search by country.
• Added option to bold names in tree diagrams.
• To the record list added a context menu to merge selected items.
• In the tool for verification of database added: dialog of details, quick transition to a record and copying XRef to clipboard.
• In the tool for analyzing connectivity/fragmentation of data, added: display of an identifier, a dialog of details and a quick transition to a person record.
• Implemented support for years between 32 BC and 32 AD [Alex Zaytsev].
• Fixed slow display of large notes with html markup inside.
• Added some links to open data [Alex Zaytsev].
• Fixed a bug in the language editing dialog [Alex Zaytsev].
• Fixed drawing horizontal lines to adopted child in descendants diagram [Alex Zaytsev].
• Fixed bug with Hungarian date format for event editing dialog.
• Fixed pre-populating names for new records [Alex Zaytsev].
• Fixed patronymic editing according to the language of the name [Alex Zaytsev].
• Improved import of GEDCOM format from Ages files in terms of determining adopted children.
• Added optional feature to display dates and places in separate lines in tree diagrams.
• Fixed line break error in the information panel.
• Added feature of downloading and viewing multimedia via http links.
• Added transition to record of selected person from tree diagram.
• Added display of scale in the status bar of tree diagrams.
• Added three new reports: places, sources and repositories.
• Added experimental support for the Family.Show file format.
• Improved support of Geni file loading.

14/03/2021

Released version v2.17.0

• Fixed a logical error in the default records filtering method.
• Optimized data model to save memory when loading large files (over 100 MB).
• Updated German translation [Patrik Studer].
• FreeBSD port developed [Alexey Dokuchaev].
• Improved import from WikiTree.
• Updated Czech translation [Jerry Verner].
• Added the feature to interrupt some long-running functions.
• Temporary fix for maps output (OSM replaced with GoogleMaps).
• Fixed work of geocoders.
• Added option for dotted lines of adopted children in the diagrams.
• Editing dates in dialogs adapted to regional formats.
• Added optional warnings for closing editing dialogs with unsaved changes.
• Added configurable DepthLimit for complete tree [Milan Kosina].
• Optimized regex searching in "Selecting record" form.
• Fixed bug of second first names displayed in a readonly 'Patronymic' field.
• Added option to automatically correct the first capital letter in the names.
• Fixed bug when adding spouse to existing person.
• Improved import from Geni (tag _MARNM).
• Fixed bug during importing data from "MyHeritage Family Tree Builder" [Milan Kosina].
• Fix inconsistent error message when loading GedML file [Walter Rawley].
• Added display of marriage dates of parents in tree diagrams.
• Added call quick information about the person in the tree diagrams.
• Implements maximum number of backups for each revision backup [Milan Kosina].

18/09/2019

Released version v2.16.2

• Implemented moving notes up and down [Milan Kosina].
• Implemented line wrapping in the HyperView of information panel.
• Added check for file existence when creating multimedia records.
• Added verification of the database for multimedia records (lack of files, archives, storages).
• Added support for relative paths to media files [Milan Kosina].
• Fixed the choice of the type of file storage in the multimedia dialog.
• Implemented the removal of multimedia files when deleting their records.
• Fixed event output if an additional event type is not specified.
• Fixed renaming and deleting of location records.
• Fixed merging family and individual records, transition buttons in editing dialogs, button images.
• Fixed editing dates of events with periods.
• Added new diagnostics for data verification: for families without spouses and/or children [Kevin D. Sandal].
• Added hotkey for saving files from tree diagrams.
• Fixed support for formats with zero IDs of records.
• Fixed opening files and OSM geocoder operation.
• Cleaning and optimization, improved support for two third-party GEDCOM formats.
• Fixed the script of the portable package.
• Fixed the work of the "Compare databases" tool.
• Fixed external viewing of PDF files (and other not supported by the embedded viewer).
• Proofreading of the English manual [Kevin D. Sandal].
• Implemented preliminary support for GedML format.
• Fixed pedigrees localization.
• Fixed Calendar plugin.
• Fixed overlapping of neighboring persons in tree diagrams.
• Fixed incorrect parsing of interpretable dates from Ahnenblatt.
• Fixed missing substructures in media records from extraneous files.
• Fixed convert links to sources in source records .
• Fixed convert media links to media records, and convert non-standard x-references.
• Fixed reading standard coordinates of the place.
• Minor improvement of circle chart.
• Improved support for several GEDCOM file formats.
• Fix of sorting the columns of some tables.
• Fix of long-distance displacement of male nodes (tree chart) in the presence of more than one marriage and a large tree of descendants from the first wife.
• Improved date input in the event dialog with regional format settings.
• Bugfixes for FlowInput plugin.
• Added the possibility to create and connect plugins to replace record's edit dialogs.
• Restored loading recent files.
• Created a new plugin for managing "folders" in GEDCOM files (to separate work areas in large files).
• Added option to automatically detect charset of GEDCOM files at load.
• Fixed execution of Lua scripts.
• Reduced memory consumption when loading large files (25-42%).
• Optimized a number of functions, allowing to significantly increase the speed of loading and processing large files (from 30 thousand records to very large files - 91mb, 538 thousand records, load time 25 seconds!).

