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"Display order of children does not match their date of birth"
"Display order of children does not match their date of birth"
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Object selected is sometimes misleading
Jakk
Posted Saturday, January 30, 2016
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I have noticed that this message tends to select the first child in a
family
that has this problem, even when the problem can be solved more easily by moving a different child. For example:
The real problem here is the fourth child, not the first. Yes, this is a highly simplified example, but even in the case of an extended and
complex genogram
, it will nearly always be easier to move a single
individual
and their family branch than to move three family branches (which is required if one starts this fix by moving the person
born
in 1972 in this example). In the case of a more complex genogram, it may not be immediately obvious to the user which child or children need to move, and having the program highlight the real "problem child" (rather than simply the first child in the out-of-order family) will make the reporting of this problem far easier to identify. Exactly how easy it is to correct is entirely dependent on the complexity of the
genogram
and where the problem is within it, and there isn't much that can be controlled there except by the user in the original construction of the genogram.
Edit: After some further thought on this, obviously, if the child order is completely scrambled, then it won't matter much which child is selected. I would almost suggest having the program select the family line instead of any of the child objects; from there, the user can simply "Select Children" to highlight them all... or maybe having the program select the family line and all related child objects by default is the way to go. Just thought I'd raise those possibilities.
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Sunday, January 31, 2016 by
Jakk
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Posted Monday, February 1, 2016
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I agree there is room for improvement. The idea of the
Problem Spotter
in GenoPro 2016 is to
detect
a problem to bring attention to the user.
GenoProX
will try to be more accurate at detecting problems and will offer more often a button to fix the problem.
Jakk
Posted Monday, February 1, 2016
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And in terms of its stated goal, the Problem Spotter performs excellently, compared to having to hunt through the list views looking at X and Y coordinates to
find
overlapping individuals, or having to hunt through lists of dates to find inconsistencies or errors. Spending too long looking at lists is what causes computer users to need glasses, or those of us who already have them to need stronger lenses.
Looking forward to seeing a
beta
for GenoProX... whenever you think it's ready; no rush. Getting these list view bugs fixed has been plenty of immediate gratification for me.
GenoPro: Best. Genealogy. Software. Ever.
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