Version Number

Date Posted

3.1.3236

25 February 2004

3.1.3231

10 December 2003

3.0.3064

22 September 2003

3.0.3053

5 September 2003

3.0.3047

27 August 2003

3.0.3035

14 August 2003

3.0.3000

10 July 2003

• Corrected various spelling errors in message text
• Updated default preferences to not start On-this-Day at computer start-up (affects new installations only)
• Implemented /a command line parameter to clear all settings (used by install process)
• Fixed HTML help being used for all operating systems, rather than only for Windows Vista
• Corrected several verify messages which indicated [fixed] instead of [alert]
• Fixed field definitions in default circulars
• Added additional verify routine to detect and repair child not linked to parents via maiden/birth alias
• Added support for GEDCOM import/export of Event Place Format
• Modified "Restore last open person on database open" preference to be 'on' by default
• Automatic pre-fill of Source AGCI Area Code field from place information when creating new source
• Improved loading efficiency of user fields when building charts
• Fixed merge events description not always showing relationship to main person (son, daughter, etc)
• Modified default display fonts to use Verdana rather than Arial (applies to new databases only, or when resetting to default)
• Updated Includes on Person > Biographical Details page to show 'events', 'active research tasks' and 'siblings' by default
• Added support for GEDCOM import/export of event source AGCI area code
• Added support for GEDCOM import/export of event source Format
• Enhanced ordering of merged/participant events on Person > Biography page (relative to biographical events of main person)
• Enhanced ordering of merged/participant events in biographical narratives (relative to biographical events of main person)
• Enhanced ordering of merged/participant events on Person > Chronology page (relative to biographical events of main person)
• Improved handling of source format change on Edit > Event Source dialog
• Added support for GEDCOM import/export of default source code in Source structure
• Added support for GEDCOM import/export of default surety value in Source structure
• Fixed repository comments not being imported in GEDCOM
• Corrected operation of marking research tasks complete/incomplete from Person > Research page
• Resolved active research tasks not showing on Person > Biography page
• Added manifest to RY application files to request administrator privileges when running on Windows Vista (no longer require 'Run as Administrator' flag to be set on shortcut as this privilege will now be requested on start-up)
• Fixed sizing of Tools > Preferences dialog when other than default font used
• Added new font element for Biographical Name (to allow specific highlighting of the main person's name on the Person > Biography page)
• Added capability to avoid use of liaison/casual relationship phrases in narratives (refer Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Alternates)
• Corrected missing period in biographical narrative when no children exist for relationship
• Added capability to avoid use of past tense in narratives when referring to relationships (refer Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Alternates)
• Enhanced Edit > Relationship dialog to search for matching marriage/dissolution events to allow for deletion of duplicates
• Added additional verify routine to detect duplicate marriage/dissolution events
• Numerous changes to improve operation and effectiveness of sensitivity settings on biographical displays
• Added additional verify routine to detect missing linked graphic file in narrative text
• Resolved invalid prompt to reindex files from earlier RY versions
• Added warning prompt when starting RY on Windows Vista without administrator privileges
• Altered Family Group Sheet wizard to use Preview as default output option
• Resolved fault (Access violation) when display narrative text with missing linked graphic files
• Fixed user defined fields not displaying correctly in charts
• Corrected caption on Group > User Defined options dialog
• Corrected caption on Group > Maintain options dialog
• Fixed size of 'Save as Default' checkbox on options dialogs
• Fixed registration wizard not offering option to not send details
• Included operation system version in registration details (to assist with support handling)

• Enabled Include option to use relationship wording on Direct Line of Descent chart
• Resolved fatal runtime error 216 when starting 3.3.3915 version on Windows 98 (95/Me)
• Fixed 'death' header being incorrectly displayed in Descendants Report when events details and comments options enabled
• Corrected duplicate headers in Ancestors report when saved to file
• Initial support for Intellimouse enhanced navigation functions

