Rootsmagic 8 2021 how to#

It was the public beta release of RM8 that finally confirmed to me that I will need to convert from RM to FH. I did look at using the sqlitetools for this and have used it for a few things in the past, but it's so very cumbersome, convoluted, and not at all user friendly, it's not something I want to spend my time on any more.Īlso, yes, the RM8 database structure IS different from current RM7, but RM8 is only now at 'public beta' and no one should be using it for their real data. Really just based on the way TNG displays individual and family sections and facts on the web I decided to move away from any and all 'Family' type facts other than marriage and divorce. I'm 100% addicted to shared facts, have been so ever since my TMG days! It's not that I want to change from shared to individual, it's that I want to change from 'family' to individual. I've wanted my Residence (fam) to be Residence (individual) facts on the HOH with everyone else as witnesses for quite some time, so this is necessary cleanup, really. And I expect every RM source template would need a different plugin arrangement.Īnyway, I'm about 95% sure I'm going to switch and I'm glad to 'meet' all of you.

Rootsmagic 8 2021 how to#

I'm sure if I look into it, it won't be nearly that simple, not to mention learning lua and how to write plugins. They are consistent, so I envision using string functions to break up the data and then write it into a template (or citation maybe, not even sure at this point). Many (many) moons ago I coded, but not sure how long it would take me to learn to write a custom plugin for some of my more common source templates. Mike, you mentioned working on your places plugin to convert it for FH7, so I'll definitely wait until that is done. After some reading, I have decided to use a 6 column place arrangement without the ADDRESS field, but I need to go through and add some commas here and there. But if I can't break up paragraphs, then I'll definitely stick with GedSite. If/when Calico Pie addresses the and issue in their reports I'll take a look at their website generator. He has stated he hopes that will be this month. I need to wait and see how they do with GedSite after John Cardinal is able to work on it.

Currently the citations print in an individual report fairly well, but like Robert, I use GedSite. And in general, I'm a lumper, but debating the merits of lumping vs. They were templated in RM and I love templates so I would like to convert them, but it's going to have to be a slow process. But almost every fact and source I use is custom, so I have a lot of work to do.įacts won't take an enormous about of time as I've gotten pretty decent at writing sentences in FH7. In general, my import from RM didn't go too badly.