14/02/2019

Released version v2.15.0

• Added control unit for several families of parents and for the type of child/parent linkage (adoption, foster, etc.).
• Improved handling of parts of names.
• Added option to disable checking for a valid tree size (in most cases, checking is outdated, but can sometimes be useful).
• Added saving and restoring selected sorting columns in tables.
• Added the feature to disable the sorting of children and enable sorting of spouses for family's records.
• Added the feature to select colors for persons in tree charts.
• Created the Czech translation [Michal Novák].
• Added GKTray application (birthdays reminder and recent files manager).
• Added detection of data loops.
• Fixed minor bugs.
• Added new validations of data.

10/08/2018

Released version v2.14.0

• Fixed the bug with adding/removing portraits of persons.
• Returned the status bar to the chart's windows and added information about the size of the image.
• Fixed bug of loading FTBv6 files with the encoding Win1251 (ANSI + Rus).
• Improved collapsing tree branches.
• Fixed several minor bugs and simplified development projects.
• Finalized and included the generator of the Tree Album.
• Added the option of circle charts: arc text on/off.
• Added options for tree charts: margins, intervals between branches and intervals between generations.
• Added options for tree charts: hide unknown spouses and show birth and death places.
• Restored the work of the maps module.
• Implemented portable mode of the program.

14/07/2018

Released version v2.13.2

• Fixed the bug of reading standard GEDCOM notes.

28/06/2018

Released version v2.13.1

• Implemented the saving of circle charts in SVG.
• Fixed bug in the tree's chart with folding of branches.
• Fixed bug in the plugin "History Data".
• Fixed bug in the plugin "Data quality".
• Added option "Automatically check for updates".
• Fixed bug of loading of files "Agelong Tree" with incorrect encoding ANSEL.
• Fixed a crash in checking for new versions in WinXP.

08/06/2018

Released version v2.13.0

• Added the folding of tree branches.
• The generator "Family Book" has been revised.
• Added option of displaying dates of marriages in tree diagrams.
• Added the inverted tree mode (ancestors at the bottom, descendants at the top).
• Added control keys for the number of generations displayed in circle charts.
• Fixed drawing of background of circle charts when outputting to a file.
• Fixed working of option "Hide empty segments" in circle charts.
• Added reports "Phonetics" and "Contemporaries".
• Created the first reporting plugin (reports "Frequency of names" and "Personal events").
• Created the subsystem of external reporting plugins.
• Fixed auto-scrolling of tree diagram when clicking on personal record.
• Added an examples of the databases "The Human Origins" (rus, lat) and "Ancient Kingdoms" (rus).
• Added a new plugin "History Data (links)".
• Added support for editing names in different languages.
• Added support for saving a snapshot of a tree in SVG format.
• Rpm-packages for Fedora / Rosa Linux are added.
• Added a new geocoder (OSM).
• Added a new plugin "Data Quality".
• Added possibility of highlighting portraits on general photos.
• Restored supporting of Ansel GEDCOM encoding.
• Fixed minor translation errors.
• Added a new plugin "WordsCloud".
• Fixed the problem of extra lines in family records while saving GEDCOM files, which led to import problems in other programs.

17/06/2017

Released version v2.12.0

• Created the Chinese translation [Cui Jianquan (崔建全)].
• Created the German translation [Gleb Buzhinsky].
• The way in the interface for working with multiple files is changed from MDI to SDI (preparation for the future full porting).
• Considerable redesign of the program architecture.
• Created the Italian translation of the program [Amalia Boffa].
• Various minor improvements.
• Fixed error sending error log in Ubuntu 1604 LTS (Unity).
• Added a new plugin "Chronicle of events".
• Fixed saving of column widths in the list of individual records.
• Improved checking and excluding the second instance of the program.
• Improved operation of the record lists and processing of the columns.
• Implemented the formatting of text notes.
• Automatic replacement of direct links paths to multimedia files when using the program simultaneously between two operating systems (Windows / Linux); you need to manually edit the file of paths.
• Implemented display of progression when adding very large media files.
• Implemented option to disable the ability to add multimedia files with direct links.
• Replacement of absolute paths to multimedia files is realized when using the program and databases between Windows and Linux (for advanced users).
• Fixed the cache of portraits in case of two links to one photo.