• Added capability to change element font size more rapidly (see new buttons on Tools > Preferences > Appearance > Fonts)
• Improved reporting of MMedia verify entries to identify person or event
• Fixed MMedia file Verify routine incorrectly reporting 'no caption' on source image records
• Corrected Cause of Death information not being displayed on Descendants Chart when event details included
• Improved operation of Application Startup Wizard to hide Tour Guide page when functionality not available
• Fixed error (Access Violation) when attempting to display Tour Guide in Application Startup Wizard on Windows Vista
• Improved CD Backup warning prompt in identifying valid/minimum required Operating System.
• Improved cursor positioning in Registration Wizard
• Removed advanced setting added to handle database opening on Windows Vista - operation now handled automatically without the need for an option to enable.
• Resolved issue with event narrative not handling non-standard biographical event types
• Removed use of defacto term in relationship narratives. (Original phrasing can be reinstated by turning on option in Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Alternates)
• Fixed incorrect wording on User Fields - Captions preferences dialog
• Implemented new advanced setting to enable next-time search of beta updates by Check-for-Updates processes
• Corrected error encountered on Windows Vista when open database (Network initialization failed. Permission denied. File C:\PDOXUSRS.NET)
• Implemented capability to include User Fields on Charts (see Tools > Preferences > User Fields, and click ellipse button [...] on each field to configure. Also refer to Include setting on individual charts)
• Fixed condition where youngest sibling may not be aligned optimally on Descendants Charts
• Improvement to layout of Descendants Chart when optimise setting checked to better align parents to children
• Fixed overlapping of boxes on left hand side of Descendants Chart
• Corrected incorrect export of event type information when destination set to non-RY value
• Fixed GEDCOM Export Wizard options not defaulting to the correct values based on selected destination
• Implemented new option in GEDCOM Export Wizard to control inclusion of passport images in output file
• Ensured caption recorded for all portfolio objects on GEDCOM import
• Added additional verify routine to detect empty caption on Portfolio object
• Improved handling of GEDCOM OBJE tag for non-RY source
• Corrected error (Insufficient disk space. File: INMEM000.REM) when importing GEDCOM
• Resolved issue with re-enabling tour guide after disable
• Improved validation of destination directory when upgrading database from RYII
• Fixed error (Table does not exist - RESEARCH) reported when performing upgrade of Shared Resource files from RYII
• Added additional verify routines to detect and repair remove numerous inconsistencies with age statistics being recorded for child-by relationships
• Added preliminary support for Windows Vista
• Resolved Group > Names graphs not always showing ensure accurate counts. (Previously approximate counts were used to speed generation process)
• Enabled direct editing of events from Resources > Country > Events page
• Improved Register report to exclude Portfolio events by default. Specific event types may not be selected for inclusion.
• Added additional verify routines to detect and report on duplicate biographical events (birth,baptism,death and burial events)
• Implemented Copy to Clipboard functionality to On this Day dialog
• Improved NSW BDM web search handling to use female spouse maiden surname for parents
• Resolved NSW BDM web search function misinterpreting empty field data
• Fixed handling of marriage type (defacto and same gender) on GEDCOM import
• Corrected heading in verify log report
• Added additional identification information for Research file in Verify log
• Included application and Windows version in Verify.log file
• Added Windows version to options file (ry3.opt) to enhance support operations
• Included repository/source description when name mismatch detected by Verify routines
• Enhanced Verify routine to ensure inconsistent name/person reference links point to same person
• Improved detection and automatic repair of marriage alias name issues
• Fixed error (MarriageTbl: Dataset not in edit or insert mode) when editing marriage. Also error [Could not convert variant of type (Null) into type (String)]
• Enhanced verify/repair operation to correct place name mismatch conditions
• Improved saving of place name in Edit Event dialog to match place name to resources
• Fixed problem with internal place pointers not being updated after change to place in Edit Event dialog
• Improved verify routine to include place name on event place name mismatch exception
• Fixed name last-changed date/time not always being updated
• Corrected GEDCOM output to ensure FAMC tag only included when corresponding FAM record present
• Fixed condition where GEDCOM (_OUT.NOTE.CONC) tag was not being stored correctly and saved as reference text

• Corrected various spelling errors in message text
• Removed default import filename (import.ged) from GEDCOM import wizard file selection dialog
• Enhanced GEDCOM import operation to better interpret various format import files (e.g. <CR> line-separated text files from Macintosh systems; Unicode formats)
• Fixed inappropriate display of merged events in Person > Chronology > Map
• Improved speed of selecting countries/states in maps (when specified mapdata directories were not available)

• Fixed exception (Range Error) which could occur when displaying the Group > Anniversaries page
• Implemented new option to force use of configured name format for biographical narratives (previously always used a narrative style lowercase format) [Refer Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Alternates]
• Changed message when no descendants display to reflect correct status (message now reads, 'No descendants records to display')
• Fixed incorrect enabling of Direct Line of Descent print options when descendant not selected
• Improved Register report to use birth name for main name entry (to match corresponding children records in earlier generations)
• Improved Register report 'Children of' heading to use name of main person and maiden name for spouse (previously used married names)
• Enhanced display of text in narrative pages to ensure word-wrap of long lines
• Removed cause of death details being incorrectly displayed on Descendants report
• Fixed Group > Chronology page not showing all records after changing sort order
• Enhanced narrative style reports to avoid repeating alias names
• Now support adding descendants of a person in Build group > Maintain page
• Corrected previous address information not being saved for spouse and children
• Fixed Extra > Names page not being refreshed automatically after deleting person
• Added extra progress message when generating index for descendant reports
• Added extra progress message when to indicate report preparation phase
• Fixed file naming issue when creating report continuation files
• Corrected issue causing application to slow down (and appear to hang) when printing large reports
• Fixed error (access violation) when saving chart image from toolbar
• Added facility to print from various Resource > Event pages
• Corrected Chronology report place heading not respecting report font setting
• Fixed "hide living details" sensitivity setting not working correctly on GEDCOM export
• Fixed "no data" label not using standard font on Person > History/References pages
• Improved event narrative place phrasing to use "in <place>" when no address present (previous usage was "at <place>")
• Fixed tour agent not existing for Edit > Source > Images dialog page
• Modified default GEDCOM option to stop on excessive errors (now import will continue by default)
• Improved wording of warning message when importing GEDCOM from non-native source
• Include version in ry3.opt file to improve problem reporting
• Fixed order of merged events when included on Person > Biography page
• Ensure all dictionary-related user files included in backup
• Enhanced detection and reporting of errors during restore process
• Improved rebuild tree process to remove temporary records
• Corrected problem affecting restoration from diskette 2 in multi-disk backup set
• Support prompting for database backup after specified instances of updating rather than simply db open (Refer Tools > Preferences > Advanced)
• Fixed temporary tree records not being removed in all cases
• Reduced number of prompts when creating a new group
• Fixed sensitivity settings when displaying Person > Descendants and person not member of existing descendants group
• Fixed marriage dates not hidden on descendants report when sensitivity options set
• Implemented new verify option to resample passport images to default size (off by default)
• Added option to configure default passport capture image size (refer Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Images)
• Added option to configure thumbnail image size (refer Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Images)
• Modified biographical narrative report to resample passport image rather than resize to avoid problems with very large passport photos
• Fixed error (Floating Point Division by Zero) when printing descendants report with large number of generations (greater than 18)
• Resolved sensitivity options not activated on Person > Descendants page
• Fixed reports not printing in colour on selected printer models
• Added prompt to insert first diskette for backup. (Previously backup failed is diskette not inserted before commencement of backup)
• Fixed verify routine from removing outsider participants from Events

