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TOP                             GENBOX (tm)
                             Shareware Version 1.0
                      Copyright 1993 Thoughtful Creations
             The presentation-quality genealogy box chart program

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      │       ***** SHAREWARE VERSION - FREELY REDISTRIBUTABLE *****    │
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      For <ONLINE HELP>, press the F1 KEY at any time. For further help,
      select one of the marked keywords. Help sections:

      <CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION>               Chapter  1 help sections.
      <CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED>            Chapter  2 help sections.
      <CHAPTER 3: MAIN MENU>                  Chapter  3 help sections.
      <CHAPTER 4: OPTIONS>                    Chapter  4 help sections.
      <CHAPTER 5: VIEWING/EDITING CHART>      Chapter  5 help sections.
      <CHAPTER 6: TIPS AND TECHNIQUES>        Chapter  6 help sections.
      <APPENDIX A: READING THE CHARTS>        Appendix A help sections.
      <APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY>                  Appendix B help sections.

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

    Help Sections available in CHAPTER 1:

    <FEATURES>                 An overview of key features.
    <SHAREWARE>                What shareware is all about.
    <REGISTERED VERSION>       How to order the registered version of GENBOX.
    <SHAREWARE VERSION>        Shareware/registered version differences.
    <LIMITED WARRANTY>         Warranty for registered version.
    <COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS> Copyright information.
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FEATURES

    GENBOX produces presentation-quality genealogy box charts, up to 255
    generations:

    * Descendant, Ancestor, Related, Everyone, and Custom Box Charts
    * Advanced GEDCOM data support: tags, priorities, order, labels
    * Built-in screen previewer/editor with full scrolling
    * Menu interface, print/size/format options, online help.

    It has a number of space-saving features, designed to minimize the wasted
    space commonly found on genealogy charts produced by other programs:

    * DYNAMIC BOX WIDTHS. The width of each box on the chart can vary,
      depending on the amount of data available for the persons named in the
      box. Each box is made just wide enough, so wasted space inside each box
      is at a minimum. With other chart programs that support only a fixed box
      width, the boxes either are all small, meaning some information can not
      be displayed, or they are all large, making the chart very wide.

    * UNIQUE "TUCK-UNDER" ALGORITHM. Descendant box charts typically have few
      boxes at the top, and widen in each successive generation. Thus, the
      lower generations have the most boxes, and determine the width of the
      chart. Children boxes are centered below the box of their parents. But
      not all persons have children; thus, there is often empty space on either
      the left or right side of a family of children boxes. By allowing
      families with multiple children to "tuck under" the boxes of individuals
      in the parent's generation who do NOT have children represented on the
      chart, it is possible to reduce the overall width of the chart. This
      technique is extended to the placement of all boxes. In general: children
      boxes, as a group, are centered beneath their parent's box; then, this
      structure is moved left until another box in either the children's
      generation or the parent's generation is reached. This is then repeated
      for successively higher generations, moving larger structures.

    * PRIORITIZED SUBFIELD INCLUSION. Most chart programs have a fixed set of
      data items that are included in each box. GENBOX allows you to prioritize
      the inclusion of data items, so that when there is more data than will
      fit in the selected box minimum-maximum sizes, the lower-priority data
      will be left out. An example where this is useful is with NOTE data.
      NOTES can be short, or very lengthy. A good compromise on NOTES is to
      include the shorter notes in the boxes, and leave out the longer notes;
      and in either case, give higher priority to birth, death, and marriage
      data.


SHAREWARE

    This product is distributed as SHAREWARE. Shareware distribution gives you
    a chance to TRY software before BUYING it. You may copy and distribute the
    <SHAREWARE VERSION> of GENBOX to whomever you wish, provided that it is not
    altered in any way or included as part of another system. Whoever continues
    using the shareware version after a reasonable trial period is expected to
    REGISTER. When you register, you will receive the <REGISTERED VERSION> of
    GENBOX.


REGISTERED VERSION

    If you decide that GENBOX is useful to you, and have not registered, send a
    check or money order for $35.00* to:

                         Thoughtful Creations
                         ATTN: William T. Flight
                         GENBOX Registration
                         P.O. Box 19406
                         Cincinnati, OH  45219

    *OHIO RESIDENTS: please add 5.5% sales tax (for a total of $36.93).

    YOU WILL RECEIVE: the latest registered version of GENBOX, with the
    advanced features, on a 5-1/4" diskette (or specify 3-1/2"). The
    registration fee licenses ONE COPY for use on any one computer at any
    one time.


SHAREWARE VERSION RESTRICTIONS

    The shareware version does NOT restrict the sizes of the charts produced or
    GEDCOM files processed. Instead, some of the advanced box content
    formatting options have been fixed at their default values. The ability to
    change the settings for these advanced features is provided ONLY in the
    registered version of GENBOX.

    In particular: options organized under the following menus can not be
    changed from their default values in the shareware version:

    BOX OPTIONS
    TAG OPTIONS

    The default box contents settings provide for the following basic data
    types in each box:

    * Person Name                    * Spouse Name
    * Birth-baptism date/place       * Spouse birth-baptism date/place
    * Death-burial date/place        * Spouse death-burial date/place
    * Marriage date/place


LIMITED WARRANTY (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY)

    THOUGHTFUL CREATIONS (TC) warrants that the magnetic diskette(s) which the
    GENBOX computer SOFTWARE is recorded on and any DOCUMENTATION provided with
    it are free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use.  TC
    warrants that the SOFTWARE itself will perform substantially in accordance
    with the specifications set forth in the DOCUMENTATION provided with the
    SOFTWARE. These warranties are made for sixty (60) days from the date of
    original retail delivery to you or your company as the user.

    TC will replace any magnetic diskette or DOCUMENTATION which proves
    defective in materials or workmanship without charge. TC will either
    replace or repair any SOFTWARE that does not perform substantially in
    accordance with the specifications set forth in the DOCUMENTATION with a
    corrected copy of the SOFTWARE or corrective code. In the case of an error
    in the DOCUMENTATION, TC will correct errors in the DOCUMENTATION without
    charge by providing addenda or substitute pages.  If TC is unable to
    replace defective DOCUMENTATION or a defective diskette or if TC is unable
    to provide corrected SOFTWARE or corrected DOCUMENTATION within a
    reasonable time, TC will either replace the SOFTWARE with a functionally
    similar program or refund the fees paid for SOFTWARE.

    TC does NOT warrant that the functions contained in the SOFTWARE will meet
    your requirements or that the operation of the SOFTWARE will be
    uninterrupted or error free. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES COVERING THE DISKETTE,
    THE DOCUMENTATION OR THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF
    MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED IN DURATION
    TO SIXTY (60) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL RETAIL DELIVERY. An implied
    warranty of merchantability means that the product will work normally and
    an implied warranty of fitness means that a product  is suitable for the
    use for which it is advertised.  Some states do not allow limitations on
    how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply
    to you.

    TC SHALL NOT IN ANY CASE BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
    INDIRECT OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES ARISING FROM BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH
    OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY EVEN IF TC OR OUR AGENT
    HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. This means we are not
    responsible for any costs incurred as a result of lost profits or revenue,
    loss of use of the SOFTWARE, loss of data, costs of re-creating lost data,
    the cost of any substitute program, claims by any party other than you, or
    for other similar costs.  Some states do not allow the exclusion or
    limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation
    or exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty is in lieu of all other
    express warranties, whether oral or written. This warranty gives you
    specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from
    state to state.


COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS

    GENBOX Copyright (c) 1993 by Thoughtful Creations. All rights reserved.
    GENBOX is a trademark of Thoughtful Creations.

    GENBOX User's Manual Copyright (c) 1993 Thoughtful Creations.

    This product began with the need for a presentable chart for the Flight
    Family Reunion, held at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, in August, 1992.
    The original program was then greatly expanded during the months
    afterward.

    The author can be reached on CompuServe at [73740,1754], or by writing to
    William T. Flight at the address given earlier.


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CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED

     Help Sections available in CHAPTER 2:

     <INSTALLATION>            Installation instructions for GENBOX.
     <STARTING THE PROGRAM>    How to start the program.
     <EXITING THE PROGRAM>     How to exit the program.
     <SAVING OPTIONS>          Saving changes to options on exit.
     <ONLINE HELP>             How to use the online help services.
     <MENUS>                   How to use the menus.
     <PERSON SELECTION>        How to select people to include on the charts.
     <ABORTING CHART>          How to abort from making a chart.
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INSTALLATION

    The GENBOX distribution consists of the following files:

        <GENBOX.EXE>           The program.
        <GENBOX.OPT>           The options file.
        <GENBOX.HLP>           The help file.
        <GENBOX.REG>           The registration form.
        <README.TXT>           Introduction to GENBOX.
        <CLINTON.GED>          A sample GEDCOM file.
        <HPLASII.CFG>          A printer configuration file. (HP Laserjet II)

    Install the files in the same directory on your hard disk. The README file
    may be deleted after it is read. The sample GEDCOM file may also be
    deleted, if you already have your own GEDCOM file ready to use. HPLASII.CFG
    will be useful to you only if you have an HP Laserjet printer or
    compatible.


STARTING THE PROGRAM

    At the DOS command prompt, type:

        GENBOX

    The program will start, displaying the main menu.


