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The main reason why this might happen is because the alpha (and beta) versions of Behold will only run for 90 days after their creation date. This is to help ensure that no older versions of Behold hang around after Version 1.0 is released.If the current date on your computer is before March 20th, or after ...

I will never turn down an offer of a useful test file. Please send it to lk...@lk...com (you know what the "..." are) and I'll make sure that Behold works well on your file during beta testing.It won't exactly be a "GEDCOM pre-processor", but the options that you mention are the sort of things that may be on ...

This one will be **fun** to implement. Every program seems to record their sources into GEDCOM differently. I'll make sure the sample files I have with source info works for 0.93 alpha, but I expect that beta testing will be needed to get all the kinks out.Louis

I am planning to implement exactly that during alpha testing. Every person who does not directly follow their parents (usually the wife, but sometimes not) will have a link to their parents that will be something like:For the parents of _______, see hyperlinked-number.Louis

I have not yet customized any of the GEDCOM tags at all. They are simply dumped verbatum right now. I do know about the CONT and CONC tags, and some programs implement them differently. That will all be fixed and verified during alpha testing.I am also familiar with the PAF conventions. Years ago I picked up a ...

I sort of overlooked that aspect of Behold when I wrote up the benefits on the Behold home page. Behold should make it very easy to pick out entry errors in your family tree.I think errors in inconsistently named places will be one of the worst problems many people have. When Version 2.0 with editing comes out, ...

The Problem Reports forum is now open.Louis

The Feature Suggestions forum is now open.Louis

The Question and Answers forum is now open.Louis

Thanks. I wanted something very distinctive in addition to my Behold sun logo that would make my Behold pages stand out from the rest - sort of like Behold itself.As far as the release goes: Yes, I am getting very excited. It's still got a way to go, though. My initial plans weren't to release it until beta in ...