• Resolved problem with accessing the NSW BDM web search page

• Improved flow of prompts when closing database and not exiting application
• Added additional comments to Restore Wizard start page to clarify use of restore function
• Improved phrasing on exit/backup prompt and associated button captions
• Fixed exception on opening Descendants page when chart saved as default display (Exception encountered was pfGRIDTbl: Cannot perform this operation on a closed dataset)
• Removed need to confirm overwriting of various internal log files (Examples include backup.log and restore.log. These internal logs will now be overwritten by default eliminating the need for the user to specifically confirm).
• Fixed descendant generation heading bar not recognising user defined generation numbering
• Fixed issue with not being able to set 'Died Unmarried' indicator when a person had a child recorded
• Added new feature to copy a database (see File > Database Tools > Copy. Note, the database copy function should not be considered as a substitute for regular backups. It is intended to provide a facility to duplicate an existing database and would generally only be used by advanced users or under the direction of Computability)
• Improved consistency of Direct Line of Descent report to show generation number in words as with other generational reports
• Implemented feature to set generation start number on descendants page (This value is used on-screen displays and in related reports when the associated generation numbering option is set)
• Eliminated unnecessary regeneration of charts when switching between descendant pages
• Eliminated unnecessary regeneration of descendants information when switching between descendant pages
• Fixed repository name left blank in EVENTSSR record after GEDCOM import
• Fixed source name left blank in EVENTSSR record after GEDCOM import
• Fixed chart boxes overlapping in some instances on Descendants Chart
• Ensured black used for Passport Image border on charts when black+white option selected
• Resolved Descendants Report only showing first event source
• Added Reports and Dictionary elements as default options for One-Click backup
• Fixed optional *.adu files being added to backup file list when none exist
• Fixed Include Timelines option showing inappropriately for Person > Chronology page
• Removed unnecessary Open Person action menu item from Person > Research page
• Fixed Open Person action menu item not working on Person > Chronology page
• Fixed Set/Goto Bookmark action menu items not working on Person > Chronology page
• Fixed incorrect Action (right-click) menu items being displayed on Person > Siblings page
• Enhanced MRU (Most Recently Used) database lists to automatically include default folder of C:\RY3 if valid and not listed
• Fixed error (<#> is not a valid value for field 'MERGEREF') when showing merged events on Person > Chronology page (This condition would only occur with name references greater than 32767)
• Added additional internal option to improve the interfacing of some scanner devices. (Refer Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Performance, and 'Disable scanner capabilities access' setting. Checking this option is intended to provide relief from crashes encountered in limited environments)
• Enhanced handling of Occupation field to recognise multiple jobs separated by a semi-colon (;). (Multiple jobs are now listed and counted separately as well as being displayed in associated graphs. Refer Options > Include > Extract Multiple Occupations from Description)
• Implemented double-click on Person > Research task record to quickly enter edit mode.
• Implemented double-click on Person > Chronology event record to quickly enter edit mode.
• Fixed View > Patriarch menu item enabled at inappropriate times.
• Improved flow of prompts to allow quicker exit when shutting down and backup not performed
• Implemented new multi-person delete. (This works in conjunction with the Build Group type. To utilise one first needs to create and populate a Build group by adding people on the Group > Maintain page. Once the multiple people to be deleted have been identified in this manner, click the Group > Delete > "All Members of Group" menu item. This action cannot be undone and any recovery will require restoration of the database. A pre-requisite of this function is that a backup must have been performed on the day of use.)
• Improved visibility of headings on Build Group > Maintain page
• Implemented new sort options for Build Group > Maintain page
• Fixed Build group TREE records not always removed when deleting a person
• Fixed XREF records not always removed when deleting a person
• Added warning when new person added to Sample database. (To avoid inadvertent recording of user details in the Sample database, a new warning has been implemented to advise when this condition is detected)
• Added hints to backup toolbar button menu items
• Added support for new logical backup destinations in Restore Wizard
• Added new logical destinations to Backup Wizard. (New locations are "Windows XP CD Writing Wizard", "My Documents", and "Default Backup Folder")
• Implemented direct backup to CD using Windows XP CD Writing Wizard. (This facility is only available on Windows XP operating system where the CD device has been enabled for recording)
• Now display *sample database* in recently opened database lists, rather than showing full directory name
• Implemented new Default Backup folder. (By default this location is established as a sub-folder of the database. For example, if the database is in C:\RY3, the default backup folder will be C:\RY3\Backup. This initial setting may be changed from Tools > Preferences > File Locations.)
• Fixed toolbar buttons not always displayed correctly on start-up
• Added Backup toolbar button (This includes a new One-Click backup process for immediate backup to a set of three standard destinations - "My Documents", "Default Backup Folder" and "Windows XP CD Writing Wizard")
• Updated Tour Guide script for Database Open dialog changes
• Enhanced File > Open Database menu item function to display Database Open dialog
• Added "Restore Database" option to Database Open dialog
• Removed last opened database from recently opened list in Database Open dialog
• Added hint to Database Open dialog to show recently opened databases with long filenames
• Updated copyright year to 2006

