Old News

28/07/2021

Released version v2.18.0

• Optimized data model to save memory [Alex Zaytsev] (new achievement: 635 mb file (2.674.481 records) loaded in 3:46 minutes).
• Added option for separate depth of ancestors and descendants in tree diagrams [Milan Kosina].
• Added option to restrict geo-search by country.
• Added option to bold names in tree diagrams.
• To the record list added a context menu to merge selected items.
• In the tool for verification of database added: dialog of details, quick transition to a record and copying XRef to clipboard.
• In the tool for analyzing connectivity/fragmentation of data, added: display of an identifier, a dialog of details and a quick transition to a person record.
• Implemented support for years between 32 BC and 32 AD [Alex Zaytsev].
• Fixed slow display of large notes with html markup inside.
• Added some links to open data [Alex Zaytsev].
• Fixed a bug in the language editing dialog [Alex Zaytsev].
• Fixed drawing horizontal lines to adopted child in descendants diagram [Alex Zaytsev].
• Fixed bug with Hungarian date format for event editing dialog.
• Fixed pre-populating names for new records [Alex Zaytsev].
• Fixed patronymic editing according to the language of the name [Alex Zaytsev].
• Improved import of GEDCOM format from Ages files in terms of determining adopted children.
• Added optional feature to display dates and places in separate lines in tree diagrams.
• Fixed line break error in the information panel.
• Added feature of downloading and viewing multimedia via http links.
• Added transition to record of selected person from tree diagram.
• Added display of scale in the status bar of tree diagrams.
• Added three new reports: places, sources and repositories.
• Added experimental support for the Family.Show file format.
• Improved support of Geni file loading.

14/03/2021

Released version v2.17.0

• Fixed a logical error in the default records filtering method.
• Optimized data model to save memory when loading large files (over 100 MB).
• Updated German translation [Patrik Studer].
• FreeBSD port developed [Alexey Dokuchaev].
• Improved import from WikiTree.
• Updated Czech translation [Jerry Verner].
• Added the feature to interrupt some long-running functions.
• Temporary fix for maps output (OSM replaced with GoogleMaps).
• Fixed work of geocoders.
• Added option for dotted lines of adopted children in the diagrams.
• Editing dates in dialogs adapted to regional formats.
• Added optional warnings for closing editing dialogs with unsaved changes.
• Added configurable DepthLimit for complete tree [Milan Kosina].
• Optimized regex searching in "Selecting record" form.
• Fixed bug of second first names displayed in a readonly 'Patronymic' field.
• Added option to automatically correct the first capital letter in the names.
• Fixed bug when adding spouse to existing person.
• Improved import from Geni (tag _MARNM).
• Fixed bug during importing data from "MyHeritage Family Tree Builder" [Milan Kosina].
• Fix inconsistent error message when loading GedML file [Walter Rawley].
• Added display of marriage dates of parents in tree diagrams.
• Added call quick information about the person in the tree diagrams.
• Implements maximum number of backups for each revision backup [Milan Kosina].

18/09/2019

Released version v2.16.2

• Implemented moving notes up and down [Milan Kosina].
• Implemented line wrapping in the HyperView of information panel.
• Added check for file existence when creating multimedia records.
• Added verification of the database for multimedia records (lack of files, archives, storages).
• Added support for relative paths to media files [Milan Kosina].
• Fixed the choice of the type of file storage in the multimedia dialog.
• Implemented the removal of multimedia files when deleting their records.
• Fixed event output if an additional event type is not specified.
• Fixed renaming and deleting of location records.
• Fixed merging family and individual records, transition buttons in editing dialogs, button images.
• Fixed editing dates of events with periods.
• Added new diagnostics for data verification: for families without spouses and/or children [Kevin D. Sandal].
• Added hotkey for saving files from tree diagrams.
• Fixed support for formats with zero IDs of records.
• Fixed opening files and OSM geocoder operation.
• Cleaning and optimization, improved support for two third-party GEDCOM formats.
• Fixed the script of the portable package.
• Fixed the work of the "Compare databases" tool.
• Fixed external viewing of PDF files (and other not supported by the embedded viewer).
• Proofreading of the English manual [Kevin D. Sandal].
• Implemented preliminary support for GedML format.
• Fixed pedigrees localization.
• Fixed Calendar plugin.
• Fixed overlapping of neighboring persons in tree diagrams.
• Fixed incorrect parsing of interpretable dates from Ahnenblatt.
• Fixed missing substructures in media records from extraneous files.
• Fixed convert links to sources in source records .
• Fixed convert media links to media records, and convert non-standard x-references.
• Fixed reading standard coordinates of the place.
• Minor improvement of circle chart.
• Improved support for several GEDCOM file formats.
• Fix of sorting the columns of some tables.
• Fix of long-distance displacement of male nodes (tree chart) in the presence of more than one marriage and a large tree of descendants from the first wife.
• Improved date input in the event dialog with regional format settings.
• Bugfixes for FlowInput plugin.
• Added the possibility to create and connect plugins to replace record's edit dialogs.
• Restored loading recent files.
• Created a new plugin for managing "folders" in GEDCOM files (to separate work areas in large files).
• Added option to automatically detect charset of GEDCOM files at load.
• Fixed execution of Lua scripts.
• Reduced memory consumption when loading large files (25-42%).
• Optimized a number of functions, allowing to significantly increase the speed of loading and processing large files (from 30 thousand records to very large files - 91mb, 538 thousand records, load time 25 seconds!).

