· Made numerous "under the hood" changes to
database structure to make it more compact. This was necessary
in order to make it possible to add additional templates in the
future without making the file size overwhelmingly large. There
are a couple of visible manifestations:
- Detail views will no longer bear the name of the list from whence
they came; instead, they will be identified as "Research
Record", "Census Record", "Index Record",
or "Correspondence Record".
- Direct access in the detail view header area to venue, project,
and source info will no longer be possible. This really only affects
detail views chosen from a Venue Worklist, as project and source
info are always available from within the body of the record itself.
With venues, one will have to return to the worklist to click
the Venue Info icon. (I hope all users will agree, or at least
understand, that this is a very small price to pay for future
expandability of the program.)
- Source numbers 9900 and higher have been reserved for future
assignment to sources, such as non-U.S. Federal censuses, that
require specific templates for their layouts. A message will appear
if one tries to assign a number 9900 or higher, asking that a
lower number be assigned instead. (Users who have assigned numbers
above 9900 to their own sources are encouraged to change them
to a lower number.)
· Allowed access to detail field in new record when the record is being created (should have been allowed all along!).
· Instead of assuming that a new record created from within a correspondence record is itself a correspondence record, the user will now be prompted.
· When creating a new record from the main screen, the user will be asked if the new record is correspondence. (This will make it easier to create one's first correspondence record!)
· Reordered the Activities menu commands in the Projects, Sources, Venues, and Correspondents files to make them consistent with their order in the Research Log file.
· Cleaned up the process of canceling record deletions (will now simply return the user to the undeleted record without any further questions).
· Added steps to prevent using Activities menu commands from layouts that appear during processes that should not be interrupted (such as Find Requests or Deletion Reviews).
· Records listed in the bottom half of an Index Record are now automatically sorted by citation, even when not entered in citation order. (Note: When an indexed record is opened from this list, the "x of y" record order shown at the top of the screen will still reflect the order in which the indexed records were created, not the order in which they are sorted.)
· Fields in Find Request Forms that contain pop-up lists (e.g., Status, Action, Lineage) must now be clicked in order for the pop-up lists to appear (they can no longer be "tabbed into" - this speeds up the process of "tabbing through" the remaining fields).
· Fixed a bug which would trap the user in a neverending loop if changing the status of a record in a Lineage Worklist from "Completed" to something else.
· The research date is now automatically appended at the end of text entered in the Search Results field of indexed records (this previously worked only with non-indexed records).
· When the user indicates that a new indexed record has been abstracted, extracted, or transcribed, the cursor will be moved to the beginning of the details section in anticipation of the accompanying data entry (this previously only worked for new non-indexed records or existing indexed records which were being updated).
· Corrected the tab order in the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 U.S. census layouts.
· After creating a new index record during which a new source or a new project also needs to be created, the user will see the correct new index record screen (this will allow one to immediately begin adding indexed records without having to first return to a list view from which to re-open the index record).
· The lowest unused number is now assigned by default when creating a new source. This is for the convenience of those who would like GenScribe to automatically assign sequential source numbers. Those who like to assign their own source numbers (e.g., to correspond to sources in their main genealogy program) can still do so by simply typing over the default number.
· Added a field called "Description" in which one can optionally type a brief description, or title, for abstracts, extracts, and transcripts. The contents of this field will appear in the header of printed records, thus providing a quick and prominent visual cue to the contents of a printout.
· Removed the upper of the two unlabelled fields in the ACTION section of detail views. The lower field is now labelled "Comm:" (for "Comments"). (No data from the deleted field will be lost. During upgrade, any data in this field will be labelled and appended to the end of data in the Results field.)
· Completely redesigned the record printouts. The standard record printout has been expanded to allow lengthy abstracts and transcripts to appear in their entirety (up to 10 pages). All record printouts (both standard and census) have been redesigned to read more clearly in their own right, not just mimicking the screen appearance; they are also now black and white.
· Redesigned the list printouts. They now are also black & white, and default to printing in landscape mode, which, depending on the type of list, allows either more fields or wider fields.
· Added the option to sort file lists in one of three ways - by File ID, by Description, and by Source - before printing.
· Added templates for the 1930 U.S. Census.
· Added Country and Fax Number fields to the Correspondents and Venues files.
· Added Contact Name and Directions fields to the Venues file.
· Added print buttons to the layouts for new correspondence and new index records.
· When changing a source, the detail screen will refresh to show the appropriate layout for the newly assigned source.
· Added the capability to print blank census forms from the source detail view.
· Added "Remove Current Record from Index" command to the Activities menu - in case one changes one's mind about linking a record to an index.
· When selected from an index record, a record for a "sub-index" will include a "Back to Index" button in place of the "Back to List" button, just as a regular research record does when selected from an index record. This replaces the "Back to List" button in this instance only; the "Back to List" button will still be available when the sub-index record is directly chosen from a worklist or review list. (Examples of "sub-indices" might be grantee and grantor indices, or separate indices for each volume of a multi-volume work.)
· One can now print a newly created Index Record or Correspondence Record without having to reopen it from a list.