It's official on this June 8th 2024.
We are pleased to announce the release of Ancestris v.12.
From today, you will download this version on the site.
From tomorrow, the daily version will be numbered v13.
Ancestris v12 in numbers :
Over 1,700 commits
3 years of development
Runs on all OSes that support Java from version 8 to 22
New features :
Support for GEDCOM 7 (complete for GEDCOM editor and Cygnus editor).
Displays all entities (even non-compliant ones) in the GEDCOM explorer and in the GEDCOM editor.
New Hungarian translation
Save as: exact or partial copy
Possibility of choosing burial instead of date of death for displays.
Added option to zoom the entire application.
Choice of backup directory
Specific imports for: Elie, Aldfaer, RootsMagic, Ancestry.com, Brother's Keeper
Addition of a media manager
Addition of a GEDCOM converter
Redesigned duplicate search module
Rewrite calendar report
Rewrite narrative report
Rewrite 10-generation circular report with SVG output.
Addition of an individual lifeline report.
Added entity sorting at save time and the ability to sort entity properties by date.
Ability to create a new GEDCOM directly from entities displayed in a view (Tree, Graph, Time-line, Map, Search, Family Groups).
Family groups module rewritten with new functionalities (marking, grouping, etc.).
Added ability to override automatic checks.
New inbreeding calculation and loop detection.
Addition of a list of default repositories.
Export to Genealogieonline.nl
Changes, corrections and improvements :
Divorce symbol added to graphic tree
Improvements to Cygnus
Improvements to Aries
Improvements to GEDCOM editor
Improvements to the common ancestors module
Opening of a new Ancestris file on SOSA 1
FILE tag added by default for media entities in entity table
Preserve sort order in Aries search screens
Search without accents
Corrected presentation tutorial for multiple screens.
Spouse search added to advanced search
Added marking by X chromosome
Improved use of media links in editors.
Geneanet, Geneatique and Heredis import improved.
Improvements to Web Book export
Website export improvements
Sorting on dates in the entity table
Addition of separators for bookmark management
Improvements and corrections to the geographic map
Filters added to graph view
Allows you to select a date of change in the explorer to view only subsequent modifications.
Improvements to the multi-generation graphical tree report
Improves file opening to better detect and explain problems encountered.
Geneanet export improvements
Addition of a reset to default button for entity table settings.
First page of pdf displayed instead of neutral image.
File saving options retained from one run to the next.
Print current view added to "Tools" menu.
Displays JFIF images.
Enhanced graph view on high resolution screens.
Individuals can be marked from all views.
Register module enhancements
Addition of a maximum waiting time preference for web link verification
Addition of icons to distinguish the addition of a numbering from the display of Sosa 1.
Correction of different language display of reports compared to the interface.
Use report options before launching them from the context menu.
Added a wizard screen for genealogy comparison.
Ability to choose the number of generations of ascendants and descendants separately in the dynamic tree.
Addition of a new GedArt template.
Addition of a gradient by date in the geographic map.
Added a parameter to limit the length of a field in a layer.
Addition of a menu with the recent opened files.
Added the ability to underline fields in layers.
Improved management of almanacs.
Translation update :
Castilian
Catalan
Czech
Danish
Dutch
German
English
French
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Portuguese
Turkish
Thank you to all the translators for their constant work, which is so important for the whole community.
In conclusion, I'd like to thank the entire community for your comments, requests and bug reports, all of which help to keep this software alive and kicking.
We're counting on you in the future to create buzz, tutorials, ideas and enthusiasm.