14/02/2019

Released version v2.15.0

• Added control unit for several families of parents and for the type of child/parent linkage (adoption, foster, etc.).
• Improved handling of parts of names.
• Added option to disable checking for a valid tree size (in most cases, checking is outdated, but can sometimes be useful).
• Added saving and restoring selected sorting columns in tables.
• Added the feature to disable the sorting of children and enable sorting of spouses for family's records.
• Added the feature to select colors for persons in tree charts.
• Created the Czech translation [Michal Novák].
• Added GKTray application (birthdays reminder and recent files manager).
• Added detection of data loops.
• Fixed minor bugs.
• Added new validations of data.

10/08/2018

Released version v2.14.0

• Fixed the bug with adding/removing portraits of persons.
• Returned the status bar to the chart's windows and added information about the size of the image.
• Fixed bug of loading FTBv6 files with the encoding Win1251 (ANSI + Rus).
• Improved collapsing tree branches.
• Fixed several minor bugs and simplified development projects.
• Finalized and included the generator of the Tree Album.
• Added the option of circle charts: arc text on/off.
• Added options for tree charts: margins, intervals between branches and intervals between generations.
• Added options for tree charts: hide unknown spouses and show birth and death places.
• Restored the work of the maps module.
• Implemented portable mode of the program.

14/07/2018

Released version v2.13.2

• Fixed the bug of reading standard GEDCOM notes.

28/06/2018

Released version v2.13.1

• Implemented the saving of circle charts in SVG.
• Fixed bug in the tree's chart with folding of branches.
• Fixed bug in the plugin "History Data".
• Fixed bug in the plugin "Data quality".
• Added option "Automatically check for updates".
• Fixed bug of loading of files "Agelong Tree" with incorrect encoding ANSEL.
• Fixed a crash in checking for new versions in WinXP.

08/06/2018

Released version v2.13.0

• Added the folding of tree branches.
• The generator "Family Book" has been revised.
• Added option of displaying dates of marriages in tree diagrams.
• Added the inverted tree mode (ancestors at the bottom, descendants at the top).
• Added control keys for the number of generations displayed in circle charts.
• Fixed drawing of background of circle charts when outputting to a file.
• Fixed working of option "Hide empty segments" in circle charts.
• Added reports "Phonetics" and "Contemporaries".
• Created the first reporting plugin (reports "Frequency of names" and "Personal events").
• Created the subsystem of external reporting plugins.
• Fixed auto-scrolling of tree diagram when clicking on personal record.
• Added an examples of the databases "The Human Origins" (rus, lat) and "Ancient Kingdoms" (rus).
• Added a new plugin "History Data (links)".
• Added support for editing names in different languages.
• Added support for saving a snapshot of a tree in SVG format.
• Rpm-packages for Fedora / Rosa Linux are added.
• Added a new geocoder (OSM).
• Added a new plugin "Data Quality".
• Added possibility of highlighting portraits on general photos.
• Restored supporting of Ansel GEDCOM encoding.
• Fixed minor translation errors.
• Added a new plugin "WordsCloud".
• Fixed the problem of extra lines in family records while saving GEDCOM files, which led to import problems in other programs.

17/06/2017

Released version v2.12.0

• Created the Chinese translation [Cui Jianquan (崔建全)].
• Created the German translation [Gleb Buzhinsky].
• The way in the interface for working with multiple files is changed from MDI to SDI (preparation for the future full porting).
• Considerable redesign of the program architecture.
• Created the Italian translation of the program [Amalia Boffa].
• Various minor improvements.
• Fixed error sending error log in Ubuntu 1604 LTS (Unity).
• Added a new plugin "Chronicle of events".
• Fixed saving of column widths in the list of individual records.
• Improved checking and excluding the second instance of the program.
• Improved operation of the record lists and processing of the columns.
• Implemented the formatting of text notes.
• Automatic replacement of direct links paths to multimedia files when using the program simultaneously between two operating systems (Windows / Linux); you need to manually edit the file of paths.
• Implemented display of progression when adding very large media files.
• Implemented option to disable the ability to add multimedia files with direct links.
• Replacement of absolute paths to multimedia files is realized when using the program and databases between Windows and Linux (for advanced users).
• Fixed the cache of portraits in case of two links to one photo.

