Comments on: RootsMagic 4 Unwrapped – Sharing Events

By: mark

mark — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:23:27 +0000

This is the feature that separates good genealogy programs from the best ones, and RootsMagic’s drag and drop ease really makes it stand out. But I am wondering how these shared events will be treated in gedcom exports? I have heard this is a problem with gedcom, which no one has any solution to…

By: Brenda Antal

Brenda Antal — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:57:45 +0000

I notice “customize sentence” on this page. Will that allow us to customize the sentence for that particular fact for that person/these people, if a shared fact and not change formatting for others with the same fact title?

By: Rich WArner

Rich WArner — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:05:41 +0000

You have no idea how much time this will save me! So much shared data so little time!

By: David West

David West — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:31:22 +0000

Bruce,
Thank you so much for the previews! Far from a waste of time, I believe it is a powerful marketing tool.
Without the blog previews, I might have considered the upgrade when it comes out. Now, I can’t wait to get my hands on it! I must say I am willing to pay more for it having seen it in development than I would have been.
As a fellow programmer, I can appreciate the amount of effort that goes into these seemingly incremental changes. And if you need a beta tester, count me in!
Looking forward to still more amazing features (perhaps an improved to-do list?) and an announcement soon.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:30:28 +0000

Bruce, I assume we will be able to export (and import) the proposed Witness/ Sharing events to GEDCOM so we can continue to use RM4 as we have used RM3.

By: Joey

Joey — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:52:35 +0000

Bruce, The new RM4 looks great. I’ve been using your program for many years. Thanks for your hard work on this project.

Have you made updates to the Timeline List feature? Color? etc.

By: Laura Beeman

Laura Beeman — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:39:02 +0000

Ralph,
Check out the last screenshot at http://blog.rootsmagic.com/?p=17

We will be able to mark the relationship of the child to each parent seperately.

Laura

By: Ralph Tack

Ralph Tack — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:08:56 +0000

Looking forward to version 4.
I have a number of relatives who are waiting for the next version to start their journey in genealogy software – we’ll be able to share information more easily. Since RootsMagic promotes Elizabeth Shown Mills’ book, Evidence!, will the “Source” citing aspect of RM 4 reflect the methods recommended by Ms. Mills? Also, will there be a category listing adoption? Particularly adoption by the spouse of the remarried parent?

RWT

By: Jackie Wilson Goddard

Jackie Wilson Goddard — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:37:59 +0000

Oh, oh, oh! Now we know the wait is more than worth it. Mrs. Buzbee, please give that man of yours another huge kiss on behalf of all his fans!!

Truly, this is one of the features I’ve been dreaming about for several years. I had added custom facts for “Witness” and “Mentioned” (as in obituaries) so this will be enormously better.

THANK YOU!!
Jackie (who is barely able to contain her anticipation…)

By: Nancy Trice

Nancy Trice — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:20:16 +0000

Looking forward to getting my hands on RM4. I’ve been a big supporter of your programming skills since early days of FO.