William M. Klein wrote:
> I am new to this group. I looked for a "FAQ" but couldn't find one. I
have
> been (and still am) a happy user of "Generations Family Tree".
However, with
> all the Sierra and other "sup****t" issues, I am beginning to look for
> recommendations of which software to move to. I am certain that this is
always
> a "personal opinion" issues, but I did want to get as much input as
possible.
> If this is answered elsewhere, please just point me to good comparisons.
>
There are a couple of re****t-cards out there, but most are
slightly out-dated, and AFAIK none address the VISTA issues.
Try Cyndislist.com for the URLs, which I no longer have handy.
> If anyone wants to answer here, I am a relatively sophisticated Windows
user -
> currently on XP but will probably be going to Vista sooner than later.
I keep
> my machine and software current. So far, I only use normal "printers"
and
> haven't yet found the need to do a "wall chart" print out of any of my
charts -
> but might want to have the ability to save such a chart to a file to
take to a
> printer in the future.
>
PAF4 and 5 use Unicode. Both are free to d/l or you can buy
the CD for $5 from the LDS Distribution Centers.
www.familysearch.org and select PRODUCTS tab and follow the
breadcrumbs to Free Downloads.
Legacy is a decent program, but I never cared about Unicode
so I don't know if it does it. There is a free d/l of the
basic version of this available as well.
www.legacyfamilytree.com
> The one thing that Generations does not sup****t and I would be a little
> interested in, is the ability to enter Unicode data for names in
non-Latin
> alphabets. (Cyrillic and Hebrew aren't doo bad - but one of my
relatives
> married into a Chinese family. I have the Unicode values for their
names and I
> would like to be able to enter these directly - and not just put the
information
> in as comments with a transliterated name).
>
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cpafug/whynot.htm
> Finally, I would definitely want to be able to im****t the GEDCOM from my
> existing Generations information.
NO program will flawlessly and seamlessly do that. Probably
not even Generations itself. Try ex****ting a GED from your
data, and creating a new db into which you im****t that GED.
The result is the best you're going to get with any
program. Optimum is to keep both programs fully-functional
until you eye-ball the new content; use copy'n'paste if
something's missing.
HTH
Cheryl
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