Ahnenblatt Changelog

What's new in Ahnenblatt 4.06

Apr 2, 2024
  • Several corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 4.05 (Mar 15, 2024)

  • Small corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 4.03 (Mar 5, 2024)

  • Corrections.

New in Ahnenblatt 4.02 (Feb 26, 2024)

  • Corrections.

New in Ahnenblatt 4.01 (Feb 26, 2024)

  • Corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 4.0 (Feb 20, 2024)

  • NEW: book printing: ancestor, descendant, family book
  • NEW: input dialog: clickable internet links in notes/sources
  • NEW: person's sheet: optional with all pictures
  • NEW: family's sheet
  • NEW: clear user interface even at high display scaling
  • NEW: map display and coordinate determination in place management
  • NEW: watch list for persons
  • various detail improvements

New in Ahnenblatt 3.60 (Oct 10, 2023)

  • corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.59 (Oct 8, 2023)

  • optimizations and corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.58 (Jun 17, 2023)

  • Corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.57 (May 16, 2023)

  • NEW: Places management: delete unused places
  • Optimized CSV import
  • Person sheets: design revised
  • Optimizations and corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.56 (Apr 26, 2023)

  • Corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.55 (Apr 20, 2023)

  • Corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.54 (Apr 16, 2023)

  • Optimizations and corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.53 (Feb 21, 2023)

  • NEW: list variant “Religions”
  • Small corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.52 (Feb 5, 2023)

  • Small optimizations and corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.51 (Jan 31, 2023)

  • OPTIMIZED: input dialog
  • Some optimizations, corrections and bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.50 (Nov 17, 2022)

  • NEW: extended event and places list
  • OPTIMIZED: user interface adapted for “contrast designs” under Windows
  • Some optimizations, corrections and bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.49 (Oct 26, 2022)

  • Minor optimizations, corrections and bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.48 (Oct 20, 2022)

  • NEW: input dialog: changes of size will be saved
  • NEW: person sheets: optional current date/creator (name only) in header
  • NEW: charts: optional generations/creator (name only) in footer
  • OPTIMIZED: generation of charts revised
  • Various optimizations, corrections and bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.46 (Aug 19, 2022)

  • NEW: list variant “Statistic descendants”
  • NEW: chart variant “Oldest ancestor”
  • NEW: generation rows in descendants list
  • various optimizations and corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.45 (Aug 18, 2022)

  • NEW: list variant “Statistic descendants”
  • NEW: chart variant “Oldest ancestor”
  • NEW: generation rows in descendants list
  • Various optimizations and corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.44 (Aug 18, 2022)

  • NEW: list variant “Statistic descendants”
  • NEW: chart variant “Oldest ancestor”
  • NEW: generation rows in descendants list
  • Various optimizations and corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.42 (Jun 18, 2022)

  • NEW: function and list “History of changes”
  • Optimizations
  • Several bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.41 (Jun 6, 2022)

  • NEW: function and list “History of changes”
  • Optimizations
  • Several bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.40 (Mar 31, 2022)

  • corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.39 (Mar 1, 2022)

  • NEW: dialog “Options” now sizeable
  • NEW: option “shorten RIN’s” for marking behind the name
  • Several corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.38 (Feb 23, 2022)

  • corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.37 (Feb 21, 2022)

  • NEW: dialog “Options” now sizeable
  • NEW: option “shorten RIN’s” for marking behind the name several corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.36 (Jan 15, 2022)

  • Bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.35 (Jan 11, 2022)

  • NEW: chart variant “complete kinship”
  • NEW: delete persons in navigator
  • Optimizations
  • Bug fixing

New in Ahnenblatt 3.34 (Dec 14, 2021)

  • Bug fix

New in Ahnenblatt 3.33 (Dec 13, 2021)

  • References back for godparents/witnesses in the input dialog
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.32 (Nov 20, 2021)

  • Correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.31 (Nov 18, 2021)

  • correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.30 (Oct 10, 2021)

  • Correction of bugs in charts

New in Ahnenblatt 3.29 (Sep 5, 2021)

  • Correction of bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.28 (Aug 22, 2021)

  • NEW: list variant “Addresses”
  • NEW: list variant “Sources”
  • Minor optimizations
  • Bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.27 (Jul 11, 2021)

  • GEDCOM optimized for conformity
  • charts: less duplication of persons at implex
  • bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.26 (Jun 13, 2021)

  • NEW: list variant "Causes of death"
  • NEW: list variant "Witnesses of marriage"
  • NEW: statistics "Causes of death"
  • Minor optimizations
  • Bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.25 (May 24, 2021)

  • Bug fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 3.23 (May 18, 2021)

  • New list variant “Godparents”
  • Revised design of lists (optionally with page numbers)
  • Correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.22 (Apr 26, 2021)

  • Minor improvements
  • Correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.21 (Mar 8, 2021)

  • Corrections in list variant “Ancestor score”.