• Fixed exception (Range Error) which could occur when displaying the Group > Anniversaries page
• Optimised Group Anniversary generation process
• Fixed error (Key Violation) on Breed file when performing verify/repair function
• Prevent changes to file locations (Tools > Preferences) on all but the primary instance
• Forced unique private directory to be used on all instances
• Fixed some search fields not visible in NSWBDM Person > Web Search interactive mode
• Updated Person > Web Search options dialog to ensure consistency with other forms
• Increased space for Include options on Chart Format dialog
• Added new option to suppress colours in ancestor and descendant charts and use black and white (refer individual chart Include format options)
• Enabled option to show passport images in descendant charts as default
• Enabled option to show passport images in ancestor chart as default
• Enhanced Person > Web Search facility to interface with newly introduced NSW BDM search indexes
• Added capability to attach a preface to printed and saved reports (refer More button on Print options dialog. Prefaces are maintained from the Extras > Prefaces page)
• Implemented use of 'No records' font element in Source Image viewer, Portfolio Objects detail page and Edit Passport Image dialog
• Fixed invalid entry of empty custom date format in preferences
• Implemented capability to email contents of On this Day dialog (refer Actions > Generate email)
• Added support for multiple instances of RY3 application via the /j runtime switch
• Enabled option to merge events on Person > Chronology page as default
• Enabled option to merge events on Person > Biography page as default
• Fixed merged events not being displayed when person recorded as deceased with no date
• Fixed Ancestor Pedigree report to eliminate additional blank page
• Enhanced birth and death narratives to more clearly identify events with no recorded details
• Fixed compatibility issues with RTF generated files and Word Perfect
• Added new display font element to control formatting of No Records Label on grid pages (See Tools > Preferences > Appearance > Fonts)
• Implemented gap between children and siblings sections on person biographical page to improve readability
• Increased maximum paragraph size (before truncation) when printing event comments on structured biographical details reports
• Add new option to optionally use of birth names (not married aliases) when displaying ancestors (See Ancestors - Options - Include - Format)
• Corrected tour agent script used on Edit Source Image dialog
• Resolved problem where previously recorded source images could be deleted after cancelling Edit Source Image dialog
• Corrected dialog caption when adding/editing source images
• Fixed name browse dialog Add New Person button becoming disabled after editing event participants

