Update History

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7.9.265 - 18 MAY 2021

• New: When adding a person, RM will check for duplicates
• Fixed: Cursor starts in fields in People > Tools > Date calculator
• Fixed: Cursor starts in fields in place list and gazetteer when editing a place
• New: When adding a source, address, repository, media, or task to a person/fact, the select page of the Add screen now shows details about the highlighted item in the list
• Fixed: Double clicking Person List view or Couple List view would sometimes open the wrong person's edit screen
• New: Selecting sources, citations, addresses, repositories, and tasks for media tags (and other places) now shows details about the highlighted item in the list
• Fixed: On duplicate search / merge, swapping dups and then merging would crash or freeze
• Fixed: When closing the edit screen the sort on the Person List view would always revert back to Name sort
• Fixed: Numerous crashing bugs
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.258 - 10 MAY 2021

• Fixed: Research Notes report prints the correct person now
• Fixed: Added fact type to Research Notes report
• Fixed: Report titles include prefix, nickname and suffix in the name
• Fixed: Filter works properly in Task List report now
• Fixed: Scrapbook report works for places now
• Fixed: "<" and ">" characters print properly in narrative reports now
• Fixed: Marriage info in Outline descendant narrative report prints with the correct indentation now
• Fixed: Issues with some files not importing completely
• Fixed: Moving back and forth between Family View and Couple List View maintains same family
• New: Added option to display Edit Person rows on a single line
• Fixed: Fact Type and other list forms start with cursor in search field again.
• Fixed: Sentence template displays nickname correctly when set to use parentheses
• Fixed: Notes save symbols like quotes, angle brackets, em dash, etc correctly (rather than as html code)
• Fixed: Fact type and date column width are remembered on Edit Person screen
• New: Added update history to online help
• Fixed: Crashing bugs
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.250 - 28 APR 2021

• New: Added Copy button to Add Source (select source) form
• New: Text is now selectable on note popup
• Fixed: Notes save properly now
• Fixed: Changed "Pri Name" and "Alt Name" to "Primary Name" and "Alternate Name" in edit screen
• Fixed: Crashes in place merge form
• Fixed: Crashes in Select Fact Types form for Missing Info report
• Fixed: Changed hot keys for History List to Ctrl+Shift+Left and Ctrl+Shift+Right
• Fixed: Added "b", "m", and "d" on Family view
• Fixed: Added support for FACT tag in GEDCOM import
• Fixed: Note editor retains spacing when multiple spaces in a row are entered
• Fixed: Various report issues
• New: Added more informative error reports for reporting crashes
• Fixed: Assorted crashes
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.245 - 22 APR 2021

• New: When adding father RM will prefill surname with child's surname
• New: Optimized some lists
• Fixed: Shared event sources now show properly when event is selected in Edit Person screen
• Fixed: WebTag urls now visible when using hi-contrast grid highlight
• Fixed: Customized citations are now remembered properly on Edit Person screen
• New: Source and citation detail texts are now displayed in Edit Citation footnote panel
• Fixed: Master source "Used" panel now shows all uses of Master source
• Fixed: Some Ancestry crashes
• Fixed: Some FamilySearch crashes
• Fixed: Some reporting crashes
• Fixed: Some Mac specific crashes
• Fixed: Other random crashes
• Fixed: Cosmetic changes

7.9.235 - 12 APR 2021

• New: When editing citations, master source media, tasks, etc are grouped with the master source now.
• New: Some optimization when opening files
• New: Some optimization when navigating
• Fixed: Navigation arrows on pedigree and family view don't disappear when hovered over on pure white or black backgrounds
• Fixed: Editing the master source when adding a new citation isn't ignored anymore
• Fixed: Modifying the footnote on a free form source sometimes wasn't saving
• Fixed: Random JSON error when exiting RM8
• Fixed: Optimized media thumbnail view
• Fixed: Duplicate Search Merge could crash if no duplicates were found
• Fixed: Some options on report settings on Mac weren't working
• Fixed: Issues with Fix Broken Media Links on Mac
• Fixed: Filename was wrapping on Media links on edit screen on Mac
• Fixed: Some issues with importing / opening databases linked to TreeShare
• New: Added additional error reporting code to assist with fixing report crashes
• Fixed: Crashing bugs (especially on Mac)
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.215 - 1 APR 2021