New in Ahnenblatt 3.20 (Mar 3, 2021)

  • NEW: list variant “Ancestor score”
  • chart “Relationship” significantly accelerated
  • content corrections in the navigator
  • show input mode in status line of input dialog
  • various small bugs fixed

New in Ahnenblatt 3.19 (Dec 17, 2020)

  • Fixed bug: list “Person sheet” couldn’t created
  • NEW: lists “Top ancestors”, “Descendants line” and “Maternal line” now separately
  • NEW: charts “Descendants line” and “Maternal line”
  • Consider alignment of images from EXIF data
  • Minor improvements
  • Correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.18 (Dec 17, 2020)

  • NEW: lists “Top ancestors”, “Descendants line” and “Maternal line” now separately
  • NEW: charts “Descendants line” and “Maternal line”
  • consider alignment of images from EXIF data
  • minor improvements
  • correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.17 (Oct 17, 2020)

  • Tasks from Ancestral Quest now handled correctly
  • Small improvements
  • Correction of minor bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.16 (Sep 30, 2020)

  • NEW: chart “relationship”
  • NEW: search for person’s markings
  • NEW: color coding in input dialog and charts
  • several small improvements
  • correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.15 (Sep 30, 2020)

  • NEW: chart “relationship”
  • NEW: search for person’s markings
  • NEW: color coding in input dialog and charts
  • several small improvements
  • correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.15 (Aug 12, 2020)

  • NEW: family list with filter function
  • lists/person sheet: output of person’s data optimized
  • correction of minor errors

New in Ahnenblatt 3.14 (Jul 25, 2020)

  • New chart “common ancestor”
  • Revision of the navigator
  • Correction of various bugs
  • Turkish help file

New in Ahnenblatt 3.13 (Jul 24, 2020)

  • New chart “common ancestor”
  • Revision of the navigator
  • Correction of various bugs
  • Turkish help file

New in Ahnenblatt 3.12 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • new chart "common ancestor"
  • revision of the navigator
  • orrection of various bugs
  • Turkish help file

New in Ahnenblatt 3.11 (Jun 7, 2020)

  • Fixed error when creating a partner in the input dialog
  • Minor corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 3.10 (May 23, 2020)

  • Task list
  • New language Vietnamese
  • Correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.09 (Mar 25, 2020)

  • Bug fixing

New in Ahnenblatt 3.07 (Mar 16, 2020)

  • Corrections in the navigator and input dialog
  • Several minor fixings

New in Ahnenblatt 3.06 (Mar 5, 2020)

  • Fixed several display errors in the Navigator
  • Fixed other bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.05 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • fixing of several bugs in address management, input dialog and navigator

New in Ahnenblatt 3.04 (Feb 23, 2020)

  • modernized navigator with variable number of generations, profile pictures and optional color coding
  • selection of a group of people in person sheets as a list
  • optimized merging of people and corrected errors with a new option to combine the same events
  • USB version: adding images and files cleaned up
  • fixing of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.03 (Dec 1, 2019)

  • New chart style "complete relationship tree"
  • New chart options for line management
  • New chart options for footer and images (square, with border)
  • New data fields for charts: "short name single-line" and "life data"
  • New option "childless" for partnerships, which can also be indicated in charts
  • New function "Extras / Show islands..." to display related groups of persons
  • New button "Window height" in chart preview
  • Fixing of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 3.02 (Jul 7, 2019)

  • Person sheet optimized (notes, sources, addresses)
  • Opening GEDCOM / ancestor files via drag & drop works again
  • Correction of minor errors

New in Ahnenblatt 3.01 (Jun 6, 2019)

  • new option for GEDCOM import: date separator at the end
  • fixing of minor bugs
  • NEW: redesigned person’s dialog (more events, more details)
  • NEW: manage sources
  • NEW: manage addresses
  • NEW: manage tasks
  • NEW: search for program updates (manually/automatic)
  • NEW: option “tag behind name” (options/text blocks)
  • NEW: list “family facts” – an overview of your own research
  • NEW: added English help file
  • New option GEDCOM import: Date separator at the end
  • Correction of minor errors

New in Ahnenblatt 2.99h (Mar 16, 2019)

  • Options/trees: style changes to "user-defined" only on tree relevant changes
  • When adding a child, the birth name proposal will be taken from married name of father
  • Minor fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 2.99g (Feb 12, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug that caused an infinite loop in GEDCOM export under certain conditions

