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New features in AGS 2.5.7/Omega 5.687
Integrated user interface
- Corrected sorting and display of lead names .
- The selection menu is also called up when left-clicking the radio button for father or mother in the Edit Children dialog.
New features in AGS 2.5.6/Omega 5.687
Generally
- Improvement in the display of pedigrees.
Integrated user interface
- Correct display of persons with periods in their name in directories of persons.
- The configured macro sets will be remembered.
New features in AGS 2.5.5/Omega 5.687
Integrated user interface
- A serious error in the sorting of names, first names, job titles and place names has been fixed.
New features in AGS 2.5.4/Omega 5.687
Integrated user interface
- Corrected a directory sorting error from Omega Classic that caused crashes and incorrectly sorted directories (#347).
- This prevents the entry of characters in the record card for last names, first names, place names, and professions that cannot be stored in Omega's character set . In text fields, characters that cannot be stored are still saved as a question mark (?).
New features in AGS 2.5.3/Omega 5.687
Generally
- Fixed an inaccurate display in the right column of the pedigree chart (#343).
- Regeneration of an invalid directory of all persons is offered automatically when opening a file (#337).
- Fixed a crash that occurred when coordinates were set in the map viewer but the location was not yet recorded in the location database (#344).
Omega Classic
- Fixed a crash when deleting a person contained in a person directory sorted by Kekulé numbers (#338).
- Sorting by Kekulé numbers is enabled when copying a list of persons.
- Spaces after symbols added in the pedigree chart and descendant graph evaluations (#339).
- The plausibility check takes into account the setting whether the civil ceremony must precede the church wedding (#340).
New features in AGS 2.5.2/Omega 5.683
Generally
- Checksum verification has been abolished.
- Adding https: links in documents (#334)
- Fixed a bug in the plausibility check of life data relating to parents.
Omega Classic
- Fixed a bug where a register in the evaluations starts with a random number.
- Fixed incorrect output of the name of the directory underlying an evaluation.
- When importing Gedcom files into a document, the contents of the tags EDUC, CONF, FIRM, IMMI, EMIG, NATU, CENS are prefixed with the term in plain text (#322).
- Even very large Gedcom files (> 100 MB) are processed without interruption due to lack of memory during Gedcom imports (#321).
Integrated user interface
- Full functionality for editing people on index cards is available.
- The new editing functions on the index card compared to Omega Classic are:
- To prevent accidental changes, people can only be edited after editing mode has been activated ( optionally deactivated).
- Automatic completion of last names, first names, place names and job titles on flashcards as you begin typing.
- Marriages and children can be reordered chronologically by dragging and dropping with the mouse, as well as automatically.
- Clear, modern handling of links to spouses , children and parents .
- Changed sort order of the directories (#335, #336)
- Numerous new features for handling directories of persons
- New lists of persons sorted by Kekulé numbers have been introduced.
- Exporting the list of files in a data source as a CSV file
The main differences between the functionalities in the integrated user interface compared to Omega Classic are described in the section on differences to Omega Classic . New features in Omega 5.676
Extensions
The division of the user interfaces for the functionalities for working within a file and for managing the files is described in the section on Omega for better understanding. The functionalities for working within a file in the Windows interface are described in the section Omega | Function Reference | * Integrated User Interface .
Omega Classic
- The number of possible person directories has been increased to 50, provided that the available DOS main memory allows it.
- Merging register entries in evaluations of identical names when the compact register option is enabled (#309)
- GEDCOM import:
- Optimization of the display of information transferred to document 1 during Gedcom import
- More compact transfer of source information into documents during GEDCOM import, with the option to output the source directory to the import log.
- Location and date in INDI.EVEN are always retained during Gedcom import.
- Improved detection of incorrect date entries during GEDCOM import
- Suppression of inserted blank lines in documents during Gedcom import for tags whose contents are written into the document.
- Additional surnames in the NAME.SURN tag are taken into account during GEDCOM import.
