MacFamilyTree Version History (MFT)

Note: MacFamilyTree 6 is the current version

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Older Versions

Version 4.2.1 – 20 Oct 2005
* Improved import of Reunion Gedcom files
* Optional depiction of drawer object as palette
* Display of wedding and divorce icons on pedigree
* Last position of the views is saved
* Correction of mismatched information windows: in the flawed version, descriptions could be entered for wrong events
* Correction of faulty positioning of political map
* Elimination of aesthetic problems
* Update of Italian and Brasilian/Portuguese instructions

Version 4.2.0 Public Beta 3 – 30 Sep 2005
Download here (only last 4.x release available)
Updates:
* Improved World chart and new maps.
* Improved saveable error log.
* Several minor changes and fixes.

Version 4.2.0 Public Beta 2 – 23 Sep 2005
* Full support for the ANSEL file format.
* Errors encountered while opening a tree are now logged in an error report
* To avoid problems, unicode gedcom files now use the extension .uged
* When trying to save a tree in ASCII gedcom, which contains special characters not found in the ASCII codetable, the user will be warned that data loss could occur
* Support for multiple names per person
* Problems with the .mac backup function are resolved
* World Chart improved

Version 4.2.0 Public Beta 1 – 16 Sep 2005
Changes:
The Family Table show all families in your tree at once or only parts of your whole tree, either your descendants, ancestors or all other related families. Furthermore, you can configure this view like all other views in Mac Family Tree.
* The new Map Chart can show where events in your tree took place. You can see, where the people in your tree lived and where they moved. Mac Family Tree needs to know the latitude and longitude, where the events took place. Mac Family Tree utilizes a database specifically designed for this use with over 4 Millionen places to look up these coordinates
* The automatic backup creates a backup folder in the user’s document folder, and will save the backups for the 10 last days of use here.
* The list of persons on the drawer has been improved. This list can be expanded to show their partners and childrens.
* A family list has been added to show all families in your tree at once. Like the persons list, this list can be expanded to view all persons within this family
* Pictures can now be imported directly from your Apple iPhoto Library
* The function list on every pane can now be resized and collapsed to view more data on smaller screens
* The page of the source can now be added in the source selection window
* Author Informations can be found in the main window
* Tree Statistics have been added to the Author Informations
* Support for Gedcom files created in ANSEL format
Fixes:

    * Printing to one page now works with the descendant chart
    * Minor fixes in the Gedcom file format parser and exporter
    * Many interface fixes and improvements

Version 4.1.7 – 29 Aug 2005

    * Fixed a bug causing all information concerning relations to disappear.
    * Descriptions for relations are displayed in the views and in the html export.

Version 4.1.6 – 26 Aug 2005

    New Features:
    * Reading trees are now 30% faster.
    * Pictures inside subfolders of the Media Folder or a chosen folder are also searched.
    * When burning a CD you can also burn the HTML-version of the Family Tree to the CD, using the preferences from Export to HTML.
    * The preferences for Export to HTML are saved automatically.
    * The preferences for Burning are saved automatically.
    * The preferences for .Mac are saved automatically.
    Fixes:
    The names in quick navigation views are shown according to the preferences.

Version 4.1.5 – 12 Aug 2005

    * Additional Bug Fixes

Version 4.1.4 – 11 Aug 2005

    * New: Add pictures to persons by dragging them over the image view on the family card.
    * New: A default button has been added on the family card to set a default picture for each person.
    * New: By clicking a picture on the personal information window, Preview will be launched and shows the picture.
    * New: Improved search field in the drawer
    * Additional minor bugs and issues are corrected

Version 4.1.3
* New: You have an option to show pictures of the persons and other information on the Family Chart .
* New: The fields for Prefix and Suffix are located just below the name in the Info Window and can be edited faster.
* New: The distance between the fields can be made even smaller in the Heritage Chart.
* Fix: Error when merging files is fixed.
* Other minor enhancements and issues are integrated and fixed.