New in Ahnenblatt 2.99c (Oct 12, 2018)

  • Fixed problem with CSV import
  • Minor corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 2.99a (Aug 30, 2018)

  • Error correction for two-part dates (from / to, between / and)
  • Optimization of internet search options
  • Minor changes

New in Ahnenblatt 2.98a (Jan 3, 2018)

  • Files/pictures can be copied in common folder (while adding)
  • User defined start number in ancestor lists
  • New shortcuts for switching between persons in navigator (Ctrl+arrow keys/0-9)
  • Several small optimizations
  • Correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 2.97a (Jan 23, 2017)

  • all navigator colors can changed now in options
  • corrections in GEDCOM import/export
  • recognition of person's duplicates optimized
  • dialog when standard printer is missing (instead of error)
  • again corrected major bugs in merging places (manage places)

New in Ahnenblatt 2.97 (Jan 9, 2017)

  • All navigator colors can be changed
  • Corrections for GEDCOM import and export
  • Recognition of double persons optimized
  • Demand if no standard printer is set
  • Merge of places in the local administration again error-corrected
  • Correction of various errors

New in Ahnenblatt 2.96c (Oct 8, 2016)

  • new list variant "list of names"
  • new list variant "list of places"
  • corrected major bugs in function "merge persons"
  • corrected major bugs in merging places (manage places)
  • start of program accelerated
  • some tree variants further optimized
  • correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 2.95 (Jun 2, 2016)

  • Ahnenliste by tribes: sorting logic revised again
  • Fixed CSV Export
  • New list option "Hide place details"
  • Corrections in the pedigree
  • Fixed language files
  • Added four more standard images Couples
  • Correction of various errors

New in Ahnenblatt 2.94 (Feb 16, 2016)

  • Location management: new button for coordinate search service MyGeoPosition
  • Sorting logic completely revised
  • List Preview: New keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + Pos1 and Ctrl + End (jump to the beginning / the end)
  • Fixed CSV import and export
  • Correction of various errors

New in Ahnenblatt 2.93 (Feb 8, 2016)

  • Manage Places: coordinate could also be decimal, copy from clipboard and new links to map services
  • Tree preview: some options can accessed quicker with new options button in symbol bar
  • Trees with style "larger relationship tree" show in some constellations few more persons
  • When entering first person there comes a small dialog for name and gender first
  • Merge persons: under "still to check" now the events are named
  • several little improvements
  • correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 2.92 (Dec 14, 2015)

  • Changed the input dialog as 'partnerships' order of the input fields
  • Correction of various errors

New in Ahnenblatt 2.91 (Nov 6, 2015)

  • Correction of various errors

New in Ahnenblatt 2.90 (Nov 3, 2015)

  • person's dialog shows in 'Partners' partnerships without partner
  • new option 'order of place/date in events'
  • new option for size of title within a trees
  • new option, which defines which quota of text is allowed for downscaling in trees
  • new option for output all person's data (even if not visible)
  • new option 'main name has to be one of the given names'
  • option to show wedding place in trees
  • infotext for main person in navigator is shortened (switchable)
  • ome corrections concerning GEDCOM
  • corrections concerning duplicate partnerships
  • correction of several bugs
  • additional entry field 'married name' for each person

New in Ahnenblatt 2.89 (Nov 3, 2015)

  • The input dialog as 'partnerships' and partnerships with no partner are displayed
  • New option 'order Place / date with events'
  • New option for the size of the panel header
  • New option that determines how much of the texts may be reduced in a blackboard
  • New option that allows the output of all personal data (not visible)
  • New option 'nickname must be part of the name' (thus be switched off)
  • In panels and wedding venues may be issued now
  • In the Navigator of people text will be displayed in short form (can be disabled)
  • Bug fixes in the field GEDCOM
  • Fixed a bug related to duplicate partnerships -
  • Correction of various errors

New in Ahnenblatt 2.88 (Jun 20, 2015)

  • Additional entry field 'married name' for each person
  • New category 'text modules' in options
  • All lists show unmarried partnerships
  • Fixed bug when merging persons
  • Correction of some minor bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 2.87 (Feb 17, 2015)

  • More search options (parents, partners, children, siblings)
  • New button for additional partners in the Navigator
  • Fixed error when merging people
  • Correction of various other error

New in Ahnenblatt 2.86 (Jan 14, 2015)

  • Fixed problem when merging people
  • More people in the family tree
  • Various minor fixes

New in Ahnenblatt 2.85 (Dec 4, 2014)

  • Problem when saving in Ahnenblatt Format Fixed
  • Unicode data are stored correctly in CSV format

