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8.1.5 - 3 JAN 2022

  • Fixed: Setting primary media wasn't sticking

8.1.4 - 31 DEC 2021

  • Fixed: FamilySearch WebSearch (broke when FS changed the search parameters)
  • Fixed: Source problems when using the Back button when Adding a Source
  • Fixed: Added "Slate" back to the color coding color grid
  • Fixed: Downloading from Ancestry would duplicate source repository for each citation
  • Fixed: Date Edited is preserved on GEDCOM and Drag and Drop
  • Fixed: Clicking Shared icon in Edit Person list opens Shared panel now
  • Fixed: Clicking root position on Pedigree view when a couple w/ no children now adds the new person as a child
  • Fixed: Changing a media item now updates the thumbnail
  • Fixed: SQLite error on Task "Select Folder" search
  • Fixed: Numerous small bugs
  • Fixed: Cosmetic issues

8.1.3 - 2 DEC 2021

  • Fixed: Saving or backing up to Dropbox on Mac now works
  • Fixed: Overlapping images on narrative reports
  • Fixed: Family Group Sheet now includes the description field for facts
  • Fixed: Edit button on media viewer now uses the "open" association making it easier to select your desired media viewing program
  • Fixed: Note editor Ctrl+V is now paste and Ctrl+Shift+V is now paste as plain text
  • Fixed: Family Origins import
  • Fixed: Pressing Enter when transcribing on the Edit Media form would close the screen
  • Fixed: Adding a child to a single male now includes the father's surname
  • Fixed: Life span (1800-1895) now uses Chr/Bur if Birth/Death aren't available (on pedigree, family, and descendant views)
  • Fixed: A backup with media created on Windows didn't restore media properly on Mac
  • Fixed: A backup with media created on Mac didn't restore media properly on Windows
  • Fixed: Deleting citations could accidentally delete the source
  • Fixed: Adding a person to RM from FamilySearch now includes any ordinances
  • Fixed: Sending a source from RM to FamilySearch would swap Christen and Death tags
  • Fixed: Copying a relative from RM to FamilySearch now properly links the person in FamilySearch
  • Fixed: Copying an event from RM to FamilySearch now updates FamilySearch side
  • Fixed: Copying a relative from RM to FamilySearch now updates FamilySearch side
  • Fixed: Minor fixes
  • Fixed: Cosmetic issues

8.1.2 - 18 NOV 2021

  • New: Image viewer now includes media fields (caption, description, etc) to allow transcription, tagging, etc. while zoomed
  • New: Marriage year is displayed for spouses and parents in Info bar
  • New: Selecting a spouse or parents in Info bar now makes it the current spouse or parents for the person
  • Fixed: Issues when switching from Couple view to Pedigree view
  • Fixed: Report titles using [Person] or [Couple] had last letter cut off
  • Fixed: Source templates using [Person] had last letter cut off
  • Fixed: Footnote section on Edit Citation panel is adjustable in height
  • Fixed: Minor fixes
  • Fixed: Cosmetic issues

8.1.1 - 10 NOV 2021

  • New: Added support for "modern" (Edge) browser in WebSearch. NOTE: If you still get the old IE browser after updating, you may need to download and install the update directly to get the necessary files installed https://rootsmagic.com/download/rootsmagic-8/.
  • New: Added "View" and "Edit" buttons for edit media panel. "View" displays images in viewer. "Edit" opens the media item in the media editing program associated with the media type.
  • New: View media is now a modeless window to allow transcribing data from image
  • New: Added Edit Date to Edit person form
  • Fixed: Program wouldn't open properly on some systems
  • Fixed: Media drag and drop didn't work properly on some systems
  • Fixed: Mapping markers wouldn't work properly on some systems
  • Fixed: Numerous Windows display issues when scaling is greater than 100%
  • Fixed: Issue with "out of memory" when downloading large Ancestry trees
  • Fixed: Can now "Unmatch" from a person that has been deleted on FamilySearch
  • Fixed: Changes through Ancestry or FamilySearch didn't update Edit Date for person
  • Fixed: Numerous small FamilySearch issues
  • Fixed: Numerous small Ancestry issues
  • Fixed: Some Mac printing issues
  • Fixed: Minor fixes
  • Fixed: Cosmetic issues

8.1.0 - 1 NOV 2021

  • New: Added Custom Reports
  • Fixed: Ctrl+V now pastes w/o the formatting. Ctrl+Shift+V is now "Paste formatted"
  • Fixed: Paste formatted no longer crashes w/ "Unexpected error"
  • Fixed: Opening Edit Person from Places > Events wasn't showing person's name in sentence
  • Fixed: When deleting place details, it was possible to accidentally delete the place instead
  • Fixed: Deleting a fact now updates the Edit Date
  • Fixed: Add citation was opening with master source expanded which could lead to a user changing the master source unwittingly
  • Fixed: Minor fixes
  • Fixed: Cosmetic issues


8.0.4 - 11 OCT 2021

  • New: Added Alt+XXXX support for entering diacritics in Windows
  • New: Added character map (Ctrl+T or right click menu) for edit fields and notes
  • New: Wiki article on entering diacritics ( Entering International Characters)
  • New: Added color grid to Color Coding for selecting color
  • Fixed: Program now asks for confirmation before overwriting a GEDCOM file
  • Fixed: Source fields don't strip off leading 0's anymore
  • Fixed: Entering a diacritic on Mac doesn't insert an extra character anymore
  • Fixed: Minor fixes
  • Fixed: Cosmetic issues

8.0.1 - 2 OCT 2021

  • New: Selecting File > Open to try and open a RootsMagic 7 file now directs the user to Import
  • Fixed: Beta testers with expired keys can now open in Essentials mode to Reset the registration key (Ctrl+Shift+U) to enter their real key
  • Fixed: Some Ancestry and FamilySearch login issues
  • Fixed: Cosmetic issues

8.0.0 - 30 SEP 2021

  • Official version release of RootsMagic 8