Version 4.1.2
* New: Icons for Birth, Christening and Death can be assigned freely.
* New: It is now possible to choose any folder on the hard disk for the pictures.
* New: An area can be made larger by holding down the Option-key, or smaller by holding down Option+Shift.
* New: There is an icon in the HTML exported list indicating that a picture of the person is available.
* Additional minor bugs and issues are corrected.
Version 4.1.1.
* New: A Quick Navigation View for a person can now be shown in the Family Chart. It shows the closest family members graphically in order to help navigating through the tree.
* Fix: Export to HTML was aborted under some circumstances.
* Many other smaller bugfixes and improvements.
* This version already builds as a Universal Binary for PPC and Intel

Version 4.1.0
* New: Now you can record videos, photos and sound from a connected camera. You can also link videos and sound on your hard disk to a person. Sound can also be recorded by using a connected microphone or the built-in microphone where such exists. You can record from all standard WebCams (iSight, Fire-i) as well as DV-video cameras. These files can also be saved safely to .Mac or burned to a CD, if you like.
* New:You can enter a title in the Heritage Chart, the Descendant Chart, the Genogram, the Resume and the Timeline , and also add the print date.
* New: HTML-Export can be created without pictures and you can add a header and footer.
* New:The Heritage Chart shows the location of the relationship after the date.
* New: There are now additional options for information to be shown in the Resume.
* New: The Heritage Chart, the Descendant Chart, the Genogram, the Resume and the Timeline can be saved as images.
* New: The typeface can be changed to bold.
* New: There is a new column in the Drawer containing the list of all persons; this shows if videos or audio exsists for a person.
* Fix: Adding and merging of files are enhanced.
* Fix: Additional minor bugs and issues are corrected.

Version 4.0.12
* New: In the Heritage Chart, the Descendant Chart and the Genogram, a print overlay can be set, thus making a montage easier for printing.
* New: More view options in the Summary view.
* New: The person list can be sorted by additional criterias.
* New: New Tooltips added
* New: When changing views, a status window is showing the progress of caching the pictures.
* New: When loading a new tree, Families and Persons are generated a lot faster.
* Fix: When entering data in large trees, the application was slow from time to time. This is completely fixed.
* Fix: Trees are now saved with the same encoding (ASCII or UNICODE) they were opened with.
* Fix: Crash when merging two trees fixed.
* Fix: Memory leak fixed
* Fix: Other small problems fixed.

Version 4.0.11 (Jan 2005)
* Fix: When merging, the files are now correctly merged
* Fix: The changed date for Events was not correctly read
* New: Examples of the date formats are now shown in the preferences and the order can be changed with Drag & Drop. MacFamilyTree tries to interpret the chosen date format according to this list. Depending on the country, you should put the common date format at the top
* New: Information regarding partners are now taken into account when exporting to HTML
* New: Gedcom files with different line breaks are correctly recognized and read
* New: Integrated enhancements when communicating with .Mac
* Other small bugfixes

Version 4.0.12 (Mar 2005)
* New: In the Heritage Chart, the Descendant Chart and the Genogram, a print overlay can be set, thus making a montage easier for printing.
* New: More view options in the Summary view.
* New: The person list can be sorted by additional criterias.
* New: New Tooltips added
* New: When changing views, a status window is showing the progress of caching the pictures.
* New: When loading a new tree, Families and Persons are generated a lot faster.
* Fix: When entering data in large trees, the application was slow from time to time. This is completely fixed.
* Fix: Trees are now saved with the same encoding (ASCII or UNICODE) they were opened with.
* Fix: Crash when merging two trees fixed.
* Fix: Memory leak fixed
* Fix: Other small problems fixed.


Version 4.0.11 (Jan 2005)
* Fix: When merging, the files are now correctly merged
* Fix: The changed date for Events was not correctly read
* New: Examples of the date formats are now shown in the preferences and the order can be changed with Drag & Drop. MFT tries to interpret the chosen date format according to this list. Depending on the country, you should put the common date format at the top
* New: Information regarding partners are now taken into account when exporting to HTML
* New: Gedcom files with different line breaks are correctly recognized and read
* New: Integrated enhancements when communicating with .Mac
* Other small bugfixes


Version 4.0.10 (Jan 2005)
* Fix: Bug corrected in Relations Dialogue, causing input to the List not to be entered correctly
* Fix: Bug corrected in Source Window, causing all input to decrease the window size
* Fix: In certain situations the gender of persons could get mixed up
* Fix: Problems when opening Gedcom files corrected
* Fix: When exporting to HTML the given number of generations for the view is now respected
* New: When burning your family tree to a CD you can now choose between Unicode and ASCII
* New: Automatic backup function
* Other small bugfixes


Version 4.0.9 (Nov 2004)
* Fix: In the text fields “Additional Information” hyphenations are now being recognised
* Fix: Pictures of children in the Heritage Chart and Descendant Chart are correctly placed
* Fix: Sorting of relations in Summary are done according to date
* Fix: Issues of navigation using the History buttons corrected
* Fix: Corrections in different translations done
* Fix: Calculations of age is now working even if the date format of the system is different from the tree
* Several other minor problems solved