  Select a GEDCOM File

    Once the program starts, select `Load GEDCOM File' to load in your
    selected data file. Or, you may specify the name of your GEDCOM file when
    you start the program, with the following switch:

        GENBOX -f {GEDCOM filename}

    Replace {GEDCOM filename} in the above command with the name of your own
    GEDCOM file. If it is not in the current directory, specify the complete
    path.


  Options File

    GENBOX starts by loading in the saved options from the file <GENBOX.OPT>.
    OR, you may specify the name of a different <OPTIONS FILE> to use when you
    start the program, with the following switch:

        GENBOX -o {options filename}

    Replace {options filename} in the above command with the name of your
    options file.


  Advanced Text Modes

    If you are operating in a text mode larger than 80x25, you can inform
    GENBOX of this when you start the program, and it will make use of the
    larger screen area. This makes it possible to see a larger portion of your
    charts at one time when in the viewer/editor. For example:

        GENBOX 80x50                - for 80 columns, 50 lines
        GENBOX 132x43               - for 132 columns, 43 lines
        GENBOX 160x64               - the largest screen size supported

    NOTE: specifying the screen resolution in columns and rows to GENBOX does
    NOT change your screen resolution; it only informs GENBOX of the current
    resolution in use. Consult the documentation that came with your display
    adapter for how to select one of the advanced text modes.

    The DOS mode command may allow you to select the 50-line mode, as follows:

       MODE CON LINES=50

    In general, a VGA or SuperVGA monitor and adapter are required for advanced
    display modes.


EXITING THE PROGRAM

    To exit the program, choose STOP from the main menu.


SAVING OPTIONS

    If you have made changes to options, you are asked when you exit GENBOX if
    you would like to save your changes. If your type `Y' in response, you
    will be prompted for the name of the file to save the options to, with the
    default being GENBOX.OPT. If your type `N' in response to the question,
    any changes made to the options will be discarded.


ONLINE HELP

    GENBOX is provided with a complete, context-sensitive, online help system.
    From any prompt in the program, you may press the F1 KEY to get help
    on the current prompt. All help information is stored in <GENBOX.HLP>,
    which can also be read in any text editor or printed out for a hard copy.

    Once the help window appears, you can access help on related topics, or
    on any help topic. Related topics will be keywords within the body of the
    text that are marked with angle brackets, as in <MENUS>.

    Use the ARROW KEYS or TAB to highlight the desired keyword; press ENTER.
    Press BACKSPACE to return to the previous help topic, or ESC to exit help.
    Press the F1 KEY within help for the <TOP> help window, for other topics.

    Press PGDN or PGUP to view help sections longer than one page. Notice that
    the right-bottom window corner will be marked `PGDN' when there are more
    pages.


MENUS

    The menus contain a number of options that can be selected by using the
    ARROW KEYS to highlight the desired option, then pressing ENTER.

    Menu options usually have a marked "hotkey" that can be typed to
    immediately select the corresponding menu option.

    Menus can be exited by pressing the ESC KEY.


PERSON SELECTION

    People may be selected by entering either their <RIN> or their name.
    If you do not know the RIN of the desired person, type in the person's
    first name, followed by a space, and the person's last name. GENBOX
    can recognize a number of partial name entries, as well. Examples:

    276                     - RIN
    John Thomas Smith       - full name
    John Thomas /Smith/     - full name, with surname marked. If surname
                              contains spaces, the /marks/ are required.
    John //                 - given name only
    Smith                   - surname only
    John                    - given name only; would try /John/ first
    John Thomas             - given names only; would try John /Thomas/ first
    Jo Smi                  - truncated given name and truncated surname
    J S                     - truncated given name and truncated surname (This
                               search may be slow, because everyone whose
                               first name starts with `J' and last name starts
                               with `S' will be matched)
   *J T S                   - FAILS: GENBOX stores all given names as the
                              "first name"; The first name in this example is
                              `John Thomas', so shortened forms include `John
                              Tho' and `John T' and `Jo', but NOT `J T'.


    Each person with a matching name will be shown one at a time, until the
    user confirms that the person displayed is the desired person.


ABORTING CHART

    If you need to abort from making a large chart, you may press the ESC key.

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CHAPTER 3: MAIN MENU

    Help sections available in CHAPTER 3:

    <Load GEDCOM File>           Load in your <GEDCOM> file.
    <Options>                    Access to the Options Menu to change settings.
    <Ancestors Box Chart>        Produce an ancestors <BOX CHART>.
    <Descendants Box Chart>      Produce a descendants box chart.
    <Relatives Box Chart>        Produce a relatives box chart.
    <Everyone Box Chart>         Produce a box chart of everyone in the file.
    <Custom Box Chart>           Produce a custom box chart.
    <View/Edit Saved Chart>      View/Edit saved chart files.
    <Help>                       How to use the online help.
    <Exit>                       Exit GENBOX.

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  Load GEDCOM File

     Select this option to load in your <GEDCOM> file. Note that the five chart
     production menu options are DISABLED until after a GEDCOM file is loaded.


  Options

    Select this option to access the many configurable options of the program.
    See <CHAPTER 4: OPTIONS> for complete information.


  Ancestors Box Chart

    The ANCESTORS box chart begins at the bottom with the person you select,
    and extends upward to all of the ancestors of that person.


  Descendants Box Chart

    The DESCENDANTS box chart begins at the top with the person you select,
    and extends downward to all of the descendants of that person.


  Relatives Box Chart

    The RELATIVES box chart begins with the person you select, and finds
    everyone in the GEDCOM file that has a "blood" relationship. First, all of
    the ANCESTORS of the selected person are found; next, all of the
    DESCENDANTS of these people are found. The Relatives Box Chart is like a
    combination of the <Ancestors Box Chart> and the <Descendants Box Chart>.
    Note that the starting person may end up near the top OR the bottom of the
    chart, depending on what other data is present. All of the spouses of the
    blood relatives are shown as well.

    Note: by a "blood" relationship, we mean those who generally would be blood
    relatives; the program assumes children are the offspring of their parents.
    Adoptions and other non-blood parent-child relationships are treated like
    normal relationships.


  Everyone Box Chart

    The EVERYONE box chart option produces a chart that has every person in
    the GEDCOM file on it. This means that all portions of the chart will not
    necessarily be connected; each connected portion will simply be placed
    next to the previous connected portion. No starting name is needed to
    produce this chart.


  Custom Box Chart

    The CUSTOM box chart gives you great flexibility in producing a chart.
    Instead of the descendants of one person, you can directly specify the
    names of up to 255 people. The descendants of all of the <STARTING NAMES>
    will be combined on one chart.

    In addition, you can limit the <MAXIMUM GENERATIONS> to include on the
    chart. Descendants below this level will be omitted.

    What makes this chart most useful is that marriages between descendants of
    different starting people are automatically detected. Connecting lines are
    drawn; children of these marriages are shown only once.

    The starting people need not be in the same generation; if a marriage
    between descendants of different starting people is detected, the entire
    descendant trees will be shifted up/down in generations as appropriate.


  View/Edit Saved Chart

    This option allows you to view a chart that was previously saved, with
    EITHER the `Save Chart' or `Save as Text File' option under the
    <VIEWER MENU>. menu. If the chart was saved as a text file, a temporary
    file in <CHART FORMAT> will first be created.

    The chart may be viewed, edited, saved again, or printed.


  Help

    This option accesses the <TOP> level of the online help system, from where
    help on any portion of the system may be accessed.


  Exit

    Choose this option to exit from GENBOX.

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CHAPTER 4: OPTIONS

    Help sections available in CHAPTER 4:

    <OPTIONS OVERVIEW>
    <OPTIONS FILE>
    <OPTIONS MENU>
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OPTIONS OVERVIEW

    There are many user-settable options provided in GENBOX. Together, they
    provide great flexibility in the format and content of the charts
    produced, and in the operation of GENBOX itself.

    The current values of all user-settable options are remembered after
    GENBOX exits. They are written out to the <OPTIONS FILE>. The default name
    for this file is <GENBOX.OPT>. Each time GENBOX is started, this file is
    read in to set up the system.

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OPTIONS FILE

    All user-settable GENBOX options are stored in the file <GENBOX.OPT> so
    that you do not have to reset them to your preferred choices each time
    GENBOX is started.

    You may specify the name of a different options file to use when you start
    the program (see <STARTING THE PROGRAM>).

    This feature is useful when you have determined a set of options preferred
    for the generation of a specific chart that you produce frequently: you can
    save the options to a separate file, such as SMITHDES.OPT, then specify
    this file when starting GENBOX. You could maintain a small collection of
    options files, one for each different chart type you frequently use. On
    the other hand, you may find that there is only one set of options that
    you prefer for all of your charts, and a single options file (the default)
    is sufficient.

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OPTIONS MENU

    User-settable options in GENBOX are organized into 6 groups, with each
    group handled in its own window. The OPTIONS MENU contains 6 choices, one
    for each group of options. All editing of options in the six windows
    is handled in a like manner. The ARROW KEYS and TAB can be used to move
    among the options on the windows. Press ENTER to save all changes made and
    exit, or press ESC to abort all of the changes made and exit. NOTE:
    when ESC is pressed in the tag options window, only changes to the current
    tag line are aborted; changes to other tags are saved.


  General

    This menu choice opens the <GENERAL OPTIONS WINDOW>. It contains general
    options for controlling GENBOX, including printer configuration.


  Sizes

    This menu choice opens the <SIZE OPTIONS WINDOW>. It contains options
    for chart, page, and box sizes and spacing.