• New: When editing a source citation, you can now view / edit both the master source and citation fields simultaneously
• New: Footnote, short footnote, and bibliography display for master sources
• New: Changed workflow for sources, tasks, addresses, media, and shared events to be more like RM7
• New: Simplified edit panels on Edit Person screen
• New: Edit Person screen edit panel now shows count of each item (sources, tasks, addresses, media, shared) rather than long sections of the items themselves
• New: Hovering over note row or item count displays popup with note or list of the items (sources, media, tasks, addresses)
• New: Clicking the item count (sources, tasks, media, addresses) displays a list of those items.
• New: Clicking an icon (sources, media, addresses, tasks) in the Edit Person grid will display a list of those items
• New: Clicking an item in the list above will allow editing the item
• New: Highlighting an item in the list above (by hovering over the item or clicking the label for the item) will display full details of that item in a display panel.
• Fixed: Selecting a file in the file view would open the highlighted file instead of the selected file on touch screen.
• Fixed: Ancestry connection is preserved when importing from GEDCOM
• Fixed: Ancestry connection is preserved when doing drag and drop
• New: Citation quality is displayed for highlighted citation
• Fixed: Clicking the gazetteer in Edit Person will pre-fill with the entered place
• Fixed: Crash when creating a new "role" for a shared fact on the Edit Person screen
• Fixed: Added the ability to remove a person from a shared fact
• Fixed: Windows icon
• Fixed: Crashing bugs
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.200 - 18 MAR 2021

• New: Search and Replace
• New: Find / Find Next added to notes
• New: Added new LDS temples
• New: Much easier to Add or Remove a Task from a Folder (either from the Task Page or when editing a Task linked to something)
• Fixed: If program hangs when loading a file, RM will turn off Auto Load so that it doesn't keep hanging every time you try to start the program.
• Fixed: Pictures overwriting each other on some systems
• Fixed: Report engine issues
• Fixed: Crashing bugs
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.185 - 11 MAR 2021

• New: Updated Task Page
• New: Folder list exposed on main Task Page
• New: Added Research Log view for selected Folder on Task Page
• New: Footnote can be copied from Edit Citation footnote section
• Fixed: Editing WebTag and Customize Footnote crashes
• Fixed: Crashing in NGSQ narrative report
• New: "Combine citations" is false by default
• New: New application icon
• Fixed: Changing report page size is now remembered for all reports
• Fixed: Some report crashes when table cells are too large for a single page
• Fixed: Some FamilySearch crashes
• Fixed: Crashing bugs
• Fixed: Cosmetic fixes

7.9.180 - 4 MAR 2021

• New: Added Ancestry and FamilySearch buttons to the side menu for quicker access
• Fixed: Did some cleanup on FamilySearch screens
• Fixed: Size of FamilySearch person tools screen is remembered
• Fixed: Edit screen - default is now non-reversed place names since that's what people are used to (can still change them to reversed as an option)
• New: Mapping labels just use the first part of the place (either place detail or city, etc) to reduce overlap
• New: Added direct download link for updates as an option
• Fixed: Merging sources with the same repository doesn't double up repositories anymore
• Fixed: Fixed some FamilySearch login issues
• Fixed: Fixed some Ancestry login issues
• Fixed: When opening a database, the Settings tab buttons could be overlapped way out on the right
• Fixed: Drag and drop was overly sensitive to movement which could make user have to click multiple times to select a person in pedigree or family view
• New: Added option to start RM with side menu collapsed
• Fixed: Scrollbar arrows on lists now move 1 row
• Fixed: Fixed progress bar and sped up "collecting changes" on Ancestry TreeShare
• Fixed: Crashing bugs
• Fixed: Cosmetic changes

7.9.170 - 1 MAR 2021

• New: Media drag/drop on Add Media form
• New: Added paste as plain text command in note editor
• Fixed: Home page tab only highlights orange when update is available
• New: Home page tab displays a count of unread articles
• New: Added background rectangle to map labels to make them stand out a little better
• New: Added male/female icons on TreeShare
• New: Added star on TreeShare to indicate primary name
• New: Added lock on TreeShare to indicate private event
• New: Added list view on Add Media form
• New: Updated list view on Media page
• Fixed: Issues when importing larger files
• New: Added F2 shortcut for command pallette
• Fixed: Program options and folder options are available without loading a database first
• Fixed: Addressed some speed issues when opening files or moving between people
• Fixed: Crashing bugs
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.160 - 22 FEB 2021