Integrated user interface
corrections
- Corrected incorrect placement of a space in marriage information (#307)
- Fixed errors in evaluations for lines with a terminal non-breaking space.
- Fixed a bug where the history log was not deleted after a backup (#311)
- Two errors corrected in the output of the pedigree chart (#304, #306)
- Fixed crash when deleting a document to a location (#329)
New features in Omega 5.661
Extensions
corrections
- Fixed crash after saving text in the editor containing invalid characters (#297)
- GEDCOM import: For place names with dates, the date was not included in the document (#295)
- Gedcom import: Fixed missing line break and non-breaking space when importing the EVEN tag into the document (#292)
New features in Omega 5.647
Extensions
- The marriage symbol is written correctly in evaluations with outputs in the media type application/rtf (RTF file) (#257).
- Before displaying and printing documents, any unprintable special characters accidentally included in them are removed (#261).
- Settings for evaluations :
- Optional one- or two-line display of life data in the parent block (#67, #180, #185).
- Optional one- or two-line display of life data in the children's block (#67, #180, #185).
- Positioning of godparents on their own line or after baptism (if possible) (#67, #185).
- If parents are listed under their own number in the local family register and related evaluations, they are listed elsewhere with abbreviated information to save space and avoid repetitions (#218).
- In evaluations, genealogical special characters in the sources, notes, etc. entered by the user are replaced by symbols.
- Optionally, the text " resident" can be placed before the place of residence (#224).
- GEDCOM import :
- If an INDI record does not contain godparents, the contents of the tags BAPT.NOTE, BAPM.NOT and CHR.NOTE (notes on baptism) are transferred to the godparent field instead of the document (#265).
- The tags DEAT.NOTE (Note on Death) and DEAT.CAUS (Cause of Death) are included in the note on death (#265).
- If additional information is included in the OCCU tag, not only is the job title transferred to the occupational field, but the details of the job are also written into the document (#265).
- For EVEN tags that only contain the type, the type is passed into the document (#265).
corrections
- Truncation of long aliases in evaluations corrected (#218).
- After a file has been backed up , the user is asked again whether the history log should be deleted (#241).
- Fixed a bug that caused a crash when changing a first name in the first name directory (#240).
- Fixed a bug where part of the mask remained above the index card after an evaluation was completed (#239).
- GEDCOM import :
- For EVEN tags that only contain the type, the content is included in the document (#265).
- The license plate Y on the MARR day (marriage present) is ignored (#265).
- Fixed a display error in the Gedcom import dialog for locations (#276, 5.643).
- An excess special character when transferring events into documents has been removed (#266).
- The index card is forced to the foreground after the editor is closed (#288, 2.2.4).
- Card index box icon for card index box (#272, 2.2.4).
- If a new file is created with the tree collapsed, all files are displayed afterwards, not just the newly created one (#287, 2.2.4).
- When selecting the option to display the results as "family sheets" in the search, family sheets are indeed displayed (#277, 5644).
- The search results are now sorted by last name/first name/date in the display (#275, 5645).
- Fixed a translation error that caused the descendant list to appear twice in the selection field for evaluation forms (#281, 2.2.4).
- The input of before, after, around in the between/and date format is prevented (#289, 5.646).
- In evaluations, non-breaking spaces are consistently used in date formats and unnecessary spaces have been removed (#286, 5647).
New features in Omega 5.626
Extensions
- Communication between Omega 5 and AGS has been completely revised.
- Use of genealogical special symbols in evaluations (#186).
- Document management completely redesigned and integrated with AGS.
- Index removed.
- Evaluation assistant introduced.
- The text "aus" before place of residence was removed from evaluations because it suggested an origin (#217).
- After accessing a main menu function for a person, the system remains in the person directory.
- Diagrams introduced (genealogical chart).
- GEDCOM import :
- Gedcom import assistant introduced and import process completely redesigned.
- Correct handling of special characters in Gedcom files (within the OEM437 character set) (#66).
- Tags ALIA and _ALIA are also accepted below the tag NAME.