  Highlights

    This menu choice opens the <HIGHLIGHT OPTIONS WINDOW>. It contains options
    for box highlighting: border choices and box selection. GENBOX supports
    selective box highlighting, based on surnames.


  Boxes

    This menu choice opens the <BOX OPTIONS WINDOW>. It contains options
    for box formatting and content.


  Tags

    This menu choice opens the <TAG OPTIONS WINDOW>. It contains a list of
    all LEVEL 1 data tags currently recognized by the system, and their current
    configurations.


  Viewer

    This menu choice opens the <VIEWER OPTIONS WINDOW>. It contains choices
    for movement when in the view/edit window.


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GENERAL OPTIONS WINDOW

  Primary Person Names: Force to UPPERCASE? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: FP)

    This option causes all <PRIMARY PERSON> names to be shown in UPPERCASE,
    regardless of the actual case of the names in the <GEDCOM> file. To
    select, type `Y' or `y'. To have primary names shown in the same case they
    appear in the GEDCOM file, type `N' or `n'.


  Spouse Names: Force to UPPERCASE? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: FS)

    This option causes all <SPOUSE> names to be shown in UPPERCASE, regardless
    of the actual case of the names in the <GEDCOM> file.


  Date Format: (1)25 Dec 1993 (2)Dec 25 1993 (3)Dec 25, 1993:
    (Opt: DF)

    This option determines the appearance of dates that are stored in the
    standard <GEDCOM> format. For choice (1), the day comes before the month;
    for choices (2) and (3), the month comes before the day; for choice (3), a
    comma is also placed after the day and before the year.  Dates that are in
    nonstandard formats, such as `ABT 1020', are not affected.  Note: the
    appearance of dates is also affected by the <Day/Month/Year Divider>
    option, and the <Month Format> option.


  Day/Month/Year Divider: ( ); (/); (-): -
    (Opt: DM)

    This option specifies the dividing character to be shown in dates between
    the Day and the Month, and also before the Year. Thus, if the <Date Format>
    was (1), this option could provide the following variations: 25 Dec 1993;
    25/Dec/1993; 25-Dec-1993.

    Choices are not limited to those shown; any character may be used.

    NOTE: if the SPACE character is chosen, the date may be divided between
    parts and wrapped to the next line, as determined by the line wrap
    algorithm. If this is not desired, choose a non-space divider character.


  Month Format: (1)12 (2)Dec (3)DEC (4)December (5)DECEMBER:
    (Opt: MF)

    This option determines how the MONTH part of standard dates are displayed.
    The months of dates not in standard <GEDCOM> format are not affected.


  Line-Drawing Character Set: (P)C Codes; (A)SCII Codes Only:
    (Opt: GC)

    This option selects one of two possible character sets for the display of
    the box borders and connecting link lines in the chart. The (P)C set is
    preferred, because the lines are smoothly connected. If your printer does
    not support the PC character set, select the (A)SCII character set. Lines
    will then be restricted to the use of ASCII codes less than 128, such as
    the dash (-) and vertical bar (|) characters.


  Include Page Numbers? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: PN)

    If this option is selected, <PAGE NUMBERS> will be printed on the top-left
    corner of every page on the charts.

    If NOT selected, there will still be a `B' in the top-left corner of the
    first page in the second row, to tell the GENBOX Viewer/Editor where the
    second row of pages starts.

  Include Key Page? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: KP)

    The Key Page functions both as a chart title page and as a key for reading
    the chart. The title section contains the type of chart produced and the
    people selected to produce the chart. If a SUBM record was present in the
    GEDCOM file, the name of the submitter is included. In the <REGISTERED
    VERSION>, the submitter address is also included.

    The key section contains a list of all of the tag labels that appear on
    the chart, accompanied with the tag description data.

    The key page is logically placed on the bottom-right page of the chart.
    Thus, when printing out the chart, it will appear at the END of the LAST
    row of pages.


  Minimize Box Straddle? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: SB)

    Box widths in GENBOX can vary, depending on data available for each person.
    With varying box widths, some boxes will end up extending across a page
    break, with the left part of the box on one page, and the right part of the
    box on the next page.

    While box straddle can not be avoided, this option can be chosen to
    minimize it: when set to `Y', boxes that are "free to move" will be shifted
    left or right, in order to appear completely on one page. A box is "free to
    move" if there is not a box immediately adjacent to it. If there is
    insufficient space to completely move the box off of the page break, its
    position is not changed.

    Of course, this movement will throw off the centering of boxes over
    their children boxes, so it is a compromise. If you plan to trim pages and
    mount your chart, you may prefer to leave this option set to (N)o.


  Printer Port: (1) LPT1; (2) LPT2; (3) LPT3; (4) LPT4:
    (Opt: LP)

    Use this option to tell GENBOX which parallel printer port is connected to
    your printer. If your printer is connected to a SERIAL port, you will need
    to use the DOS MODE command to redirect output from a parallel port to the
    serial port, with a command such as:

        mode lpt1 = com1


  Printing Blank Pages: (S)kip; (P)rint:
    (Opt: PB)

    Large charts may have completely blank pages. If you wish these pages to
    be skipped when printing, set this option to (S)kip. Note that it will be
    up to you, then, to figure out how to assemble the chart; the number of
    pages printed may vary from row to row.

    NOTE: if <Include Page Numbers> is selected, no page will be considered
    blank.


  Form Feeds at end of Pages: (O)mit; (I)nclude:
    (Opt: FF)

    Some printers automatically form-feed after the last line is printed on a
    page. If your size options have you printing on the last page line, and
    you are getting extra blank pages after every good page, set this option
    to (O)mit. Otherwise, set this option to (I)nclude.

  Printer Initialize File:
    (Opt: PI)

    This option can hold the name of a printer initialization file that will
    be sent to the printer before each chart print operation.  It can contain
    page size, font size, orientation, and other initialization information.
    You will need to consult the manual that came with your printer to
    determine what initialization codes you should use, then use a text editor
    of your choice to create the file. NOTE: an initialization file is not
    required.

    The file <HPLASII.CFG> is an example of a printer initialization file.


  Printer Terminate File:
    (Opt: PT)

    This option can hold the name of a printer termination file that will
    be sent to the printer after the completion of each chart print operation.
    Generally, it would be used to reset the printer to its previous state.
    You will need to consult the manual that came with your printer to
    determine what codes you should use, then use a text editor of your choice
    to create the file.

    NOTE: no printer terminate file is required.


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SIZE OPTIONS WINDOW

  Chart Top Margin (rows):
    (Opt: CT)

    This option is used to set the chart top margin, in rows. Usually, this
    value will be 0. A value greater than zero may mean fewer generations will
    fit on the first row of pages than on subsequent page rows.


  Chart Left Margin (cols):
    (Opt: CL)

    This option is used to set the chart left margin, in rows. Usually, this
    value will be 0. A chart left margin simply shifts the entire chart to the
    right, creating blank space on the left side of the first page in each row.


  Page Width (cols):
    (Opt: PW)

    This option determines the printable width of the page. Margins will
    reduce the printed portion of the page from this value.


  Page Height (rows):
    (Opt: PH)

    This option determines the printable height of the page. Margins will
    reduce the printed portion of the page from this value.

  Page Top Margin (rows):
    (Opt: TM)

    This option determines the top margin on every page, in rows. Usually, it
    is set to 0.


  Page Bottom Margin (rows):
    (Opt: BM)

    This option determines the MINIMUM bottom margin on every page, in rows.
    The actual bottom margin may be larger, depending on box height, page
    height, and number of generations being printed. Usually, the page bottom
    margin is set to 0.


  Page Left Margin (cols):
    (Opt: LM)

    This option determines the page left margin, in columns. Usually, it is
    set to 0.


  Page Right Margin (cols):
    (Opt: RM)

    This option determines the page right margin, in columns. Usually, it is
    set to 0.


  Page Horizontal Overlap (cols):
    (Opt: OL)

    This option is useful when the pages are to be trimmed before mounting.
    When greater than zero, it creates an "overlap" area, where the first
    few columns on each page are a repeat of the last few columns on the
    previous page.


  Box Height (inside rows):
    (Opt: BH)

    This option determines the height of all boxes on the chart. The default
    value is 8 rows. The box top and bottom, plus 3 link rows, make the
    total height for each generation on the chart to be 5 + BOX HEIGHT.

    For best results, consider the page height and page top/bottom margins
    when choosing a box height. Since only whole generations will be put on a
    page, some box heights will result in wasted rows at the bottom of every
    page. Formula for generations per page:

        (Page Height - Top Margin -  Bottom Margin) / (Box Height + 5)

    The wasted lines will be the remainder from this division. FOR EXAMPLE: if
    you have a page height of 66 rows, no top/bottom margins, and a Box Height
    of 8 rows: 66/(8+5) = 5 generations per page, with one blank line. If you
    are using the HPLASII.CFG printer initialization file, you should set the
    Page Height to 84: then, you can specify a Box Height = 9: 84/(9+5) = 6
    generations per page, exactly.


  Box Minimum Width (inside cols):
    (Opt: MN)

    This option determines the minimum box width, in columns. Usually, it is
    set to 1.


  Box Maximum Width (inside cols):
    (Opt: MX)

    This option determines the maximum box width, in columns. Usually, it is
    set to 60; values up to 200 are supported.


  Minimum Box Separation (cols):
    (Opt: BS)

    This option determines how closely boxes are placed next to each other.
    The default is 1 column.

