By appleshaw - Sunday, September 20, 2009
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I recently saw a demonstration of Custodian, a data base developed for genealogist's records. The way of re-arranging columns was very impressive. Click on a column heading and drag it to a different position. The other, follow on feature, is that having set up a table layout it could be saved and re-loaded at a later date.
Is this a potential Gamma feature?
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By GenoProSupport - Thursday, September 24, 2009
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You can change the column layout of the Table Layout. Simply right click on the column, select the menuitem Properties. You will see a list of all the columns, where you can show/hide them and change their order. GenoPro also remember the settings of the columns, so next time you bring the Table Layout, you have the same layout as last time.
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By appleshaw - Friday, September 25, 2009
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GenoPro can only save the current view of the table. I use a different layout when entering/checking birth/baptism or death/burial. It would be helpful if these different views could be saved.
The technique of re-arranging columns works, although I sometimes find the key board (Alt+Shift+Arrow) does not work and have to use the mouse (which is slower). The Custodian technique with the mouse is much quicker.
Custodian is not an alternative to GenoPro and I do not think I will start using it. However it has many useful features as a database, some of which hopefully will appear in Gamma. Date stamping of records is another option.
http://www.custodian3.co.uk has a free sample download. Limited to 10 records per form but no time limit
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