• Fixed parents not being included in biographical narrative reports
• Included child merge events in biographical details reports
• Added missing active research tasks selection to biographical details print options
• Enhanced research narrative to include task
• Altered alignment of research task dates on the Person > Biographical details page to make consistent with events
• Improved handling of errors when cancelling updates performed via the Person > WebSearch function
• Corrected Source description not being saved correctly in EventsSR file
• Fixed error (ResearchTbl: Dataset not in edit or insert mode) when updating event from Person > WebSearch function
• Fixed error (Table(s) open. Cannot perform this operation) when performing verify after database level 21-24 update
• Added additional Include option for Group > Research and Person > Research pages to highlight research activities with an overdue due date
• Introduced new sorting options for Group > Research and Person > Research pages. Sort options now allow for ordering by original entry order (equivalent to start date), person reference, update date, repository, source and due date
• Added capability to record due date for research activities
• Fixed prompt on completion of SaveAs routine allowing immediate opening of generated report file not being displayed for PDF output
• Replaced term 'Headline' by 'Task' in Research reports to maintain consistency with on-screen displays
• Removed incorrect Help File reference on Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Alternates dialog
• Introduced changes to automatically save repository and source description in Research and EventsSR files. Previously only a reference was maintained to the corresponding Shared Resource files - Repos and Sources. These reference links, whilst reliable and functional, relied on the original shared resource files being available. In some recovery situations, appropriate backups of shared files may not be available thereby risking the integrity of source details. This change maintains a secondary copy of the Repository and Source description which could be utilised in a recovery scenario.
• Added additional verify checks for new fields in Research and EventsSR files
• Changed application version to 3.3 to reflect structural database changes as described below.
• [IMPROVED] Added Repository and Source descriptions to EventsSR file to enhance recovery options. Note, this feature requires updating of the database level from 23 to 24 - this will occur automatically when first opening the database.
• Added capability to record due date for research tasks. Also added Repository and Source descriptions to Research file to enhance recovery options. Note, this feature requires updating of the database level from 22 to 23 - this will occur automatically when first opening the database.
• Increased length of Research task description to 80 characters. Note, this feature requires updating of the database level from 21 to 22 - this will occur automatically when first opening the database.
• Improved Verify function to detect null research start date
• Fixed Group > SaveAs Jobs report displaying incorrect data for preferred job status. (The printed and SaveAs variants of the report are now consistent)
• Fixed numerous printed reports not using the defined printer fonts (Affected reports included Group > Given Names, Surnames, Jobs and Places)
• Increased size of Tools > Custom Reports > More dialog to enable full display of report file names
• Enhanced parent surname validation on Edit Biographical details dialog to accepted hyphenated surnames (For example, a father BROWN and mother GREEN-BROWN [nee GREEN] will now be accepted without validation warnings)
• Enhanced child surname validation on Edit Biographical details dialog to accept hyphenated surnames (For example, a child surname of GREEN-BROWN for parents BROWN and GREEN-BROWN will now accepted without validation warnings)
• Added support for dbl-click on Open Database dialog "recently opened databases" items
• Fixed Ancestral File web search to display status when no records found
• Improved RYII/RY3 Upgrade dialog to automatically prefill new directory fields with suggested values (prefill algorithm changes occurrences of RYII to RY3)
• Improved error message when attempting to open database with down-level application. Message now includes recommended action to obtain latest program updates.
• Modified display of names in merged children records to drop surname when same as displayed person
• Corrected hang when obtaining IGI detail record
• Fixed IGI web search facility not decoding returned results
• Added Actions button to On-this-Day dialogs to enable easier access to right-click menu
• Enabled Places Hyperlink by default on repository narratives on Resources > Repository and Resources > Sources > Held At pages
• Fixed narrative panel icon not showing on Research Tasks dialog
• Corrected narrative panel icons not showing on Resources > Repository and Sources pages
• Implemented new Portfolio Object action item - "Open Portfolio Object File" - to enable the portfolio object external file to be opened directly by Windows (added to action/right-click menus on Group/Person > Portfolio pages)
• Fixed Descendants Report display of detailed information when re-marriage exists for couple
• Fixed Address Labels Wizard incorrectly printing mailing list names when no addresses to print
• Improved Address Labels Wizard to show size information for selected label
• Improved scaling on high-resolution displays to better support wide-screen monitors
• Improved Address Labels Wizard to allow specification of text indent and warn of possible text truncation where label format extends beyond printable page area.
• Altered GEDCOM Export to use CAUS tag for event descriptions. (This change reflects a more consistent adoption of the GEDCOM standard. Earlier RY export files will continue to be imported correctly)
• Improved display of descendant name on spouse record to use maiden name (previously used married name)
• Improved handling of multi-element name entry to recognise space after delimiter (e.g. \ MORGAN\ now accepted)
• Fixed incomplete error message when name delimiter missing
• Implemented alternate portfolio narrative - see Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Alternates. (The new alternative narrative changes the order of narrative elements. The default arrangement is "..<media type>..<main person>..<date>..<location>..<row/pos>..<event details>..<event source>..<caption>..". This new option alters the order to "..<media type>..<main person>..<date>..<location>..<caption>..<row/pos>..<event details>..<event source>")
• Restricted addition of source images to Portfolio Object events
• Resolved issue with portfolio narrative displaying incorrect information when source details included
• Fixed portfolio narrative not including User Reference field
• Fixed narrative panel popup menu items not showing correct captions
• Restricted entry of role for primary event owners
• Fixed grid text not being displayed in disabled cells
• Fixed Circulars & Letter Wizard not functioning correctly for Groups
• Improved speed of Verify process to mark aged ancestors deceased
• Added new option to use shortened phrase for source narratives (refer Tools > Preferences > Sources. Shortened phrase drops repository and used source and reference in the form "<source>, reference <reference>")
• Improved process of name deletion to refresh Group > Names page if open and located on deleted name
• Improved event description (as used on Person > Biography and Chronology pages) to include age for participant events
• Fixed Family Group Sheet not inserting page breaks
• Improved GEDCOM import to ensure death/burial events associated with name of record
• Enhanced GEDCOM completion prompt to show summary of names, marriages and events loaded
• Fixed Name Browse dialog size increasing after each database load when the narrative panel was enabled
• Implemented quicksearch facility to Extras > Name page
• Improved Group > Names quicksearch function to locate on surname and given names (Previously only searched using surname)
• Fixed map layer not being loaded when multiple layer files detected
• Corrected Name Browse dialog caption not being reset after creating relationship
• Fixed reports not printing in colour on selected printer models
• Improved handling of DIV tag on Import to interpret Y character as event occurred, rather than description
• Fixed incorrect handling of EVEN.SOUR.NOTE tag sequence when importing GEDCOM file
• Added verify check to repair standard portfolio objects incorrectly imported as passport photos.
• Added verify check to check for EVENT/EVENTSPL records for Portfolio objects
• Fixed GEDCOM import handling of OBJE tag in INDI record to import as passport image only for data from RY systems. (for all sources, import as standard portfolio object)
• Changed order of GEDCOM import completion prompts to better reflect status. (Option to open transaction/log file now comes last, after request to rebuild statistical data)
• Improved GEDCOM import handling where DIV tag appears before HUSB tag in FAM record
• Implemented new Person > Biography Include option to merge merge birth and death events of children within main display
• Implemented new Person > Chronology Include option to merge merge birth and death events of children within main display
• Improved Verify facility to allow selective checking of database, shared and all files
• Added date/time to several entries in verify log
• Added verify check to remove EVENT record where no owner in EVENTSPL
• Added verify check to remove EVENTSPL record where PersonRef and NameRef equal to zero
• Improved verify log to show number of records checked in each file
• Show alternate icon for events where participant only (rather than event type icon)
• Removed unnecessary hyperlink for adopted as name in Person > Biography when person already displayed
• Fixed display of siblings on Person > Biography page when base person adopted/fostered
• Fixed incorrect age computation in narrative
• Person > Chronology event description aged value previously not displayed for less than 1 year old. Now shows months or days as appropriate.
• Support use of long GEDCOM tag descriptions in Import file (as used by FTW)
• Show gender icon in Name > Heritage page

