- Family.Show
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Developer(s) Developed for Microsoft by Vertigo Software[1][2] Initial release April 2007[3] Stable release 3.0 / February 23, 2009 Preview release 4.0 alpha[4][5] / December 13, 2009 Written in WPF Operating system Microsoft Windows Type Genealogy software License Microsoft Public License Website www.vertigo.com/familyshow.aspx,
familyshow.codeplex.comFamily.Show is a free genealogy program, created as a reference sample for Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation.[6][7]
Contents
Features
Family.Show includes the following features[8]:
- Data grid to edit person information.
- Add photos easily via drag-and-drop and write rich text stories about family members.
- A family tree diagram which supports panning, zooming and a time slider control to display the tree from a historical perspective.
- Multiple sequential and concurrent spousal relationships.
- Family statistics such as last name tag cloud, age distribution historgram and birthday list.
- Partial support for GEDCOM 5.5, a defacto genealogy format.
- Change the look of the entire application by choosing a different skin.
Family.Show is intended as a reference sample and not a feature complete genealogy application.[9] Some limitations are[10]:
- Support of a single birth and death event per person.
- No support for approximate dates (Abt. 1815, Bet. Jan 1707/08 - Jan 1708/09, Bef. 1931).
File format
Family.Show uses an Open Package Convention file format (*.familyx) to save family data, stories, and photos in one file.[11][12]
See also
- ActiveDirectory.Show - Derived from Family.Show - MSDN Code Gallery
- My Family Tree - Derived from Family.Show
References
- ^ Vertigo Software, Inc.XAML-Based Tools Help Custom Development Shop Speed Delivery, Focus on User Experience Posted: 7/3/2008 - Microsoft Partner Solution MarketPlace
- ^ From ClickOnce to Deep Zoom – an Interview with Tony Sokolowski - Newsletter April 2008 - Microsoft Expression Newsletter
- ^ Family.Show Version 1 was released in April in preparation for the MIX 07 conference
- ^ http://familyshow.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets
- ^ Family.Show 4.0 alpha - Download
- ^ Tim Sneath : Announcing Family.Show 2.0 - July 17, 2007 MSDN Blogs
- ^ Tim Sneath : Announcing Family.Show v3 – Our WPF Reference Application - February 23, 2009, MSDN Blogs
- ^ Microsoft sample showcases new technology, innovation in genealogy software- by Mark Tucker (19 Jul 2007) ThinkGenealogy
- ^ Vertigo: Family.Show - Are You an Amateur Genealogist? "But please keep in mind that Family.Show is not a “real product. It’s more like a concept car that we built for geeky programmers and designers" - Version 2.0 Now Available (July 17, 2007)
- ^ Microsoft sample showcases new technology, innovation in genealogy software- by Mark Tucker (19 Jul 2007) ThinkGenealogy
- ^ Family.Show - Release: FamilyShow 3.0
- ^ View Issue #7834: Structure of *.familyx files, Family.Show
External links
Genealogy software Open source Non-webFreeware Ahnenblatt · Ancestral Quest Basics · Family Tree Builder (free ver.) · Legacy Family Tree (standard ed.) · Personal Ancestral File (PC) · RootsMagic Essentials · SmartGenealogyRetail Non-webAncestral Quest · Brother's Keeper · Family Historian · Family Tree Builder (premium ver.) · Family Tree Maker · Genbox Family History · GenoPro · Legacy Family Tree (deluxe ed.) · GEDitCOM · MacFamilyTree · Personal Ancestral File (Mac OS) · Reunion · RootsMagic · Sukujutut · The Master GenealogistWeb-basedThe Next Generation of Genealogy SitebuildingGeneral Comparison of genealogy software · Comparison of web-based genealogy software · Family tree mapping · GEDCOM · Genealogy software · Genealogy websitesCategories:- Free genealogy software
- Windows-only free software
- Windows-only genealogy software
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