28/02/2017

Released version v2.11.0

• Added French localization (thanks to Diana Shilnikova).
• Added images cache for portraits. This improves tree chart performance with large number of attached portraits.
• Partially fixed the issue with access to media files when user switches between two different operating systems - Linux and Microsoft Windows (the issue was fixed only for relative paths).
• GEDKeeper is ready to introduce tips with national holidays.
• Updated photo displaying in the media viewer.
• Optimized the lists and added sorting arrow icons.
• Implemented VLC-based internal media player (VLC must be installed separately).
• Added a new warning (and option to disable the warning) when user adds a media file from removable disk.
• Added a new option to disable reopening of the most recent opened databases on the program startup.
• Included YAML-parser implementation to process external databases and configurations.
• Added ability to print a circle chart with print preview available.
• Improved charts rendering, zooming, scrolling and navigation inside circle and tree charts [ruslangaripov].
• Added new control to manage number of visible generations in a tree chart.
• Improved the popup control for tree chart zooming [ruslangaripov].
• Fixed HOME directory processing error occurred after new operating system has been installed (both Linux and Microsoft Windows).
• Added generating and exporting of a new document type -- "Album of Trees".
• "GEDKeeper GUI localization manual" was updated and translated to English [ruslangaripov].
• GUI improved within tree editor, person portraits management and setting up default portraits showing in the tree [IT].
• Made small improvements and optimizations.
• Considered more national language features aware of name processing.

26/12/2016

Released version v2.10.0

• Added a geocoding engine (Yandex) and their choice in the options (Google/Yandex).
• Restored search for locations in the editor of locations and window of maps (GoogleAPI).
• Added language selection in the properties of the GEDCOM file.
• Save files in any encoding except UTF-8 are deprecated and disabled.
• Added check for updates on the website sourceforge.net.

18/12/2016

Released version v2.9.0

• Added localization for Polish (Jacek).
• Fixed problems with European encodings of GEDCOM files.
• Small adaptation of import from the Ahnenblatt.
• Allow to process and edit maiden and married last names of women. Add several printing formats for such names.
• Improve culture-specific and culture-independent processing of names. Prepare a framework to attach languages to names and store this in a database.
• Combine GUI dialogs "Adding person" and "Edit person".
• Add new types of facts: blood group, hair color and eyes color.
• Add demo databases for the Bach and Nehru–Gandhi families.
• Add demo databases for mitochondrial and Y-chromosome gaplogroups (for ones who are keen on molecular genealogy).
• To improve modifications safety, GEDKeeper locks a record while user is changing it.
• Implement modifications canceling after changes have been made in editing GUI dialogs.
• Fix application behavior after clicking buttons that change parents or parents’ families while user is changing a person in the GUI editor.
• Improve supporting of multi-monitor configurations.
• Made a static analysis of the source code – fix over 60 possible defects and errors.
• Fix many small issues and improve overall application stability.
• Fix some errors.
• Use Russian name declination in birthday notifications and calculator of relation degree.
• Improve birthday notifications displaying.
• Fix behavior of child MDI (database) windows.
• Improve calculation of UDN and dates sorting when mixing calendar types.
• Improve English localization.
• Add calculator of relation degree.

03/09/2016

Released version v2.8.1

• Correct English localization of the user interface.
• Add preliminary version of demonstration database for USA users (President).
• Refine and optimize the source code, fix some errors. GEDKeeper successfully passed a stress test processing a database with more than 60,000 people.
• Change default interface language to English to improve further internationalization of GEDKeeper.
• Move the question with calendars to a completion state.
• Begin unification of a part of the source code that handles locale-specific processing of people names.
• Add demonstration database for Russian users (Pushkin's family).
• Add prototype of the new plug-in: "Navigator".

14/08/2016

Released version v2.8.0

• Clean and optimize code.
• Included are a selection of the interface language at first run after installation.
• Implemented selection of portraits from photos.

31/07/2016

Released version v2.7.0

• Added a diagram of the circle of descendants.
• Improved options of the circle of ancestors.
• Added generation of ascending pedigrees (ancestors).
• Fixed minor bugs.
• Added periodic autosave.
• In the installer for Windows added support for switching languages.
• Added backup of files before saving.
• Fixed display of links in location information.

20/06/2016

Released version v2.6.0

• Added English localization of help.
• Export pedigrees to RTF.
• Add package for distribution on Debian/Ubuntu Linux.
• Add Mono-supporting (Linux).
• Add new unique framework for unified encoding and sorting dates in any calendar, with any precision.
• Restore html-pedigree generation to be compatible with Linux.
• Simplify help content down to html only to improve Linux compatible (help content has no CHM files).
• Add a function to duplicate person entries (for cases when you need to share data between two entire namesakes).
• Add context menu to tables in the main work window.
• Show calendar label for a date.
• Remove supporting of Ansel GEDCOM encoding.
• Add ability to edit several names of one person.
• Add new statistics: demography, death-rate estimation for men and women on each five years of age.
• Fix incorrect tree output happened in some modes.
• Improve personal records merger.
• Fix notes filtering, when adding into other records.
• Fix small error on displaying person's associations.
• Improve plug-in for 3D rendering of tree, but there is a lot more work to do (need a collaborator get used to 3D and dynamic transformation programming).
• Implement many small fixes and code improvements (speed, safety and stability).