• Fixed intermittent access violation error when closing Group > Portfolio page
• Improved generated HTML output for Family History Book Portfolio chapter to allow opening of pictures in full IE window, rather than frame
• Fixed Pedigree chart headings not showing correctly when no event details
• Corrected Pedigree chart not leaving space for name in empty boxes
• Fixed Ancestor report not honouring defined generation count
• Resolved Ancestor report and Pedigree charts not following bloodline
• Ensure clearing of status bar text when folder form closed
• Improved handling of unknown event type on Person > Biography page and associated reports (now shows "unknown code" and the missing code)
• Improved query selection on Group > Chronology page
• Trap error (access violation) when when portfolio report ending
• Enhanced operation of page option forms to position cursor in first edit field
• Improve handling of bad image file when generating portfolio report. (Previous error "invalid floating point operation" could occur)
• Resolved need to re-select media type after default photograph applied when creating new portfolio objects
• Corrected calculation of chart size when ancestor adopted/fostered labels present
• Improved alignment of new ancestor adopted/fostered labels with small height chart boxes
• Fixed error (error creating cursor) when click on Place heading in Group > Places
• Improve operation of Family Group wizard to disable individual option when not available
• Resolved problem with user defined field preferences not being restored after GEDCOM import
• Corrected problem with user defined fields not being imported in GEDCOM
• Resolved error (error creating cursor) when sorting by reference on Group > Addresses page
• Fixed report columns edit box not being enabled in Group > Given Names report options
• Fixed include/exclude (+/-) icon not working correctly on Resources > Countries > States page
• Remove internal hint text displayed over Resources > Countries > Temples flag field
• Corrected flags not displaying on Resources > Countries sub-pages
• Added regenerate thumbnails option to Rebuild dialog (refer File > Database Tools > Rebuild)
• Fixed preferences to allow change from Place format AGCI to structure
• Fixed redraw problems with using non-maximized windows
• Added support for LZW compressed TIFF files
• Fixed incorrect marriage details displayed in descendant charts for remarriages
• Added new Include option to Descendants Report to include descendant name on the spouse record when more than one relationship. (This change is to improve the readability of reports where multiple spouses are separated by many lines)
• Improved Direct Line of Descent chart to display '(unnamed)' for child without given names (previously box was shown with no text)
• Added new Include option to display adoptive/foster status of parent/child relationship (status shown as letter on interconnecting line - 'a' for adopted, 'f' for foster)
• Added new Include option to allow optional following of natural bloodline in Ancestor reports (Default remains the previous behaviour where the ancestral line does not traverse adoptive/foster to natural branches)
• Improved handling of Person > Ancestors page to allow opening of selected name alias (previously display reverted to 'name of record' alias)
• Added new option to Restore Wizard to allow recovery of saved database settings (Equivalent option is not provided in backup wizard as these options are always saved)
• Fixed cancel of new portfolio object creating an unattached image event
• Default type selection to photograph when adding new portfolio object
• Added new Include option to allow suppression of death/burial heading from Person > Biography page when person not deceased
• Added new Include option to allow suppression of baptism headings from Person > Biography page when no event recorded
• Removed unfilled marriage headings from root person of ancestor charts
• Improved handling of external (cross) references to allow entries containing non-numeric values
• Fixed error (Error reading CoAImage.PreviewFont.Charset: Property PreviewFont does not exist) when opening Group - Properties dialog
• Resolved intermittent problem with Person > Chronology page displaying incorrect event description
• Ensured verb/noun fields correctly enabled when editing event types
• Fixed line spacing in RTF reports being set to 50pts when viewed in Microsoft Word
• Resolved incorrect inclusion of persons with no user defined data in Group > User Defined page
• Eliminated setting of incorrect temporary folder when database in root directory (caused failure to open Person > Siblings page)
• Ensure empty entries are not added to recently opened databases list
• Improved operation of Verify routine to remove zero husband/wife reference
• Fixed GEDCOM log file entry which shows incorrect child reference number
• Eliminated warning on missing database preferences on initial opening of database
• Improved handling of errors when showing tip of the day
• Updated copyright year to 2005
• Added date format to Registration wizard to show format of purchased details
• Improved operation of search dialog to retain entered text on field change
• Updated RYII terminology on RY-DOS conversion wizard