Version 4.0.8 (Nov 2004)
* New: Completely revamped source handling. You can enter more information per source and add as many sources as you like to events, pictures and links. Sources are also included in the html-Export and on the Summary view.
* New: Additional info on the personal information window is no longer shown as a sheet, it’s now shown on the same window. Thus you have all information together without clicking through the sheets.
* Fix: html export to .mac improved
* Fix: Some problems with the Heritage chart and Genogram are fixed
* Additional small fixes and improvements


Version 4.0.7 (Oct 2004)
* New: Italian translation added
* New: In the Heritage Chart the pictures of the children are now shown
* New: Navigation buttons added to the persons in the Time Line
* New: Transparency can now be set for pictures in the Genogram
* New: Addition of further relations for a person simplyfied. You just need to use the Pull Down menu next to the person and choose the option “Add Partner”. Thus a new Family Card with this person is created and you just have to add the new partner
* Fix: Rotation of the Heritage Chart enhanced, no overlayering anymore
* Fix: Other small problems fixed


Version 4.0.6 (Sep 2004)
* New: Pictures of persons are now also shown in the Heritage Chart and the Genogram
* New: Up to four pictures per person can be displayed in the Heritage Chart
* New: Added navigation buttons in the Genogram view
* New: Showing of views with pictures is now faster
* New: Views in Descentant Chart, Heritage Chart , and Genogram improved
* New: Added landscape view of Person List in Info Window and general improvement
* New: List of Events in Info Window is now sorted by date
* New: Special characters in Gedcom files with Windows encoding are now parsed correctly
* New: The selected size of pictures in Summary are now saved
* Fix: Long names and descriptions are now hypenated so then don’t exceed the boxes
* Fix: The age of a person is now always correctly calculated
* Fix: Error in Genogram View fixed
* Fix: Issues with changing an existing event fixed
* Fix: Names were cut off in the Time Line. This is fixed
* Fix: Problems with connecting sources fixed
* Fix: Other small problems fixed


Version 4.0.5 (Aug 2004)
* Norwegian, Dutch and Swedish translation added (seperate download)
* New: the Heritage Chart now have three navigation buttons, to go the card of all persons having a family, opening the Information Window, and for rebuilding the tree starting with this person
* New: the Decentant Chart now have two navigation buttons, to go to the Card of all persons having a family and for rebuilding the tree starting with this person
* New: in Relations it is now possible to make an entry to define other types of living arrangements
* New: events in the Information Window is now sorted by date
* Bug: Heritage Chart and Genogram now shows the tree correct in relations between cousins
* Bug: bug in calculation af age corrected
* Bug: Person Liste view enhanced
* Bug: Heritage Chart view enhanced
* Many other, small improvements


Version 4.0.4 (Aug 2004)
* Improved printing of the Descendant Chart
* Improved printing of the Heritage Chart
* Improved internal software update function
* Improved the handling of Gedcom files from other applications
* Fixed problems with the backup on the .mac iDisk
* Fixed problems with the Additional info text field on Relationship
* Fixed problems with the Additional info text field on Sources
* Fixed a slowdown on the more info window
* html export bug fixed
* Fixed save problems
* Additional fixes and improvements


Version 4.0.2 (Aug 2004)
* Statistics now showns the exact average values
* Every line in the Statistics now has a matching age
* The List of Persons can now be searched
* Double-click in the list of persons now opens the correct family
* Performance enhanced on slower computers when entering strings


Version 4.0.1 (Aug 2004)
* Danish translation added
* Error in Parser causing an endless loop corrected
* Sorting of children in Heritage Chart, HTML Export and Family Summary is always done by birth date
* Nicer Icons
* View error in Hetitage Chart corrected
* Improved html export: birth date of childen added
* Error in selecting Start card corrected
* The Tag SEX now also accepts m and f, not just M and F
* After saving a document you were sometimes not asked when closing it, if no changes had been made
* Software Update function included
* Additional fixes and improvements


Version 4.0 (Aug 2004)
Major upgrade/rewrite. Now offers .Mac integration as well as the ability to use iPhoto. It burns directly to CD/DVD as well as adding a new interface. Print options
and chart/graphical views have been updated and new ones added.
* Full Unicode compatability, allowing MFT to be used also in East European and Asian countries, by accepting input of all Unicode charachters
* Completely new designed, modern interface
* Configurable family card in views for entering information
* Source information management and arrangement of all data possible
* Modern graphical use of data with pictures and indefinately variable zoom and rotate features
* Extensive configurable Export to HTML for publishing on the Web
* Attach pictures from iPhoto per Drag & Drop
* .mac integration – Have your tree on the Web with just one click
* Burn all data to CD or DVD right from the application
* Connecting and merging of several family trees