28/02/2017

Released version v2.11.0

• Added French localization (thanks to Diana Shilnikova).
• Added images cache for portraits. This improves tree chart performance with large number of attached portraits.
• Partially fixed the issue with access to media files when user switches between two different operating systems - Linux and Microsoft Windows (the issue was fixed only for relative paths).
• GEDKeeper is ready to introduce tips with national holidays.
• Updated photo displaying in the media viewer.
• Optimized the lists and added sorting arrow icons.
• Implemented VLC-based internal media player (VLC must be installed separately).
• Added a new warning (and option to disable the warning) when user adds a media file from removable disk.
• Added a new option to disable reopening of the most recent opened databases on the program startup.
• Included YAML-parser implementation to process external databases and configurations.
• Added ability to print a circle chart with print preview available.
• Improved charts rendering, zooming, scrolling and navigation inside circle and tree charts [ruslangaripov].
• Added new control to manage number of visible generations in a tree chart.
• Improved the popup control for tree chart zooming [ruslangaripov].
• Fixed HOME directory processing error occurred after new operating system has been installed (both Linux and Microsoft Windows).
• Added generating and exporting of a new document type -- "Album of Trees".
• "GEDKeeper GUI localization manual" was updated and translated to English [ruslangaripov].
• GUI improved within tree editor, person portraits management and setting up default portraits showing in the tree [IT].
• Made small improvements and optimizations.
• Considered more national language features aware of name processing.

26/12/2016

Released version v2.10.0

• Added a geocoding engine (Yandex) and their choice in the options (Google/Yandex).
• Restored search for locations in the editor of locations and window of maps (GoogleAPI).
• Added language selection in the properties of the GEDCOM file.
• Save files in any encoding except UTF-8 are deprecated and disabled.
• Added check for updates on the website sourceforge.net.

18/12/2016

Released version v2.9.0

• Added localization for Polish (Jacek).
• Fixed problems with European encodings of GEDCOM files.
• Small adaptation of import from the Ahnenblatt.
• Allow to process and edit maiden and married last names of women. Add several printing formats for such names.
• Improve culture-specific and culture-independent processing of names. Prepare a framework to attach languages to names and store this in a database.
• Combine GUI dialogs "Adding person" and "Edit person".
• Add new types of facts: blood group, hair color and eyes color.
• Add demo databases for the Bach and Nehru–Gandhi families.
• Add demo databases for mitochondrial and Y-chromosome gaplogroups (for ones who are keen on molecular genealogy).
• To improve modifications safety, GEDKeeper locks a record while user is changing it.
• Implement modifications canceling after changes have been made in editing GUI dialogs.
• Fix application behavior after clicking buttons that change parents or parents’ families while user is changing a person in the GUI editor.
• Improve supporting of multi-monitor configurations.
• Made a static analysis of the source code – fix over 60 possible defects and errors.
• Fix many small issues and improve overall application stability.
• Fix some errors.
• Use Russian name declination in birthday notifications and calculator of relation degree.
• Improve birthday notifications displaying.
• Fix behavior of child MDI (database) windows.
• Improve calculation of UDN and dates sorting when mixing calendar types.
• Improve English localization.
• Add calculator of relation degree.

03/09/2016

Released version v2.8.1

• Correct English localization of the user interface.
• Add preliminary version of demonstration database for USA users (President).
• Refine and optimize the source code, fix some errors. GEDKeeper successfully passed a stress test processing a database with more than 60,000 people.
• Change default interface language to English to improve further internationalization of GEDKeeper.
• Move the question with calendars to a completion state.
• Begin unification of a part of the source code that handles locale-specific processing of people names.
• Add demonstration database for Russian users (Pushkin's family).
• Add prototype of the new plug-in: "Navigator".

14/08/2016

Released version v2.8.0

• Clean and optimize code.
• Included are a selection of the interface language at first run after installation.
• Implemented selection of portraits from photos.

31/07/2016

Released version v2.7.0

• Added a diagram of the circle of descendants.
• Improved options of the circle of ancestors.
• Added generation of ascending pedigrees (ancestors).
• Fixed minor bugs.
• Added periodic autosave.
• In the installer for Windows added support for switching languages.
• Added backup of files before saving.
• Fixed display of links in location information.

20/06/2016

Released version v2.6.0

• Added English localization of help.
• Export pedigrees to RTF.
• Add package for distribution on Debian/Ubuntu Linux.
• Add Mono-supporting (Linux).
• Add new unique framework for unified encoding and sorting dates in any calendar, with any precision.
• Restore html-pedigree generation to be compatible with Linux.
• Simplify help content down to html only to improve Linux compatible (help content has no CHM files).
• Add a function to duplicate person entries (for cases when you need to share data between two entire namesakes).
• Add context menu to tables in the main work window.
• Show calendar label for a date.
• Remove supporting of Ansel GEDCOM encoding.
• Add ability to edit several names of one person.
• Add new statistics: demography, death-rate estimation for men and women on each five years of age.
• Fix incorrect tree output happened in some modes.
• Improve personal records merger.
• Fix notes filtering, when adding into other records.
• Fix small error on displaying person's associations.
• Improve plug-in for 3D rendering of tree, but there is a lot more work to do (need a collaborator get used to 3D and dynamic transformation programming).
• Implement many small fixes and code improvements (speed, safety and stability).