• New: Added a few initial color themes (accessible via new Display view in Settings).
• New: People side view can now be on left or right side
• New: People side view has info section separated from the other sections so that it is always visible in people view.
• New: Info section in people side view has been redesigned with 3 sections (details, spouses/children, parents/siblings)
• New: New thumbnail viewer with better performance with large numbers of media
• New: Thumbnail viewer displays media type icon for non-image media
• New: Thumbnail viewer now displays thumbnail of first page of PDF files
• New: Added labels to map markers in Map view
• New: Children are numbered in Family view
• New: Criteria in Search page can now be left or right
• New: Added option to display or hide pictures on Pedigree and Family pages
• New: Added parent labels on Family page
• New: Added option to not display blue/pink avatars on Pedigree / Family pages when a picture isn't available
• Fixed: Scaling of name boxes in Pedigree and Family pages has been cleaned up
• Fixed: Blog articles which have been read on the Home page now stay marked "read"
• Fixed: Forms sometimes opening huge fixed
• Fixed: Running "Clean phantom records" would sometimes break TreeShare links
• Fixed: Report icons don't bring up the wrong report when first clicked anymore
• Fixed: Removed vertical lines in drop down menus
• Fixed: Numerous crashing bugs
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.150 - 12 FEB 2021

• New: Checkbox on Edit Person screen to switch between showing relative events or not
• New: Added place mapping (in addition to existing people mapping)
• New: Mapping supports place details now
• Fixed: Place list could be unresponsive when scrolling
• Fixed: RM Explorer would sometimes pop up after closing Edit Person screen
• Fixed: Numerous crashing bugs
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.146 - 9 FEB 2021

• New: New note editor with better row spacing, handling of RM7 notes, and right mouse menu
• New: Mapping now displays at place detail level
• Fixed: Family view displays arrows to right of grandparents even if they don't have parents themselves
• Fixed: Sentence on edit person screen shows proper age for relative events (like Death-Father)
• Fixed: Several crashing bugs
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

Known issues: Issues pasting into note editor from some sources that place the data onto the clipboard incorrectly

7.9.142 - 4 FEB 2021

• Fixed: some redrawing issues when un-collapsing sections in the edit panel
• Fixed: occasional crashes caused by collapse / uncollapse
• Fixed: crashes when exiting from selecting people for map view
• Fixed: scroll wheel and track pad don't accidentally change data in drop lists on edit panel anymore
• Fixed: various crashing bugs
• Fixed: cosmetic issues

7.9.140 - 3 FEB 2021

• New: Can now access/edit master source when editing a citation for a person/fact.
• New: Added ability to "collapse" sections in edit panel (citations, media, tasks, etc)
• New: Sections display number of items in that section (citations, media, tasks, etc)
• New: Streamlined "Add source" dialog to allow both selecting or adding a new source from same form
• New: Can select options in edit panel drop lists by typing first character
• Fixed: Added / Updated hotkeys: many listed in command pallette, Shift+Ctrl+A=edit, Shift+Ctrl+D=delete, Shift+Ctrl+E=edit on the various pages (places, sources, tasks, etc)
• Fixed: Delete key works properly in edit panel again
• Fixed: Note editor doesn't require click to begin typing
• Fixed: Can select / highlight the citation in Ancestry hints window
• Fixed: Citation name now survives drag and drop
• Fixed: TMG dates import properly
• Fixed: Numerous crashing errors
• Fixed: CPU racing when FamilySearch webhints are turned on
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.130 - 28 JAN 2021

• New: Added first batch of hot keys (some are displayed in the Command Pallette, others are Ctrl+A on the source, citation, media, task, address, etc screens for adding a new record)
• New: Report viewer now shows a scrollable thumbnail list of all pages
• New: New print report/chart dialog
• New: Added ability to scale report when printing
• New: Added ability to print oversized reports and charts on multiple sheets of paper
• New: When editing media for a person/fact, you can now see and edit the tags for that media item
• Fixed: WebHint count is now accurate in hover menu
• Fixed: Clicking the thumbnail of a file/audio/video on Mac now opens that item in the associated program
• Fixed: No more /// in Mac media items on import
• Fixed: FamilySearch issues on Mac
• Fixed: Crashes when closing WebHint screen on Mac
• Fixed: Crashes when closing Problem Alerts on Mac
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.127 - 25 JAN 2021

• Fixed: Added cut/copy/paste hotkeys to edit fields
• Fixed: Doesn't crash when closing a second open database
• New: Descendant view remembers column widths
• Fixed: People list and Couple list don't lose column width settings when resizing or doing search
• Fixed: Bitmap too large error when zooming in on large wallcharts
• Fixed: Place detail count updates after merging place details
• Fixed: Pasting URL into WebTags doesn't paste it into notes anymore
• Fixed: Numerous crashing bugs reported through the crash error form in RM8
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.123 - 22 JAN 2021

