home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- ============================================================================
- Kith and Kin for Windows 3.1
- Version 3.11
- ============================================================================
-
- Author: Nick J Hunter, SpanSoft
- 11 Rowan Terrace, Cowdenbeath, Fife KY4 9JZ, Scotland
- Tel: National: (01383) 510597 International: +44 1383 510597 voice/fax
- E-Mail: InterNet: SpanSoft@compuserve.com
- Web: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SpanSoft
-
- ============================================================================
- SpanSoft is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP)
- ============================================================================
-
- Installation
- ------------
-
- Methods of installation vary depending on where you got this software from.
- If installation instructions have been provided separately, please follow
- them.
- If you downloaded this software from an on-line service you should unzip
- any .ZIP files into a new directory (eg. KITHKIN) on your hard disk.
-
- Run KITHKIN.EXE from the File Manager or create a new program item in the
- Program Manager and double click on the Kith and Kin icon.
- You can launch Kith and Kin from a Tree File (.TRE) if you have associated
- .TRE files with KITHKIN.EXE in the File Manager.
- The program (.EXE), help (.HLP) and options (.OPT/.INI) files must all
- reside in the same directory.
-
- The files BWCC.DLL and SS_DATE.DLL should reside in either the KITHKIN or
- WINDOWS\SYSTEM directories or in another directory in your PATH. Since
- BWCC.DLL is a common DLL you may already have it on your system in which
- case you need only one copy available. Make sure that the copies you have
- on your system are the same version as those on the release disk.
-
-
- New features, enhancements and bug fixes
- ----------------------------------------
- (see the on-line help for a complete list)
-
- Version 3.1 - November 1996
- ---------------------------
-
- Export delimited text files for transfer to databases.
-
- Indented descendant tree printout added (text only).
-
- Missing data report added.
-
- Tree Layout print will now print all or only selected families.
-
- Family Details report modified to make it clearer who owns details and
- notes.
-
- You can now search on dates.
-
- Now supports links to external notes files in addition to internal notes.
-
- Select family boxes on screen by using All, Descendants, Ancestors or
- Direct Line.
-
- Press a letter key to scroll down the Selection Dialog list.
-
- GEDCOM input/output now compatible with "standard" V5.5. Also supports
- foreign DOS code pages.
-
- Command to re-use P and F codes from deleted people and families added.
-
- OK hot-key for dialogs (ALT+Z) added.
-
- New Timeline option to ignore dates from Timeline file.
-
- Family summary window now uses output date format instead of input date
- format.
-
- "Start of" and "End of" in the timeline can now be customised in
- KITHKIN.INI.
-
- View|Other hot-key is now Ctrl+O to avoid conflicts in WIN95.
-
- Paste button added to Objects Dialog.
-
- System menus in Objects and Notes dialogs did not contain correct commands
- in WIN95 - has been fixed.
-
- WIN95 fed a blank page at the end of each printout - fixed.
-
- Date phrases over 60 chars caused a crash - has been fixed.
-
- Status line now has text which doesn't disappear under another window.
-
- The "Oldest person" in Options|DateErrorSetup was not being used in
- calculations for the View|Statistics dialog - fixed.
-
- New families appear on the screen in a "better" order.
-
- Family/Person Details printout did not print details for spouses when the
- "Details everywhere" option was set - fixed.
-
- The order of a person's marriages was not saved in the Tree file - fixed.
-
- Some GEDCOM files were being imported with marriages in the wrong order
- - fixed.
-
-
- Registration
- ------------
-
- This product is SHAREWARE. The version on this release disk is a fully
- functional evaluation copy which you may install and use free of charge
- for 30 days. After that time, if you wish to continue using the program you
- must become a registered user. Details of how to register are available in
- the on-line help.
- If you have been using an earlier version of Kith and Kin some of your tree
- (.TRE) and options (.OPT/.INI) files may require conversion before they can
- be used with this version. A data file conversion program is included with
- all registered versions of Kith and Kin.
-
-
- System requirements
- -------------------
- IBM compatible PC 286 or above (386 8Mb recommended)
- VGA screen
- Windows 3.1 or above (WIN95 OK)
- 2Mb free disk space
- Mouse
-
-
- Help
- ----
-
- To get you off to a flying start using Kith and Kin, read the help topic
- "Getting Started". This will lead you through the basics.
-
- The KITHKIN.HLP help file is a complete on-line manual for Kith and Kin. As
- well as providing context-sensitive help direct from Kith and Kin, it
- contains all the technical information about the program, usage tips and
- details on how to register in an easy-to-use format. Please make extensive
- use of it, you will find it very useful.
-
- The file KITHKIN.TXT is an extract of KITHKIN.HLP in text format which you
- may send straight to your printer. For example, you can do this in DOS using
- the command "type kithkin.txt > prn".
- ============================================================================