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From: "DAVID FRETWELL" <>
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Single Person Ancestor Charts
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:18:40 +0100
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Phil said:

"The other problem is what I call the "two marriage situation" where a
second box with the spouses inverted is produced with often long dotted
lines joining this pair of double boxes - many sheets of European A3 paper
apart."

Phil,

You can probably cure the "inverted spouse" situation by going to the "Layout" tab and selecting "When possible" in the box marked "Single box for couples" and on the "Details" tab selecting "Omit spouse data"

Works for me anyway!

David (UK)
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Warn
To:
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Single Person Ancestor Charts


Robin,

I am also one who has told Bill that the default options produce lines
going through boxes, etc especially when using Chart/Everyone type charts .

I have sent Bill a GEDCOM file and pointed out just one example of this problem

Also, I can confirm unnecessary bends etc.

I have suggested to Bill that his fundamental algorithm is not fully
thought out.

The other problem is what I call the "two marriage situation" where a
second box with the spouses inverted is produced with often long dotted
lines joining this pair of double boxes - many sheets of European A3 paper
apart.

I *do* not want to see this - Ron's clients do not want this. Does any one
want this?

Any marriage should be in a single box with links to parents and children
being drawn to/from this one box.

I hope this is clear

Best wishes all,

Phil.



At 13:52 17/09/2004, Robin Lamacraft wrote:
>Ron,
>
>You are discovering the ancestor aspect of my complaint about the layout
>algorithm used by Genbox that I put up as the message "Charting - everyone
>drop layout issues" on the 12 Sep 2004.
>
>Although Michael has make a suggestion about colouring the boxes, the more
>fundamental problem is to get the nicely spaced out (without extra bends
>lines from child to the mid-point of the parents' joining line) within
>each generation.
>
>I have not found a satisfactory setting of the options that gives a good
>outcome. This is something that Bill should look at. It would probably
>help if were to put up an equivalent of the same chart using Genox so that
>others can make the judgement for themselves.
>
>Robin


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