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HIGHLIGHT OPTIONS WINDOW

    GENBOX supports the selective highlighting of boxes, based on surname.
    This feature can be useful when producing charts for family reunions: all
    boxes on the chart with the family name can be highlighted. Boxes with
    either a <PRIMARY PERSON> or <SPOUSE> having the selected surname will be
    highlighted. The type of highlighting is selected by setting the border
    attributes for normal boxes and highlighted boxes differently.


  Highlight boxes with last name:
    (Opt: HN)

    Enter the surname desired in this field. All boxes that have a surname
    that BEGINS with this text will be highlighted; thus, it is not necessary
    to type the full surname.


  Use Double-line Borders on Normal Boxes? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: DN)

    If set to (Y)es, normal boxes will be shown with a double-line box border.
    If set to (N)o, a single-line box border will be used.


  Include Shadows on Normal Boxes? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: SN)

    If set to (Y)es, normal boxes will include a simulated shadow, placed
    along the top and left edges of the box. If set to (N)o, normal boxes will
    not have a shadow.


  Double-line Borders on Highlight Boxes? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: DH)

    If set to (Y)es, highlight boxes will be shown with a double-line box
    border. If set to (N)o, a single-line box border will be used.


  Shadows on Highlight Boxes? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: SH)

    If set to (Y)es, highlight boxes will include a simulated shadow, placed
    along the top and left edges of the box. If set to (N)o, highlight boxes
    will not have a shadow.

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BOX OPTIONS WINDOW

  Allow line wrap? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: LW)

    This option determines how long data items are handled. If set to (Y)es,
    they are wrapped onto multiple lines. If set to (N)o, they can extend up
    to the maximum box width, then are truncated or omitted.


  Right-justify wrapped lines? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: RJ)

    When set to (Y)es, wrapped lines are right-justified. This formatting
    option may make it easier to distinguish line continuations than when all
    lines are left-justified.


  Center all lines? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: CJ)

    When set to (Y)es, all lines in the box are centered. This option
    overrides the setting of the <Right-justify wrapped lines?> option.


  Show primary person's RIN in top-right corner? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: CI)

    This option determines whether the <RIN> of the <PRIMARY PERSON> is shown.
    If selected, it appears on the box border, in the top-right corner.


  Show spouse's RIN in bottom-right corner? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: CS)

    This option determines whether the <RIN> of the <SPOUSE> is shown. If
    selected, it appears on the box border, in the bottom-right corner.


  Show family's MRIN in bottom-left corner? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: CF)

    This option determines whether the <MRIN> for the family is shown. If
    selected, it appears on the box border, in the bottom-left corner.


  Priority Person Bias: (1) None; (2) Priority; (3) Exclusive:
    (Opt: BP)

    This option determines how <PRIORITY PERSON> biasing is performed.
    Priority person biasing is a priority system that is in addition to the
    normal data priority system, which is determined by the settings on the
    <TAG OPTIONS WINDOW>. (Be careful not to confuse PRIORITY PERSON with
    <PRIMARY NAME>; the priority person in a box may or may not be the primary
    name person.)

    If `Priority' is selected, preference will be given to priority person
    information; if room remains in the box, information from the non-priority
    person will be included. GENBOX achieves this by adding 100 to the rank
    values for all non-priority person's data types that NORMALLY have a value
    of 2 or GREATER: data types with a rank of 1 or -1 are NOT adjusted. This
    permits the non-priority person's NAME (with a rank value of 1) to still be
    included in the box, as well as any "forced" (rank = -1) fields.

    If `Exclusive' is chosen, all data types from the non-priority person with
    a rank value of 2 or GREATER are EXCLUDED from the box, even if space would
    otherwise permit additional information to be shown. Since the NAME data
    type is normally ranked 1, this results in only the NAME of the non-
    priority person being included, with other data types omitted. This can
    result in reduced box widths, making for a narrower chart.

    IF `None' is chosen, data from both persons will be ranked normally in all
    boxes.


  Tags LEVEL: treat col as subfield (I)nclusion or (P)riority:
    (Opt: TL)

    This option controls the interpretation of the LEVEL settings column on the
    <TAG OPTIONS WINDOW>. When set to (I)nclusion, the LEVEL value for each tag
    is taken to be fixed: only subfield data up to the indicated level will be
    included, even if other data is available. This subset of data will then be
    treated as one "data item"; if there is not sufficient space in the box to
    show the whole item (after omitting any lower-ranked data items), it will
    be omitted entirely.

    If set to (P)riority, the level value serves as the MINIMUM: if space
    permits and more subfield data is available, it will be included.  When
    space is tight, the "optional" subfield data will be dropped first; if
    there is still not enough space, the entire data item will be dropped.


  Place Names: Remove extra commas? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: KC)

    GEDCOM data sometimes has extra commas in place names. Place names are
    divided into a level hierarchy, as in `city, county, state, country'. If
    the county data is not present, the place name may appear as `city,, state,
    country'.  When this option selected, GENBOX will detect the double comma
    `,,' and replace it with a single comma.


  Place Names: Add space after commas if missing? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: AS)

    This option will add a space after commas in place names, if there is not
    already a space. This allows long place names to be divided and wrapped
    onto additional lines, which may result in a narrower box width.


  Ignore Quality Assessment values? (Y)es (N)o:
    (Opt: QA)

    If selected, all Quality Assessment values (GEDCOM subfield tag QUAY) will
    be omitted from the chart, even for data items with a LEVEL value of 9 (all
    data). In GEDCOM files, Quality Assessment Values are used to indicate the
    reliability of the associated data: they are a number ranging from 0
    (unreliable) to 3 (direct or primary evidence). When they appear after many
    data items, they can clutter up the appearance of the chart. Select this
    option to prevent them from being included.

    If this option is not selected, the Quality Assessment values will be
    included after the data items they affect (provided the tag has a LEVEL
    value of 9), with a prefix of `Q' added.

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VIEWER OPTIONS WINDOW

  Horizontal Page Advance (cols):
    (Opt: SW)

    This option determines how far the cursor advances in the left/right
    directions when the HOME/END keys are pressed. If this option is set to 0,
    a value equal to approximately one-half the screen width will automatically
    be used. You may wish to set this to a smaller or larger value. (You can
    also use the CTRL-LEFT and CTRL-RIGHT keys to move left and right on the
    chart display; these keys move the cursor by one screenwidth.)


  Vertical Page Advance (rows):
    (Opt: SH)

    This option determines how far the cursor advances in the up/down
    directions when the PGUP/PGDN keys are pressed. If this option is set to 0,
    a value equal to approximately one-half the screen height will
    automatically be used. You may wish to set this to a smaller or larger
    value. (You can also use the CTRL-PAGEUP and CTRL-PAGEDOWN keys to move up
    and down on the chart display; these keys move the cursor by one screen
    height.)


  Side-Side Page Break Character:
    (Opt: HB)

    This option determines which character is used to represent page breaks
    between pages that are side-by-side (left/right) when in the viewer. The
    default is the vertical bar, `|'. Note that the page break characters are
    just part of the view; they are not part of the chart, and do not appear
    when the chart is printed.


  End-End Page Break Character:
    (Opt: VB)

    This option determines which character is used to represent page breaks
    between pages that are end-to-end (above/below) when in the viewer. The
    default is the dash, `-'. Note that the page break characters are just part
    of the view; they are not part of the chart, and do not appear when the
    chart is printed.


  Smooth Vertical Scrolling? (Y/N):
    (Opt: SS)

    If set to (Y)es, the PGUP/PGDN keys will result in a smooth scroll of the
    chart, when the cursor moves off the current view. If this is unacceptably
    slow for your system, set this option to (N)o; the chart will be instantly
    updated in its new position.

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TAG OPTIONS WINDOW

    The TAG OPTIONS WINDOW provides for sophisticated handling of GEDCOM data.
    Individual data types can be prioritized, ordered, labeled, described,
    truncated, and selectively included. With a little practice, you should be
    able to get just the subset of data you want, ordered and labeled the way
    you want it to be.

    It is helpful to think of GEDCOM data as organized along two dimensions:
    the TYPE of data being own dimension, and SUBFIELDS of the data type as the
    other dimension. The data type corresponds to GEDCOM LEVEL 1 tags, such as
    NAME, BIRT, DEAT, OCCU, MARR. For each of these data types, a number
    of subfields may be present, such as TEXT, DATE, PLAC, ADDR, NOTE. The
    subfields correspond to GEDCOM LEVEL 2 tags and higher. Not all data types
    can have all subfields; NAME, for example, is limited to just TEXT.

    On the TAG OPTIONS WINDOW, each row is an individual data type,
    corresponding to a LEVEL 1 GEDCOM tag. Each row contains six data values:
    <Tag>, <Name>, <Label>, <Order>, <Rank>, and <Level>.


  Tag

    The TAG value contains the actual LEVEL 1 GEDCOM tag. Only tags that have
    an entry here will be processed by GENBOX. If other LEVEL 1 tags in the
    GEDCOM file are encountered when producing a chart, they will automatically
    be added to the list, ready for you to set the other five values for each.


  Name

    The NAME value should contain descriptive text, describing what the data
    for this tag represents. This descriptive text will appear on the Key
    Page when a chart is produced, if the Key Page option is enabled.


  Label

    The LABEL value contains the label text that will appear in the box before
    the associated data. The BIRT tag may have a label of `b.' or maybe just
    `b'. No label is required; typically, the NAME tag has no label, for
    example. Labels that actually appear on a chart will also be listed with
    the corresponding descriptive text on the Key Page, if the Key Page option
    is enabled.