• Fixed Tip of the Day What's New and Help Contents buttons not working correctly
• Added ability to open saved chart image files after generation
• Fixed incorrect sizing of page on ancestor/descendant charts
• Corrected Direct Line of Descent chart not positioning boxes across page breaks
• Improve usability of select folder dialog by a) highlighting selected folder; b) opening folder hierarchy via single click; c) opening at root directory when no saved directory available
• Improve operation of select folder dialog when opening/browsing for databases - now prompts to try again if selected folder is invalid.
• Fixed error (Could not convert variant of type (Null) into type (Double)) on Resource - Unconnected Persons page
• Improve wording of New Person warning prompt
• Implemented new option to include Active Research Tasks on Person - Biographical Details page.
• Family Group Sheet - change marr heading to reln where appropriate
• Family Group Sheet - same-sex relationships sometimes not handled correctly
• Family Group Sheet - relationship (de-facto) event details not being selected correctly
• Default to root directory of installed drive (C:\) for all Folder/Directory Select operations
• Family Group Sheet - highlight child/spouse field with + to signify additional relationships exist
• Family Group Sheet - use Partner as heading for relationships
• Updated company branding to "Computability (Australia) Pty Ltd" to reflect legal entity
• Updated URL for Computability order page
• Fixed detail names not being included correctly for Group - Surnames, Given Names and Occupation SaveAs reports
• Corrected Aged Statistics option configurable on Person - Biographical Details page not being available in associated report
• Fixed Print Preview page sized incorrectly when last zoom setting was 100%
• Implemented new option for Group - Occupation page to ignore duplicate occupations. (Previously separate events records for an individual would be count as new occurrences of the occupation even though they typically only reflected instances of the person performing the same job. Default is to not count duplicates - previous operation may be restored by setting option "Count duplicate job events as separate occupations" on Group - Occupations - Options)
• Fixed Group - Occupation page data generation dropping date modification information, e.g. circa, before, after, etc.
• Altered Family Group Sheet to use term 'partner' (rather than 'spouse') on child entry when marriage of type de-facto or same-sex
• Improved operation of various event display pages to resynchronise display to last event after edit. (Previously, after editing an event the display would be refreshed and the first recorded selected, rather than the edited one)
• Fixed Group/Person - Research Log pages not showing status (completed/active) icons in grid
• Modified event narrative to recognise event type J14 - Retirement and form alternate narrative text
• Added support for specifying picture format used for inclusion of chart and graphic images. (Refer Tools - Preferences - Advanced - Images. Available choices are Jpeg (previous default) - compromise between size and quality; Bmp - high quality, large size; EMF - good quality, small size, best for RTF output)
• Implemented additional prompt on completion of SaveAs routine to allow immediate opening of generated report file
• Fixed status message being inadvertently cleared in SaveAs progress display
• Added additional message to SaveAs progress to show status of saving page images (related to chart and graph inclusions)
• Fixed calculation of chart page size to correctly take into account box shadow size
• Resolved warnings (and options whether to show or not) not being saved and restored correctly
• Improved handling of spell checking of name edit fields when associated preference set
• Fixed spell check not working on event comments. (When options was set to spell check event comments on close, the check was not being performed. This has now been resolved)
• Fixed error (Dataset not in edit mode) after cancel of editing source image
• Improved operation of Person - Chronology page to resynchronise display to last event after edit. (Previously, after editing an event the chronology display would be refreshed and the first recorded selected, rather than the edited one)
• Altered operation of narrative display in Group - Occupation page to show biographical narrative when preferred occupation entry selected, and event narrative when occupation event selected
• Improved display of date field for occupation events in Group displays to show non-recorded entries
• Improved count of occupations in Group displays by ignoring participant records
• Fixed possible error (AGCICODE-MediaType database value I00 out of range) when displaying events tab of Resources - Events Types
• Corrected eventspl table verification of maiden/death name references to avoid flagging participant records as potential problems
• Improved resizing of portfolio object gallery display to remove blank positions when switching between persons with fewer objects
• Fixed error (Code Invalid must be 3 chars) when editing event type
• Added new warning when using the Add New Person function from the Name Browse dialog. (Warning added to minimise risk of creating duplicate people particularly when starting out. Warning may be flagged to not repeat after initial display)
• Corrected history book creation process not respecting generation setting of underlying group
• Fixed error (access violation) when printing descendant chart from preview
• Fixed width of ancestor chart not consistent with page break option setting
• Implemented support for skipping boxes in chart reports across page breaks. This feature has been implemented as a new Include option (Force boxes to skip page breaks) for the Descendants tree and chart, Ancestor chart and Direct Line of Descent chart. By default the option is set, although activation requires that the Show Margins function be enabled (see Layout toolbar button). An additional advanced option is available to specify the offset of moved boxes on the new page - the default value is 5 pixels for both the horizontal and vertical axis’s.
• Improved default selection for new database location
• Pre-fill destination in Backup Wizard with last used location
• Corrected grammatical errors on several dialog forms
• Included specific information on backups to CD in Backup Wizard
• Improved consistency of SaveAs page size to equivalent printed reported page size
• Fixed Single Portfolio Object SaveAs report not functioning correctly
• Removed diagnostic borders on chart reports
• Improved handling of error during history chapter generation
• Fixed error (Floating Point Invalid Operation) when saving to PDF from preview
• Improved registration message to describe serial number and registration code formats
• Improved handling of moved database
• Fixed grid images not showing on name browse dialog
• Detected circular reference in name definition narrative
• Corrected situation where circular reference could be created in name heritage
• Draw chart page borders behind boxes/lines
• Fixed incorrect message about read-only directory when folder not present
• Improved chart resize prompt after page size change
• Fixed chart reports not using full page length when no footer
• Fixed missing space between multiple spouses in Family Group sheet
• Fixed various option checkboxes not enabled correctly in verify options dialog
• Ensure valid blank date stored when adding new portfolio object
• Improved verify function to detected and repair name alias linking problems
• Corrected formatting of birth and death dates on Unconnected People reports
• Fixed error (Invalid value for field 'CHG_DATE') on Extras - Unconnected People page

• Resolved possible hang in tree build function when name alias linking bad

• Fixed Save toolbar button enabled incorrectly on Descendants page
• Added capability to save chart image to Ancestors page
• Fixed print preview zoom 100% button requiring two clicks to activate

• Fixed parents not being included in biographical narrative reports
• Implemented new Direct Line descendants report
• Fixed need for two tabs to exit detailed event place field
• Resolved state field being reset to default when editing detailed event
• Fixed country and state descriptions not updated in Preferences - Places sheet
• Retain form preferences after update
• Fixed loss of indention in descendants display when grid images turned off
• Handle exceptions when importing and inserting files in text editor
• Prevent error (pfGRIDTbl: Field 'EXTREF' not found) when adding passport image
• Ensured correct display of option settings in Quick List popup menu
• Resolved On-this-Day Portfolio dialog showing initial blank item
• Resolved On-this-Day Portfolio dialog not showing any images
• Fixed User Defined Fields SaveAs report swapping name and reference number fields
• Fixed event description being truncated in Chronology reports
• Corrected Trivia report showing notable person details as hyperlink
• Fixed Chronology report incorrectly showing 'view source image' text
• Fixed access violation when including map in Chronology reports
• Resolved incompatibility of 3.1.3344 release with Windows 95/98/Me.