New in Ahnenblatt 2.84 (Dec 2, 2014)

  • speeded up serveral functions (e.g. open/save files)
  • missing phrases in translations will be filled up with the english phrases
  • correction of several minor bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 2.83 (Oct 17, 2014)

  • trees with style 'large relationship tree' show more people than before
  • auto-correction of dates during input procedure
  • duplicate partnerships can be deleted
  • bug fixing of function 'merge persons'
  • optimization of 'administration of places'
  • four new person's frames
  • one new background picture for trees
  • correction of several bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 2.80 (Oct 17, 2014)

  • modernized user interface
  • welcome dialog for easier start with Ahnenblatt
  • new input fields for name and divorce
  • administration of places
  • no more loss of data using GEDCOM files from other programs
  • more design and formatting options for charts
  • new event list (birth, death and wedding days)
  • branch directly from statistics to groups of persons
  • various bug fixes and optimizations

New in Ahnenblatt 2.74 (Nov 16, 2012)

  • several corrections concerning import of GEDCOM files
  • minor improvement in finding duplex persons

New in Ahnenblatt 2.72 (Nov 7, 2012)

  • plausibility check: new option 'check, if date entries are GEDCOM-compatible'
  • HTML website: new option 'only first picture'
  • some improvements in GEDCOM (e.g. new tag _UIDs)
  • corrections concerning absolute and relative file paths of file attachments
  • minor corrections in trees

New in Ahnenblatt 2.71 (Jul 30, 2012)

  • improved safety then storing family data
  • Unicode characters are now correct in field 'profession' when used in lists
  • minor corrections in GEDCOM and pedigree charts
  • new language Slovenian

New in Ahnenblatt 2.68 (Oct 7, 2011)

  • file linkage asking for admin rights (if needed)
  • new default style 'with all siblings' for ancestor trees
  • minor fixings for GEDCOM
  • minor corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 2.67 (Oct 7, 2011)

  • bug fixed: sometimes marriage dates in trees where too small
  • new option 'Confirm saving HTML formats without privacy policy'
  • start person option 'last person' is now correctly saved in GEDCOM files

New in Ahnenblatt 2.66 (Oct 7, 2011)

  • fixed problem with date of marriage in trees
  • minor corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 2.65 (Oct 7, 2011)

  • minor fixings for GEDCOM
  • special bug in family trees fixed
  • fixed problem with "common ancestor"
  • fixed presentation of implex in ancestor trees (per page)
  • some minor bug fixes and optimizations
  • new language Albanian

New in Ahnenblatt 2.64 (Mar 3, 2011)

  • problems with family and ancestor trees (per page) solved
  • shortcuts in main menu depend on language (Shift/Ctrl - Windows 2000 or newer)
  • some minor bug fixes and optimizations

New in Ahnenblatt 2.63 (Feb 10, 2011)

  • serveral bugs fixed
  • new languages Norwegian and Portuguese
  • improved multilingualism (setup and more)
  • runs under all Windows versions from Win95 on again

New in Ahnenblatt 2.62 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • Serveral bugs fixed
  • New languages Croatian, Danish and Swedish

New in Ahnenblatt 2.61 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • New function "delete group / descendant (complete)"
  • Problems fixed with big ancestors list
  • Problems fixed with big ancestors tree (per page)
  • Minor corrections
  • New languages Russian and Italian

New in Ahnenblatt 2.60 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • Serveral bugs fixed
  • New languages Czech and Romana

New in Ahnenblatt 2.59 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • Correction for pathes by installing over old version
  • New language Estonian

New in Ahnenblatt 2.58 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • Fixed a problem with hourglass tafel
  • Minor corrections

New in Ahnenblatt 2.57 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • Some fixing for Windows Vista
  • Little fixing for GEDCOM

New in Ahnenblatt 2.56 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • Fixed a bug in phonetic search

New in Ahnenblatt 2.55 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • PDF: asking user, when tree is too big
  • Correction of some little bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 2.54 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • Trees and lists can be saved as PDF
  • New search option "phonetic search"
  • Optimized selection of person for trees and lists
  • Fixed a bug in descendants tree
  • Print preview of trees additional shows real size (in mm)
  • Correction of several little bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 2.53 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • Bug-fixing in page-based print-outs
  • Partners of start person in ancestors trees was missing

New in Ahnenblatt 2.52 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • Correction of several bugs
  • Minor optimizations
  • New setup program

New in Ahnenblatt 2.51 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • Corrections of lines in ancestors tree
  • Correction of several little bugs

New in Ahnenblatt 2.50 (Feb 19, 2010)

  • First international version
  • Full unicode support