  Order

    The ORDER value determines how tag data is organized in the box. Data for
    tags with order=1 are listed before data for tags with order=2, and so on.
    If data for several tags appearing in a box have the same order value, they
    will be sub-ordered according to their order in the <TAG OPTIONS WINDOW>.

    An ORDER value of 0 is considered non-ordered: it is treated the same as an
    order of 99. New tags are given an order of 0, drawing attention to the
    fact that they have not been ordered yet.

    Order values less than 0 are special; see <RANK ADVANCEMENT>.

  Rank

    The RANK value determines the priority of tags. If there is more data
    available than will fit in a box, the rank value will be used to determine
    which data items to leave out. A rank value of 1 is typically the highest
    priority, and 99 the lowest.

    Rank values are not necessarily fixed. It is possible for the effective
    rank on some data types to be advanced (changed to a smaller number), if
    data on some other data type is absent; see <RANK ADVANCEMENT>.

    A RANK value of -1 is actually a higher priority than a value of 1: it is
    used to FORCE a data type to ALWAYS be included in every box, even if no
    corresponding data is present. This feature is useful when a chart will be
    edited/written on after it is produced, and extra space to add data is
    desired.

    A RANK value of 0 is considered non-ranked: it is treated the same as a
    value of 99. New tags are given a rank of 0, drawing attention to the fact
    that they have not been ranked yet.

  Level

    The LEVEL value determines the amount and types of SUBFIELD data that will
    be presented. It also serves as an ON/OFF switch: any tag with a LEVEL
    value of zero will be turned OFF: no data corresponding to this tag will
    appear on the chart.

    Data in a GEDCOM file is organized into a hierarchy. with the level value
    as the first number on each line. The data for each PERSON starts at level
    0. Each different event record stored for the person, such as birth and
    death, begins at level 1. Data related to particular events immediately
    follow, at level value 2. This includes things such as place names and
    dates. Place names can have additional subfields beginning at level 3, for
    information such as addresses or sites. In general: If you are looking at
    data item `D' at level Y, you look back in the file for a line beginning
    with a level value of Y-1. This is the data item that the data item you
    started with modifies.

    Each GENBOX LEVEL value, from 1 through 9, represents an increasing amount
    of subfield data to include for the current data tag. At level 9, ALL data
    in the GEDCOM file associated with the corresponding tag is included, for
    each person. Caution: do not confuse GENBOX LEVEL values with GEDCOM data
    levels. The assignment of GEDCOM subfields to LEVEL values is as follows:

        0    (no data)
        1    Label only
        2    Text             GEDCOM level 1 text (immediately follows tag)
        3    TYPE             GEDCOM level 2 event descriptor
        4    DATE/AGE         GEDCOM level 2 date and age subfields
        5    PLAC             GEDCOM level 2 place text
        6    SITE/ADDR        GEDCOM level 3+ address and site information
        7    CAUS/RELI        GEDCOM level 2 text for CAUSE, RELIGION
        8    NOTE             GEDCOM level 2+ notes
        9    all data         Includes quality codes, change dates, sources

    A normal LEVEL value to use is 5: this will include dates and place names,
    but leave out addresses, quality codes, sources, and other "special"
    subfield types. If the current tag does not normally have all the subfields
    possible, no harm is caused by a large level value: it is always okay to
    use 5 as a level value, even for the NAME tag, for example.

    All selected subfields are appended with a space separator, in the order
    the data appears in the GEDCOM file.

    The interpretation of the LEVEL field is affected by the LEVEL Subfield/
    Inclusion setting; see <BOX OPTIONS WINDOW>.

    NOTE: some data normally appearing as subfields may appear at level 1,
    such as ADDR and NOTE; when they do, they are treated as normal level 1
    tags. Thus, it is possible to include NOTE data at this level while
    omitting NOTE data at higher levels that are attached to subfields.


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CHAPTER 5: VIEWING/EDITING CHART

    Help sections available in CHAPTER 5:

    <SELECTING A CHART TO VIEW/EDIT>
    <VIEWER MENU>
    <VIEWING CHART>
    <PRINTING>
    <ABORTING PRINT>
    <DISCARDING CHANGES>

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SELECTING A CHART TO VIEW/EDIT

    Enter the name of a chart file that was saved previously, with
    EITHER the `Save Chart' or `Save as Text File' option on the
    <VIEWER MENU>. If the chart was saved as a text file, a temporary
    file in <CHART FORMAT> will first be created.

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VIEWER MENU

    The VIEWER MENU is accessed by pressing ESC while in the VIEW/EDIT mode.


  Save Chart

    Select this option to save a chart. It will be saved in <CHART FORMAT>,
    which is a run-length encoded compressed file with a special header.
    Later, the chart may be loaded back into GENBOX, for further viewing,
    editing, and/or printing.


  Save as Text File

    Select this option to save the chart in ASCII format. This format is
    convenient for transferring the chart to other systems that do not have
    GENBOX. A chart in this format may be directly printed with the DOS PRINT
    command. Warning: no attempt is made to save space; large charts can
    consume a lot of disk space.


  Print Chart

    Select this option to print the entire chart. A progress bar will be
    displayed.


  Print This Page

    Select this option to print just the current page.


  Done

    Select this option to exit the VIEW/EDIT mode and return to the main menu.
    If you wish to save the chart, you must choose either <Save Chart> or
    <Save as Text File> before exiting the VIEW/EDIT mode.

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VIEWING CHART

    The chart is displayed onscreen, exactly as it will appear when printed.
    Page breaks are indicated.

    Press ESC to access the <VIEWER MENU>.

    To move around on the chart:

    ARROW KEYS     move one character position in arrow direction
    HOME KEY       move left one "scroll distance"
    END KEY        move right one "scroll distance"
    PAGE UP        move up one "scroll distance"
    PAGE DOWN      move down one "scroll distance"
    CTRL-PAGEDOWN  jump down one screenheight
    CTRL-PAGEUP    jump up one screenheight
    CTRL-LEFT      jump left one screenwidth
    CTRL-RIGHT     jump right one screenwidth
    CTRL-HOME      go to top-left of screen, then top-left of chart
    CTRL-END       go to bottom-right of screen, then bottom-right of chart

    NOTE: When the chart is first displayed, you are on page "A1". The screen
    may be blank if there is nothing in the top-left corner on the chart. If
    so, move right until you come to some boxes.

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PRINTING

    GENBOX prints directly to the parallel port selected, as specified on the
    <GENERAL OPTIONS WINDOW>.

    NOTE: for proper operation, do NOT use the system MODE LPT command to
    specify a retry action to take when time-out errors occur. GENBOX handles
    timeout errors automatically.

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ABORTING PRINT

    To abort while printing a chart, press ESC.


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DISCARDING CHANGES

    If you have edited the chart, you will be asked if you wish to `Discard
    Changes' when you choose `Done' and the changes to the chart have not been
    saved yet. Answer by typing:

    `Y' or `y' for YES (discard changes and exit),
    `N' or `n' for NO  (don't discard changes; stay in view/edit mode)



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CHAPTER 6: TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

    Help sections available in CHAPTER 6:

    <SOURCES FOR GEDCOM FILES>  Where to find interesting GEDCOM files to use.
    <SHAPE CONTROL>             How you can control the overall chart "shape".
    <QUICK BOX CHARTS>          How to make a quick chart to check connections.
    <CHECKING BOX OPTIONS>      How to check box options before doing a chart.
    <EDITING GENBOX.OPT>        Additional techniques for controlling options.

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SOURCES FOR GEDCOM FILES

    An excellent source for GEDCOM files that you can use in GENBOX is the
    CompuServe Genealogy Forum (GO ROOTS). Library 7, Surnames & Tafels,
    contains a number of GEDCOM files uploaded by CompuServe users. A sampling
    is listed below:


  BULK.ARC/Bin    Bytes:  66835, 11-Jun-91 [72167,3003]

    Title   : GEDCOM file of BULKELEY, including George Bush
    Keywords: BULKELEY BUSH GROSVENOR CHARLTON BIRD GEDCOM

    Ancestors listed in this file include Peter Bulkeley (circa 1400 AD in
    England), William the Conqueror, Robert  le Grosvenor (circa 1200), Alan de
    Charlton (1300's) and Thomas le  Bird. Descendants include George Herbert
    Walker Bush. Over 850 people, 400 marriages.

  LINCLN.GED/Asc  Bytes:  13804, 09-Feb-91 [76701,263]

    Title   : GEDCOM file of Abraham Lincoln's family
    Keywords: ABRAHAM LINCOLN GEDCOM FILE PRESIDENT

    73 of Abraham Lincoln's ancestors plus his wife and his children.

  GENESI.ARC/Bin  Bytes:  12035, 31-Aug-90 [76701,263]

    Title   : GEDCOM file of everyone listed in GENESIS
    Keywords: GENESIS BIBLE GEDCOM ADAM EVE CAIN ABEL NOAH METHUSELAH

    297 individuals from GENESIS.

  NIXON.ARC/Bin   Bytes:  12416, 03-Sep-89 [70357,2312]

    Title   : GEDCOM file of Richard NIXON's ancestors
    Keywords: GEDCOM NIXON PRESIDENTIAL PAF 2.1

    Ancestors of Richard Nixon. Most lines through at least 7 generations.

