Family.Show

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Script error: No such module "Infobox". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Family.Show is a free and open-source genealogy program written in C# and running on the .NET Framework.[1][2][3] Microsoft partnered with and commissioned Vertigo Software in 2006 to create it as a reference application for Microsoft's latest UI technology and software deployment mechanism at the time, Windows Presentation Foundation and ClickOnce.[4][5][6] The source code has originally been published on Microsoft's CodePlex website.[7] It has since been forked and development continues independent of Microsoft on GitHub.[8]

Overview

Family.Show includes the following features:[9]

  • Data grid to edit person information.
  • Add photos easily via drag-and-drop and write rich text stories about family members.
  • A family tree diagram which supports panning, zooming and a time slider control to display the tree from a historical perspective.
  • Multiple sequential and concurrent spousal relationships.
  • Family statistics such as last name tag cloud, age distribution histogram and birthday list.
  • Partial support for GEDCOM 5.5, a de facto genealogy format.
  • Change the look of the entire application by choosing a different skin.

Family.Show is intended as a reference sample and not a feature complete genealogy application.[10] Some limitations are:[11]

  • Support of a single birth and death event per person.
  • No support for approximate dates (Abt. 1815, Bet. Jan 1707/08 - Jan 1708/09, Bef. 1931).

The software is licensed under the Microsoft Public License.

File format

Family.Show uses an Open Package Convention file format (*.familyx) to save family data, stories, and photos in one file.[12][13]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Family.Show – an excellent WPF demo app | Tim Anderson's IT Writing
  2. ↑ Family.Show | FHQS
  3. ↑ Amateur Genealogists: take note of Family.Show | Ars Technica
  4. ↑ Tim Sneath : Announcing Family.Show 2.0 - July 17, 2007 MSDN Blogs
  5. ↑ Tim Sneath : Announcing Family.Show v3 – Our WPF Reference Application - February 23, 2009, MSDN Blogs
  6. ↑ Vertigo Software: I See Dead People with WPF | Inside Out | Channel 9
  7. ↑ Family.Show - CodePlex Archive
  8. ↑ GitHub - fredatgithub/FamilyShow: Fork of the Family show project from CodePlex. This is a genealogy application.
  9. ↑ Microsoft sample showcases new technology, innovation in genealogy software- by Mark Tucker (19 Jul 2007) ThinkGenealogy
  10. ↑ Vertigo: Family.Show Script error: No such module "webarchive". - Are You an Amateur Genealogist? "But please keep in mind that Family.Show is not a “real product. It’s more like a concept car that we built for geeky programmers and designers" - Version 2.0 Now Available (July 17, 2007)
  11. ↑ Microsoft sample showcases new technology, innovation in genealogy software- by Mark Tucker (19 Jul 2007) ThinkGenealogy
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ View Issue #7834: Structure of *.familyx files Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Family.Show

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External links

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