• Fixed: EPdfErrors "File not found" when creating charts and reports
• New: Added Shift+Scroll wheel to chart viewer to zoom
• Fixed: Reports and Media now properly use the folders set in Settings > Folders
• Fixed: "Object lock not owned" errors
• Fixed: Sort dates now support -1, -2 on the end of the sort date again
• Fixed: Adding media on Mac using "Documents" doesn't gray out PDF, DOCX, and other formats anymore
• Fixed: Various Ancestry TreeShare issues
• Fixed: Various FamilySearch issues
• Fixed: Various random crashes
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.120 - 19 JAN 2021

• New: Added "Fix broken media links"
• Fixed: Mac media import for crossover users
• Fixed: Edit screen now works properly from WebHints
• Fixed: Edit screen now works properly from Problem alerts
• Fixed: Edit screen now works properly from FamilySearch
• Fixed: Edit screen now works properly from Ancestry screen
• Better error / crash reporting to help us find some of the trickier crashes
• Cosmetic fixes and enhancements

7.9.115 - 15 JAN 2021

• Fixed: Group sheet now uses user labels for Father / Mother
• Fixed: Media paths on GEDCOM import on Mac
• Fixed: Media paths on direct RM7 import on Mac
• Fixed: Numerous freezing issues with FamilySearch
• Fixed: Numerous freezing issues with Ancestry
• Fixed: RootsMagic and Ancestry list scroll together on Ancestry TreeShare screen
• Fixed: Accepted / Rejected buttons work on Ancestry WebHints screen
• Cosmetic fixes

7.9.112 - 12 JAN 2021

• Fixed: Error when adding or deleting facts on person edit screen
• Fixed: Opening Ancestry WebHints in RM7 and RM8 at same time doesn't generate error anymore
• Fixed: Some FamilySearch freeze issues
• Fixed: No more duplicate file names showing on File page
• New: Media links on facts, etc show just file name (rather than full path)
• Fixed: Support for ~/ in media filenames on Mac
• Fixed: Clicking in "found files"
• New: Improved crash error reporting
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

7.9.110 - 11 JAN 2021

• New: after adding a new fact, the fact is put into edit mode
• New: added PlaceClean to the Place Page menu
• Fixed: Ancestry WebHints update screen OK and Cancel buttons weren't working
• Fixed: Left keyboard key on child in Family view now moves to next generation
• New: The Place, Sources, Media, Tasks, and Address pages now start with the cursor in the search field for the page
• Fixed: Buttons to switch between views on the pages were sometimes erratic
• New: Double clicking a thumbnail in the media view opens the viewer
• New: Added Memorize/Paste for source citations
• Fixed: Sentence displays properly for DNA fact type
• New: The footnote updates as citation details are typed in

7.9.107 - 8 JAN 2021

• Fixed: FamilySearch wasn't prompting for login if you entered an invalid password
• Fixed: Ancestry wasn't prompting for login if you entered an invalid password
• Fixed: TreeShare download sometimes wouldn't include sources (Mac)
• Fixed: TreeShare download sometimes wouldn't include media (Mac)
• Fixed: TreeShare compare screen on Mac would sometimes freeze
• Fixed: FamilySearch import includes ordinance information
• Fixed: FamilySearch import sometimes wouldn't complete
• Fixed: FamilySearch AutoMatch issues
• Fixed: Freezing issues with FamilySearch Central
• New: Enhanced error reporting that provides us with more details to help track down crashes (no user identifying info)

7.9.105 - 5 JAN 2021

• Fixed: Icons on File page don't overwrite each other when resizing
• Fixed: Icons on Publish page don't overwrite when resizing
• Fixed: Avatars on pedigree and family view don't overwrite when navigating or resizing
• Fixed: Icons in side view don't overwrite or turn into green blocks
• Fixed: Ancestry TreeShare doesn't affect RM7 TreeShare anymore
• Fixed: Place list is updated after TreeShare download
• Fixed: Source list is updated after TreeShare download
• Fixed: Media page is updated after TreeShare download
• Fixed: Progress on TreeShare improved
• New: Edit Person button added to WebHints form

7.9.103 - 4 JAN 2021

• Fixed: Installer no longer prompts or tries to uninstall previous versions of RM
• Fixed: No longer creates log files in the documents folder
• Fixed: No longer pops up Ancestry login when autologin is selected (unless the username/pw is wrong)
• Fixed: Ancestry WebHints appear more consistently
• Fixed: Ancestry WebHints screen operates properly now
• Fixed: Crashing on Macs when closing various forms
• Fixed: Select button on Explorer (Mac) sometimes didn't work
• Fixed: Some help file issues
• Fixed: Minor cosmetic issues

7.9.101 - 1 JAN 2021

• Fixed: media issues on Mac (such as missing "/" in file path, inability to open media, etc).
• Fixed: random StringList exception errors
• Fixed: invalid typecast errors when creating large charts
• New: added option to open last closed file when starting program