Louis Kessler’s Behold Blog     The Behold User Forum

I am no programmer, but for what it is worth, I will state my simple opinion. The best thing about Behold is it is a unique and different program that is like no other. Don't lose that. I have been using Family Historian lately and it does a good job of using a GEDCOM file as it's main "database". It also works ...

You're probably right that FTB's database is simpler than RM's, and maybe citation elements are not a good idea for Behold anyway, because they don't look natural in an editable everything report, and only make things more complicated for your intended audience. Formatted citations actually work pretty well if ...

Hi Louis, It's true that I don't like EE, because it's too much work to translate to all languages that we support with Gramps, but I assume that your main audience is in English speaking countries, for which it can work very well. And if EE support benefits your audience, it's good for Behold too, isn't it? I ...

Louis, Of course, if you choose to use someone else’s db design, then you’ll be beholden (sorry, I just had to say that) to them for db design changes. You will have to adapt your db to their structure when they make changes. That said, I know how hard it is to design a solid, fast db and it would be a ...

Louis, I agree with Enno on all points. SQLite and RootsMagic would both be good choices, and a lot of the groundwork has already been done with SQLite Tools for RootsMagic. Like Family Tree Builder, there is also a free version of RootsMagic, which has very few limitations. I just don't know about the legal ...

Hi Louis, SQLite is a good choice, My Heritage is not. I have a subscription to their data plan, and found that for Europe, most of their records come from FamilySearch, where they can be accessed for free, and for the English speaking countries, Ancestry and FindMyPast have better data, which can both be ...

I have used Family Tree Builder for many years and like it a lot. My only concern with your plan, if I understand it correctly, is that MyHeritage has a limit of people you can add under the free Basic Plan and it is very small. That would preclude the possibility of uploading my Family Tree Data back to ...