  ROYAL1.ARC/Bin  Bytes:  49016, 14-Jul-89 [72730,323]

    Title   : GEDCOM file of British Royalty with ALL the kings
    Keywords: GEDCOM GREAT BRITAIN ROYALTY ROOTS III PAF BROTHERS KEEPER

    British Royalty from the Anglo-Saxons to today.

  WASHIN.ARC/Bin  Bytes:  16235, 09-Jul-89 [76701,263]

    Title   : George Washington's relatives in GEDCOM format
    Keywords: GEORGE WASHINGTON PRESIDENT GENERAL GEDCOM 2.1 PAF

    26 generations of George Washington's relatives. Includes King John and 9
    of the Magna Carta Sureties, many other kings, Winston Churchill, Queen
    Elizabeth II, Lady Diana, Prince Charles, and Robert E. Lee.

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SHAPE CONTROL

    The overall "shape" of a chart, whether it appears to be balanced or
    lop-sided, tall and narrow or short and wide, depends largely on the data
    itself: how many marriages and children each individual has, and the order
    that the children and marriages are listed in the GEDCOM file. A balanced
    chart gives a better visual impact, and usually makes more efficient use of
    paper and display space. There are a number of techniques that can be used
    to influence the shape of the chart.

  Box Width vs. Box Height

    Tall and narrow charts can be made shorter and wider by REDUCING the box
    height, while at the same time INCREASING the maximum box width. Short and
    wide charts can be made (somewhat) taller and narrower by doing the
    reverse.


  Order of Starters

    By simply changing the order of the <STARTING NAMES> specified in the
    Custom Box Chart option, the overall chart shape can be affected. Often,
    this can result in reduced chart width.  The key is in which names to use
    as starters, and the order in which to enter them.

    In general, this is what is happening: children boxes, as a group, are
    centered beneath their parent box. Then, the parent box and its siblings
    are grouped as the children, and centered beneath THEIR parent box.

    After the descendants of each STARTING NAME are determined, their
    descendants, as a group, are placed next to each other. Any family box
    pair links between descendants of different starting names are drawn.

    When the major line of descendants is off of a starting name or parent box
    that is spaced far from the left edge of the chart, an empty block of space
    can appear to the left of the descendants. This space would be filled by
    the descendants of other boxes to the left of the parent box, if there were
    some.

    The solution is to "move" the box with the major bulk of the descendants
    closer to the left edge of the chart, so that its descendants are also
    close to the left edge, and the large, empty space is reduced.

    To do this: first, go into Box Options and activate both the `Show primary
    person's RIN' option and the `Show spouse's RIN' option. Next, make your
    chart normally, to see what needs to be done. If you made an "everybody"
    chart, write down the RIN numbers of all the <STARTING NAMES> that are
    visible as boxes without any ancestors, in left-to-right order.

    Next: note either the RIN of a starting box OR the RIN of the <SPOUSE> of a
    descendant box you wish to move to the left. We choose the SPOUSE, not the
    <PRIMARY PERSON>, because unless your box already is a starter, the primary
    person is a descendant of one of the selected starters, and all starters
    that are specified in the Custom Box Chart option must not be blood
    relatives.

    Add the RIN of the SPOUSE to the front of your STARTING NAMES list.

    Now you are ready to make your "shape-improved" chart: Choose the Custom
    Box Chart option, and enter all of your starters. When the chart is made,
    you will notice that the selected box and its descendants are now on
    the left side of the chart, and everything else was adjusted accordingly.

    This process can be repeated to improve the shape in other areas of the
    chart.


  Overlapped Family Box Pair Links

    When the GEDCOM file contains many short ancestral lines for spouses to
    people in the main descendant lines of interest, the `Everyone' chart that
    results can be difficult to read. The short ancestral lines connected with
    dotted lines to the spouses tend to "stack up" at the sides of the chart,
    with their dotted line connectors all running together.

    The clue to reading the chart is to match up the names in each box: the
    correct family box pairing will contain the same two names. The connector
    on the bottom of each box in the pair will also point in the direction of
    the other box.

    Often, a different ordering of <STARTING NAMES> will produce a chart with
    fewer family box connector overlaps. Try using the `Custom Box Chart'
    option, and directly specify the order for just the starters you want to
    include.


QUICK BOX CHARTS

    A quick way to check box inclusions, connections, and overall shape is to
    set the Box Maximum Width, Box Minimum Width, and Box Height all to 1. Turn
    on the `Show primary person's RIN' and `Show spouse's RIN' options. Then
    make the chart. You will see a "miniature" chart of connected, tiny (empty)
    boxes. The RINs allow you to identify the boxes, even though no other
    contents are shown.

    Any time the minimum width is set equal to the maximum width and the height
    selected multiplied by the width is less than 10, a quick box chart will be
    produced, with empty box contents. The chart takes less time to produce
    because the GEDCOM file does not need to be accessed, and box content
    decisions do not need to be made.

    If the box is narrower than the number of digits in the RIN number, the RIN
    will overlap the box borders and the margin before the box. If you find
    this unappealing, you should select a min/max width value equal to the
    number of digits in the largest RIN. This will make your quick chart
    slightly wider, but it will look "cleaner".

    In any case: If your RINs are 4 digits (1000 or more people in your GEDCOM
    file), you must set the box min and max values to at least 2; for 10000 or
    more, set box min and max values to at least 3.


 Quick Charts with `Show family's MRIN'

    If you turn on BOTH the `Show spouse's RIN' and `Show family's MRIN'
    options, limited space on your quick chart boxes may require the program to
    change the placement of the numbers slightly.

    Normally, the family MRIN goes in the bottom-left corner, and the spouse's
    RIN in the bottom-right corner. If there is not enough room on a box to
    display both these numbers on the bottom line with at least one space of
    separation, the family MRIN will instead be displayed on the line ABOVE.
    Thus, for quick boxes of Box Height = 1, the family MRIN will appear in the
    MIDDLE, with the primary person RIN above and the spouse RIN below.

    Note: if there is no spouse for a family, the family MRIN will appear in
    its normal position, even on quick box charts. Thus, if you have all three
    RIN options active, and a box has only two numbers shown on it, then these
    are the primary person and family MRIN numbers.

    Also: a Box Height value of 2, not 1, is recommended when showing both the
    spouse RIN and the family MRIN on charts with min/max widths = 1. This is
    because the secondary marriage connectors occupy the first box line, and
    would overwrite any family MRIN (wider than the box width) that extended
    beyond the box borders. By using a Box Height of 2, the family MRINs would
    appear on the line BELOW the line used by the secondary marriage
    connectors, so the full MRIN number is visible, even when it extends
    outside the box.

    OR, you can simply use a min/max box width value equal to or greater than
    the number of digits in the largest family MRIN number. Then Box Height can
    be set to 1, and the family MRIN numbers will not be overwritten on any
    box.


CHECKING BOX OPTIONS

    After changing box size or formatting options, you can get a preview of
    what the boxes will look like before producing a chart. This allows you to
    decide if your selected options are okay, or if you should make some
    adjustments. To check box options: simply choose the `Descendant' chart
    option, and enter a RIN number at random (or, enter the name of a person of
    your choice). The box selected will be shown with the selected options in
    effect: box height, box width constraints, wrapping, date format, selected
    data types, and so forth. To the question `Is this the right person?',
    press the ESC key.


EDITING GENBOX.OPT

    The options file, <GENBOX.OPT>, may be edited with any text editor. By
    directly editing the options file, it is possible to specify certain
    settings that are not possible within the normal OPTIONS MENU windows.

    The most important capability is in ordering the TAGS data lines. Suppose
    you load a data file that has the GEDCOM tag `TITL'. If GENBOX currently
    does not have an entry for this tag, it will create one, at the bottom of
    the tag list. Now, suppose you want title data to appear BEFORE NAME data,
    which has an order value of 1. You can set TITL data to have an order of 1,
    but unless you change NAME data to order 2 (and ripple all other order
    values down one level as well), the TITL data will appear AFTER the NAME
    data, because tags with the same ORDER value will be ordered in the box
    according to their order on the tag list. The solution is to edit the
    options file, GENBOX.OPT, and move the TITL tag line to the top of the
    list, ahead of the NAME tag line.

    Another situation is with the Viewer `Horizontal Page Break Character' and
    `Vertical Page Break Character'. By editing the options file with an
    editor that allows entry of graphics characters, you can change the
    characters used for page breaks to any graphics characters of your choice.


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APPENDIX A: READING THE CHARTS

    Help sections for APPENDIX A:

    <BOX CHART>              Sample portion of box chart, with parts labeled.
    <FAMILY BOX>             Description of a family box.
    <FAMILY BOX PAIRS>       Description of family box pairs.
    <DOTTED LINE SUMMARY>    A summary of the use of dotted lines.


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BOX CHART - Sample portion of box chart, with parts labeled.