• Ensure software update tool (ry3upd.exe) started with default directory
• Fixed incorrect calculation of date duration when begin and end months the same
• Improved display of biographical narrative report to include event owner where person is participant
• Force specification of destination and set name in backup wizard
• Avoid creating circular reference on adopted children when exporting to and importing from GEDCOM files
• [RY3UPD] Ensure updates downloaded to program directory
• Prevent open of database where shared or data directories are marked as read-only
• Resolved place names without states showing with duplicate commas, such as Wellington, ,New Zealand.
• [RY3UPD] Add ability to include serial number during software update process
• [RY3UPD] Improve handling of running RY instances when updating software
• [RY3UPD] Capture operating system version during update process
• Implement local save button on descendant chart pages to support direct saving of chart image
• Allow SaveAs function to inherit custom page sizes
• Fixed Print Labels Wizard not working correctly for groups
• Fixed invalid error message construction when creating new database
• Fixed incorrect calculation of minimum box height in ancestor chart when passport image present
• Improved Restore wizard open dialog to include file extensions .001 and .dat when selecting backup set.
• Show status of beta test mode on Help - About - Acknowledgements dialog
• Fixed access violation in Printer Setup when initiating report via File - Print menu
• Added new command line switch /q to start in quiet mode and not show splash screen
• Support use of "/" character for runtime parameters as well as "-" character.
• Fixed register report not resetting generation count when printing from preview
• Added capability to Register report to include biographical details of last generation of children. Previously a summary only was included for these entries. By default, biographical details are now included; refer Report Option - "Include biographical details for last generation"
• Fixed key violation when adding multiple sources in single event edit session
• First release of new application update tool (ry3upd.exe). Manually initiated via Help - Check for Updates menu item, this tool will contact the Relatively Yours update server and check for available updates. If available, they will be downloaded and installed.
• Resolved issue with Group - Members report not always showing all names. Now name of record is always displayed regardless of "Include Maiden/Alias" settings
• Corrected NSWBDM person web search not finding any records when father/mother names included
• Fixed direct line of descendant zoom buttons not working correctly
• Resolved Name Definition (Name Heritage) editing functions not being enabled
• Fixed narrative splitter not moving correctly between Group - Descendant report sub-pages
• Changed Twins heading to Multiple Births in Group - Fertility report. Column heading in printed/save reports changed from "T" to "M".
• Fixed incorrect calculation of minimum box height in descendants tree and charts when passport image present
• Fixed default surname for new child not being pre-filled correctly as per name format
• Corrected Age Statistics not being calculated accurately in display narratives
• Resolved Name Browse function dropping first character of surname when white space preceded surname
• Fixed error (Index does not exist XNO_KIDS) when selecting Group - Fertility report
• Fixed error (Index does not exist XLENGTH_WED) when selecting Group - Compatibility report
• Fixed baptism place and date being cleared after detailed event edit from Edit - Biographical details dialog
• Add option checkbox to Edit - Passport dialog to allow re-sampling of image to default passport size
• Prevent backup failure when including files with read-only attribute set, for example, picture files copied from CD.
• Added .dat extension to backup set when no extension specified
• Corrected backup log not showing additional failure reason
• Fixed mismatch between summary counts and detail on Group - Occupations page
• Fixed error when purging temporary files on attempt to delete thumbs.db
• Added table level to database properties display
•  Improved event edit handling when country/state not complete. Now allows for changing format to free or returning to correct.
• Fixed error (No index XFATHER) when upgrading to database level 21 (when no indexes)
• Fixed range check error when saving fertility report
• Corrected group names all spaces on Rebuild Now prompt
• Fixed error (record/key deleted) on repair of NameDef file
• Fixed current day/time marker not visible on Person - Trivia - Biorhythms chart
• Resolved problem where clicking on Person - Trivia images (birth Star sign and Chinese Year) did not open Help file at corresponding description
• Fixed Help - Whats New menu item not functioning
•  Improved verify routine checking of NameDef file
• Added capability to maintain name definitions (Resources - Name Heritage)
• Added "Details" button to prompt for database level update to provide more information on changes being made
• Added option to calculate phonetic key without surname prefixes. For example, drop "le" in surname /le SMITH/ in calculating Soundex phonetic key. Refer to Tools - Preferences - Names, for more details.
• Fixed restore not restoring files in sub-directories of the main database folder
• Fixed error (floating point division by zero) when exporting pedigree/lineage group with sensitivity on
• Added new feature to identify relationships with multiple births (twins, triplets) on Group - Fertility page. Note, this feature requires updating of the database level from 20 to 21 - this will occur automatically when first opening database.
• Resolved shortcuts not working from number keypad
• Removed aged statistics from post-death events
• Fixed IGI event update not functioning correctly, resulting in error (Data structure corruption)
• Added default setting of 20 generations for Person - Ancestor page to avoid extended initial build times on large ancestral lines
• Fixed entry of mother's maiden name not interpreting // delimiters
• Fixed charts showing decimal places for integer values
• Updated Computability contact details
• Resolved Group - Occupations SaveAs function not honouring sensitive settings for detail names
• Resolved Group - Given Names SaveAs function not honouring sensitive settings for detail names
• Resolved Group - Surname SaveAs function not honouring sensitive settings for detail names
• Update copyright year to 2004
• Fixed Biographical details not being refreshed when event updated but cancel selected
• Fixed error (No Ancestor for RadioGroup3) when editing tree shape
• Fixed Greats reduction process not being applied to Aunt/Uncle relationships
• Improved handling of portfolio editing by ensuring media type selected before allowing recording of participants
• Improved handling of portfolio editing by ensure media type selected before allowing access to event detail
• Fixed error (MediaType database value out of range) when cancelling New Portfolio dialog
• Corrected maintenance functions prematurely stopping when no descendants groups defined
• Fixed error (LIST INDEX OUT OF BOUNDS (2)) when performing GEDCOM import and encountered SEX tag without value
• Fixed error (OTDTbl Field 'NAMEREF' not found) when clicking open person right-click menu item on On this Day dialog

• Fixed Register report "children of" heading not recognising unknown partner
• Improved Register report person narrative for relationships with unknown partner
• Corrected Descendants Register Report stopping on relationship with unknown partner
• Fixed sort not working correctly on all members compatibility page
• Fixed sort not working correctly on all members fertility page