Using the Familybook Chart looks like it matches children to wrong spouse. When the individual has multiple spouses and each spouse combination produces children, the chart looks like it connects the child to the wrong spouse.
Couple I24 and I26 had two children (I12 & I13), Couple I25 and I27 had one child (I16) The chart built connection of I12 & I13 together with I24, Spouse I26 (I12 & I13 father) is not connect with a line to these individuals but looks to be connect with a line to I16. Spouse I27 is not connect to any children.
What the software looks like it is doing is adding the spouse for the first set of children without pushing down the children from the second marriage and second spouse.
Not a show stopper, put can be confusing if requester does not know which child is connect to which set of parents.
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2009-12-18
Can you possibly give us a link to a screen dump of that. It would help understand the problem; and perhaps the GEDCOM data for each of those two family groups would help too.
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2009-12-18
Ken
Thanks for sending me the screen dump. It certainly helps to understand the problem.
I've played around with similar settings and family groups on my own site, and, I'm afraid, I can only agree that this chart, with the "Show spouses" option ticked is a mess! I'm almost inclined to recommend that option is removed completely!
On my tree I have a female who married twice. No children from the first husband, then two with the second. This chart would suggest the children are from the first marriage though, unless you check their surnames!
This page is based largely on the 'hourglass chart". Its one I've looked at a couple of times to see if I could see a way to simplify and improve it - but alas its well passed my capabilities!
So, what you are seeing is for now the way it is. I think you would be justified in reporting it as a 'bug', but I'm not sure who would be ready to try and fix it :-((
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Yeh that's what I thought and kind of why I said it was not a show stopper. I would advocate removing the "spouse option" or changing it to produce a spouse name list (no boxes or info). Thanks
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Using the Familybook Chart looks like it matches children to wrong spouse. When the individual has multiple spouses and each spouse combination produces children, the chart looks like it connects the child to the wrong spouse.
Couple I24 and I26 had two children (I12 & I13), Couple I25 and I27 had one child (I16) The chart built connection of I12 & I13 together with I24, Spouse I26 (I12 & I13 father) is not connect with a line to these individuals but looks to be connect with a line to I16. Spouse I27 is not connect to any children.
What the software looks like it is doing is adding the spouse for the first set of children without pushing down the children from the second marriage and second spouse.
Not a show stopper, put can be confusing if requester does not know which child is connect to which set of parents.
Can you possibly give us a link to a screen dump of that. It would help understand the problem; and perhaps the GEDCOM data for each of those two family groups would help too.
Ken
Thanks for sending me the screen dump. It certainly helps to understand the problem.
I've played around with similar settings and family groups on my own site, and, I'm afraid, I can only agree that this chart, with the "Show spouses" option ticked is a mess! I'm almost inclined to recommend that option is removed completely!
On my tree I have a female who married twice. No children from the first husband, then two with the second. This chart would suggest the children are from the first marriage though, unless you check their surnames!
This page is based largely on the 'hourglass chart". Its one I've looked at a couple of times to see if I could see a way to simplify and improve it - but alas its well passed my capabilities!
So, what you are seeing is for now the way it is. I think you would be justified in reporting it as a 'bug', but I'm not sure who would be ready to try and fix it :-((
Yeh that's what I thought and kind of why I said it was not a show stopper. I would advocate removing the "spouse option" or changing it to produce a spouse name list (no boxes or info). Thanks