               (ancestors of A.J. DOE)            (ancestors of S.L. PETERSON)

            top root --> │          secondary marriage          │
                 ┌───────┴──────32┐ ┌───────────────32┐ ┌───────┴──────46┐
                 │ANDREW J. DOE   ├∙┤ANDREW J. DOE    │ │SUSAN LYNN      │
                 │b 8-Mar-1929    │ │b 8-Mar-1929     │ │        PETERSON│
                 │Mount Samson, OH│ │ Mount Samson, OH│ │b 6-Jul-1932    │
   parent -->    │m 19-Oct-1957   │ │m 5-Jun-1970     │ │  Smallville, NY│
    box          │  Brookfalls, WA│ │Mountain View, KS│ │m 19-Oct-1957   │
                 │SUSAN LYNN      │ │CANDICE PATRICE  │ │  Brookfalls, WA│
                 │        PETERSON│ │            SMITH│ │ANDREW J. DOE   │
                 │b 6-Jul-1932    │ │b 17-Aug-1936    │ │b 8-Mar-1929    │
                 │  Smallville, NY│ │      Bigtown, WY│ │Mount Samson, OH│
                 └16─────┬──────46┘ └17─────────────58┘ └16─────┬──────32┘
                         ├∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙┘
   parent/child link --> │                                   ^
                         │                                   | Family box link
              ┌──────────┴───────197┐<-- RIN of primary person
   child -->  │WILLIAM JEFFERSON DOE│<-- primary person
    box       │b 3-May-1961         │
              │        Sunnytown, FL│
              │m 11-Dec-1986        │
              │        Oceanside, NJ│
              │ANGELA CAROLYN       │ <-- spouse
              │            CARPENTER│
     label -->│b 22-Jan-1963        │ \
              │        Bear Lake, TN│  wrapped line; wrap is right-justified
              └35────────────────198┘ /
               ^     ^       ^    ^
               |     |       |    |
       family MRIN  date   place  RIN of spouse
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FAMILY BOX

    A family box can contain one or two names. The first person listed is the
    <PRIMARY PERSON>. If the parents of this person are on the chart, they will
    be in a box above, with a connecting line. In the sample chart, this line
    is labeled `parent/child link'.

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FAMILY BOX PAIRS

    If the parents of the <SPOUSE> are on the chart, there will be a SECOND
    family box containing the same two people, but with the spouse in the
    position of the PRIMARY PERSON. This box hangs below the SPOUSE'S parent
    box. Having the same two married people shown in two places allows the
    parents of both to be clearly indicated. The first box and the "reversed"
    box are together referred to as a Family Box Pair.


  Family Box Pair Connectors

    To show that two boxes contain the same people, a dotted line is drawn
    BELOW the boxes, connecting them. In the sample chart, this line is labeled
    `family box link'. Note also that the CHILDREN are only listed once: below
    just ONE family box in each family box pair.

    Whenever included on a chart, family box pairs will ALWAYS be shown on the
    same generational level, so that a horizontal dotted line can be drawn
    STRAIGHT ACROSS to connect them.  This means that if their parents are in
    different generational levels, an EXTENDED VERTICAL CONNECTOR will need to
    be drawn, to lower the child with the parents in the higher generational
    level to the same level as the child with the parents in the lower
    generational level.

    NOTE: on large `everybody' charts, it is possible for these dotted lines
    connecting family box pairs to be overlapped. To read such a chart
    correctly, each box with a bottom connector to the overlapped dotted lines
    must be checked to see if it is the pair to the box of interest.

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SECONDARY MARRIAGES

    If the GEDCOM file lists a person as a husband or wife in more than one
    family, GENBOX will display an ADDITIONAL family box for each of these
    `secondary' marriages, if appropriate for the chart type selected. This
    allows each spouse's information to be distinguished, and also provides a
    separate connection point for the children of each of the secondary
    marriages.

    To show that these boxes are all marriages of the same <PRIMARY PERSON>, a
    dotted line is drawn BETWEEN the boxes, near the top. In the sample chart,
    there is a dotted line drawn between the first and second marriage boxes
    for Andrew J. Doe; the name of his first wife is Susan Lynn Peterson, and
    they had a son William Jefferson Doe; the name of his second wife is
    Candice Patrice Smith, and no children from that marriage are shown.

    If the SPOUSE has secondary marriages shown on the chart, they will be
    attached to the family box that has the spouse listed as the PRIMARY
    PERSON. In the sample chart, Susan Lynn Peterson is not shown as having any
    secondary marriages; if she did, they would be connected to the family box
    on the right.

    On DESCENDANT charts, secondary marriages of SPOUSES are usually not shown,
    because any children of these marriages would not be descendants of the
    <STARTING NAMES>. The same is true on CUSTOM charts, although if you wish
    to include the secondary marriages of a SPOUSE, include the spouse as one
    of the STARTING NAMES. On ANCESTOR charts, no secondary marriages for
    either the PRIMARY PERSON or the SPOUSE are shown.

    Note: so-called `secondary' marriages are not necessarily ordered in time:
    the left-to-right order of secondary marriages on the charts is determined
    by the order in which the marriages are listed in the GEDCOM file, not by
    the actual dates given (The same is true about the ordering of CHILDREN).

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DOTTED LINE SUMMARY

    On GENBOX charts, there are two kinds of dotted lines: those that run
    horizontally BELOW the boxes, connecting <FAMILY BOX PAIRS>, and those that
    run BETWEEN boxes, connecting <SECONDARY MARRIAGES>. Secondary marriages do
    not always appear in the same generation, so the dotted lines connecting
    them may go DOWN a level (or more) as well as across.

    In general: every occurrence of an individual on a chart can be found by
    following the dotted lines that run between each occurrence, whether to
    secondary marriages, or to the pairing box in family box pairs. At most,
    there will be two boxes for each marriage that an individual has: if a
    person has three marriages, for example, each box could be shown with a
    connected family box pair, for a total of six boxes.


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APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY

    Help sections for APPENDIX B:

    <CHART FORMAT>           A description of the GENBOX chart file format.
    <GEDCOM>                 The file format standard for genealogy transfer.
    <GENBOX.EXE>             The program.
    <GENBOX.HLP>             The help file.
    <GENBOX.OPT>             The options file.
    <GENBOX.REG>             The registration form.
    <MRIN>                   Marriage Record Identification Number.
    <HPLASII.CFG>            A printer configuration file. (HP Laserjet II)
    <CLINTON.GED>            A sample GEDCOM file.
    <PAGE NUMBERS>           Explanation of chart page numbering.
    <PRIMARY PERSON>         The first person named in a box.
    <PRIORITY PERSON>        Data has priority over other person in box.
    <RANK ADVANCEMENT>       Priority adjustments based on unavailable data.
    <README.TXT>             Introduction to GENBOX.
    <RIN>                    Record Identification Number.
    <SPOUSE>                 The second person named in a box.
    <STARTING NAMES>         Names selected to produce a chart.

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CHART FORMAT

    GENBOX produces and reads chart files in a special "chart format", which
    consists of run-length encoded data with a special header.

    The header contains:

       [255]PAGEWIDTH;PAGEHEIGHT;XPAGES;YPAGES\n

    The chart data is stored beginning with page A1, with the data for each
    page line delimited with the NULL (0) character. Pages are stored a row at
    a time. The run-length encoding is performed as follows:

        [char][255][repeat count]

    GENBOX can also store and read charts in ASCII text format. When reading
    an ASCII text chart, it first converts it to chart format. For this to
    work correctly, the following constraints are placed on the ASCII text
    file:

    *    All lines are padded with spaces to be the same length
    *    There is a `B' character in the first position on the page that
         begins the second row of pages.

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GEDCOM - Genealogical Data Communication

    GEDCOM is a file format standard for exchanging computerized genealogical
    data. It was developed by the Family History Department of the Church of
    Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and has become widely supported, by
    numerous genealogical programs.

    GENBOX requires the genealogical data to be in GEDCOM PAF 2.1/2.2 format.
    Genealogy database programs that support this format include Personal
    Ancestral File, Brother's Keeper, and Roots III.

    If the normal data storage format used by your genealogy program is not
    GEDCOM, it will need to be converted, either with a utility that is part of
    your genealogy program, or with some other conversion utility. GEDCOM files
    are normally given an extension of .GED.


  Data Consistency Problems and Errors

    When GENBOX loads in your GEDCOM file, it checks it for consistency, and
    reports any problems and errors it discovers. The structure of GEDCOM files
    allows for double-checking links between children and parent families, and
    between people and marriages, because the linkage information is stored in
    two places: with the person's data, and with the family's data. When there
    is a link from a person to a family, but there isn't a link from the family
    back to the person, this is a DATA INCONSISTENCY.

    GENBOX can "repair" some inconsistencies, allowing you to still use the
    GEDCOM file without modification. Repairs are made in MEMORY: no actual
    changes are made to the GEDCOM file itself. Inconsistencies that GENBOX can
    fix are reported as `Data Problems'. Other, more serious data errors will
    be reported as `Data Errors', and prevent the file from being used at all.

    Make a note of the RINs and MRINs displayed in the messages displayed on
    the screen. Later, you may wish to use any text editor to correct the
    problems in your GEDCOM file, so that you don't see the same error messages
    each time you use the file.

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GENBOX.EXE - Executable File

    This is the GENBOX program itself.


GENBOX.HLP - The Help File

    This file is the source for all of the online help functions. It is a
    normal ASCII text file, which may be printed out for a hard copy of the
    user documentation. This text you are now reading is part of that file.

    The GENBOX program finds help sections by the section titles, both major
    and minor. the major section titles begin in column 0 and appear in
    uppercase. The minor section titles begin in column 2 and appear in mixed
    case. WARNING: do not attempt to edit this file. It may prevent GENBOX
    from finding the help section data when a help function is requested.


GENBOX.OPT - Default Options File

    This ASCII file contains a record of all of the user-settable options. It
    is read in when the program is started, and any changes to the user-
    settable options are written back out to the file when the program is
    exited. If the file can not be found when GENBOX is started, and an
    alternative options file is not specified on the command line, a warning
    will be issued, and a new options file with the system default values will
    be created.

    The file is divided into two sections: non-tag options, and tag options.
    Each line in the first part of the file has three parts: MENU, OPTION
    CODE, and VALUE. The option codes are two letters. For identification of
    the codes used, see the help section for the option in question: all
    options codes are shown beneath the option name, as in:

        Include `Key' Page? (Y)es (N)o:
          (Opt: KP)

    Here, `KP' is the options code for this option. In the options file, the
    value for this option might appear as:

        GENERAL   KP N

    For the tag section, each line represents the configuration for one GEDCOM
    LEVEL 1 tag. It has 6 parts, separated by semi-colons: TAG, NAME, LABEL,
    ORDER, RANK, LEVEL. For example, the BIRTH tag entry might appear as:

        BIRT;Birth;b;2;2;5

    For information on these six tag data items, see <TAG OPTIONS WINDOW>.


GENBOX.REG - Registration Form

    This is an ASCII text file that you may print out and fill in when you are
    ready to pay for the <REGISTERED VERSION>.


HPLASII.CFG - Printer Configuration File

    This file contains codes recognized by the HP Laserjet II series printers.
    It can be entered as the name of the `Printer Initialize File' on the
    <GENERAL OPTIONS WINDOW>. If you do not have an HP Laserjet II/III printer,
    this file will not be useful to you.

    HPLASII.CFG initializes the printer for the 16.66 chars/inch mode, with 8
    lines/inch spacing, and minimal margins, so that a Page Width of 133
    columns and a Page Height of 84 rows can be specified. With a Box Height of
    9 lines, exactly 6 generations will fit on a page.


CLINTON.GED - Sample GEDCOM File

    This GEDCOM file is provided so that GENBOX may immediately be tried out.
    When you have a GEDCOM file of your own, this file may be deleted. It
    contains ancestors of President Clinton. The file was downloaded from the
    CompuServe ROOTS forum, file CLINTN.GED.


MAXIMUM GENERATIONS

    The maximum number of generations supported by GENBOX is 255, which should
    be more than adequate for your needs: at an average of 20 years per
    generation, 255 generations spans over 5000 years.


  Enter maximum number of Generations:

    For the Custom Box Chart option, you directly specify the number of
    <MAXIMUM GENERATIONS>. When asked, enter a number between 1 and 255. This
    number will be used for the MAXIMUM number of generations to show; if
    there are fewer generations of data actually available, the number of
    generations will be equal to the smaller number.


MRIN - Marriage Record Identification Number

    Each family in the GEDCOM file is assigned a unique number, called the
    MRIN, which is used in references between people and families.

    The MRIN for each family may optionally be displayed in the bottom-left
    corner of each family box on the chart, for easy reference. Boxes with
    single people will not show a family MRIN.
    (See: <BOX OPTIONS WINDOW>)


PAGE NUMBERS

    Page numbers have two parts, which indicate the page position vertically
    and horizontally. `A1' is the first page number of every chart. The "A"
    indicates it is on the first horizontal row of pages. The "1" indicates it
    is the first page on that row. A small chart may have pages numbered A1
    through A4, with all the pages in a single row. A larger chart may have
    pages numbered from A1 through D6, indicating a chart that is 6 pages wide
    and four pages high.

    For charts higher than 26 pages, the first part of the page number becomes
    two letters instead of one, forming a base-26 page row number. The first
    page in the 27th page row would be labeled `AA1'. For the second page in
    the 30th row,  `AD2'. For the 25th page in the 100th page row, `CV25'.

    Note that page numbers have no connection to the number of generations;
    there are usually several generations displayed on each page row.


PRIMARY PERSON
SPOUSE
    Each box on the charts contains either one or two people. If there are
    names of two people in a box, this represents a marriage. The name listed
    FIRST in the box is the name of the PRIMARY PERSON. The name listed SECOND
    in the box is the name of the SPOUSE. The top link of the box will be to
    the parents of the PRIMARY PERSON.



PRIORITY PERSON

    GENBOX supports an optional data-priority biasing scheme for the cases
    where a person appears in more than one box on the chart. This scheme makes
    it possible to include more information on the chart than if a purely
    balanced scheme was used.

    In general: if a person has already appeared in another box on the chart,
    priority is given to the OTHER person in the current box. The non-priority
    person's name is normally included, and all FAMILY data is included, but
    all other data available on the non-priority person is restricted:
    depending on the setting of the `Priority Person Biasing' option (see
    <BOX OPTIONS WINDOW>), it is either EXCLUDED, or REDUCED IN RANK such that
    it is shown only when there is room left after showing all of the data from
    the PRIORITY PERSON.

    There are two cases when the same person appears in more than one box: when
    the ancestors of both husband and wife appear on the chart (resulting in
    <FAMILY BOX PAIRS>, and when a person has <SECONDARY MARRIAGES>.

    For the first case: priority is given to the data of the <PRIMARY PERSON>.
    Since both the husband and wife appear as the primary person beneath their
    respective parent boxes, more data on both the husband and wife can be
    shown.

    For the second case: priority is given to the data of the <SPOUSE>. Since
    the primary person already appeared in the first marriage box, priority
    can be given to the spouses of the secondary marriages.

    Note that this data-priority biasing scheme is in addition to the normal
    priority system, determined by the settings on the <TAG OPTIONS WINDOW>.


RANK ADVANCEMENT

    An occasional situation arising in genealogies is that basic information,
    such as birth or death, is not available for a person, but a related data
    item, such as baptism or burial, IS available. Unfortunately, there may not
    be enough space in the box to include BOTH birth and baptism information
    for other people who have more complete information. It would be nice if we
    could say: "When BIRTH data is unavailable for a person and BAPTISM data IS
    available, show BAPTISM data; otherwise, show ONLY BIRTH data." GENBOX
    supports this conditional inclusion of data through a feature called RANK
    ADVANCEMENT.

    The approach taken by GENBOX is as follows: when the basic data is
    unavailable, the RANK value on any attached RELATED data items is ADVANCED
    to be the same as the unavailable basic data. Suppose BIRTH data has a rank
    of 2, and BAPTISM data has a rank of 10. That means that in the normal
    course of things, all available data types that have a rank between 1 and 9
    will be included in the box before BAPTISM data, meaning that the BAPTISM
    data may occasionally be left out, from lack of room in the box.  But when
    BAPTISM data is attached to BIRTH data, and BIRTH data is unavailable, the
    rank on BAPTISM data is ADVANCED from rank 10 to rank 2, which is the rank
    of the unavailable BIRTH data. In this case, the BAPTISM data will likely
    be included, bumping some other data item out of the box.

    All that needs to be done to activate the RANK ADVANCEMENT feature is to
    indicate which data types are RELATED to other (preferred) data types.
    This is accomplished on the <TAG OPTIONS WINDOW>, with a special ORDER
    value.

    To indicate a relation between a data type and another (preferred) data
    type: make its ORDER value equal to the NEGATIVE of the preferred data
    type.  Suppose BIRTH has an order value of 2, so that it comes right after
    the NAME, which has an order value of 1. To attach BAPTISM to BIRTH, you
    would set its ORDER value to -2. The negative sign indicates that this data
    type is related to another data type, and the 2 indicates that it is
    related to the data type that has a (positive) ORDER value of 2, which is
    the BIRTH field. When BIRTH data is unavailable and BAPTISM data IS
    available, the BAPTISM data will appear after the NAME, where the BIRTH
    data normally would go.

    In this example, when there IS birth data available, the rank on BAPTISM
    data would remain at 10; if space permits, it would still be included, and
    an ORDER value of 2 would be used for placement within the box, putting it
    near the BIRTH data (actual ordering among data types with the same ORDER
    value depends on the order that the tags are listed in the TAG OPTIONS
    WINDOW).

    For proper use of this feature, there should be only ONE basic data type
    that has the ORDER value that the related fields point to. There CAN be
    several data types related to the same basic data type; they will all be
    considered candidates for advancement. Among the candidates, their normal
    ranking will determine the order of their consideration; if equally ranked,
    their order on the list in the TAG OPTIONS WINDOW will be used. In any
    case, only the first related data item for which there is data available
    will be advanced in rank; once an advancement has been made, the other
    candidates drop back to their normal rank values.


README.TXT - Introduction to GENBOX

    This file should be read first. It contains an introduction to GENBOX, and
    a list of the files that should be part of the distribution.


RIN - Record Identification Number

    Each person in the GEDCOM file is assigned a unique number, called the RIN,
    which is used in references between children, parents, and spouses. The RIN
    may be used to select people to chart, instead of typing in names. (See:
    <PERSON SELECTION>)

    The RIN of the <PRIMARY PERSON> and/or the <SPOUSE> may optionally be
    displayed on the corners of the boxes, for easy reference.
    (See: <BOX OPTIONS WINDOW>)


STARTING NAMES

    All charts are produced top-down, beginning with the STARTING NAMES. For
    the Descendants chart, there is one starting name: the person entered. For
    the Ancestors chart, the program starts with the person entered and
    determines all of the starting names automatically. For the Everyone chart,
    the program determines the minimum set of starting names necessary to
    display every person, family, and connection in the GEDCOM file.


  Enter number of Starting Names:

    For the Custom Box Chart you directly specify all of the <STARTING NAMES>,
    which provides for maximum chart flexibility. When asked, enter first the
    NUMBER of starting names that you would like to enter (a number between 1
    and 255). Next, you will be asked to enter the name for each starting
    person.
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