- Tags WITN and _WITN below CHR, CHRA, BAPM are read as sponsors.
- The tag REFN below SOUR is added to the source citation.
- It has been made configurable whether marriages without a specified type are treated as religious or civil (#213).
- Tags DEAT.NOTE and BURI.NOTE are written into the age information (#179).
- Tags INDI.OBJE and SOUR.OBJE (multimedia objects) are included as links in document 1.
- Improved processing when multiple or long texts are entered into one field (up to 250 characters, possibly transferred to document 1).
- The NOTE.TYPE tag controls which document the import is into.
- GEDCOM export :
- Gedcom output target OMEGA discontinued.
- Extensions in Header (HEAD).
- Encoding of the Gedcom file has been made configurable (including ANSEL).
- Unknown gender is exported as SEX U (#85).
- Godparents are exported as CHR._GODP (#176).
- Documents are now marked with NOTE.TYPE.
- Multiple surnames are now exported in a single NAME tag.
- Alias and signature are always exported in _ALIA and _SIGN, quality is always exported in _QUAY.
- Searching with signature schemes of up to 50 characters is now possible (previously 10) (#187).
- Guessing the location and dates of birth and death of a person in an alphabetical list is limited to derivation from information about the children (#182).
- Parameters for plausibility check made adjustable (#214).
- Optional high level of detail in the family sheet behind the [i] button (#178).
corrections
- Fixed a bug that caused very long sponsor lines to be truncated in evaluations (#210).
- Gedcom export: Correction of line breaks in Gedcom document output.
- Fixed a communication error between AGS and Omega 5 in DOSBox that caused Omega 5 to freeze (#226)
- Blockage removed when the message center progress indicator and a dialog window were open simultaneously by no longer showing the progress indicator (2.1.5, #235).
- Fixed the swapping of Alt-Y and Alt-Z on the German keyboard in DOSBox (2.1.5, #234).
- The state of NumLock (numeric keypad on/off) in DOSBox is now correct (2.1.5, #233).
New features in Omega 5.593
Extensions
- New option in evaluations: Condensed register of wives
- The information about the parents (Sv, Tv) in the person block of the family sheet and related evaluations can optionally be separated either by a comma or by a new line.
- In reports, if the option to highlight numbers in bold is enabled, the numbering of the family block is also highlighted in bold.
- Invalid characters in notes, documents, etc. are eliminated during display and are no longer replaced by an underscore.
- During Gedcom import, it is optional to specify whether a marriage should be created or not if the FAM record does not contain a MARR tag.
- During Gedcom import, notes from NOTE tags relating to death and burial information (tags DEAT, BURI) with up to 250 characters are incorporated into the age information.
- During Gedcom import, the text "Source:" is only prepended to source information if the source information is not entered into a source field.
- During Gedcom import, an EVEN tag in the INDI record is transferred to document 1.
- Lines preceding children in the children's section of the family newsletter and related reports are formatted with a separate style template when output to RTF files.
- Deviating surnames in evaluations are no longer identified based on phonetic but literal deviations.
corrections
- Fixed an issue where Omega crashes when ancestor and family tree lists are not extended and the option to display godparents in the footer is enabled.
- When exporting to Gedcom, the modifier CAL is output instead of EST in the DATE tag for a calculated date, in accordance with the standard.
- A hard-to-find error in reports in Rich Text Format has been fixed.
- The issue of missing or differing surnames when parents are listed in evaluations has been resolved.
New features in Omega 5.578
Extensions
- Enabling the use of lead names.
- In the parent block, parental information is displayed at the very end of the entry for the subject and their spouse when the setting "Parent placement: at the end" is selected.
- When importing from Gedcom files, godparents, witnesses, aliases with continuation lines are now also processed (for texts with more than 80 characters).
- When importing from Gedcom files, SOUR tags below INDI are now always transferred to the original source for the person (previously only for Gedcom files from Omega).
- A validation function detects an invalid gender in marriages (this can occur during Gedcom import).
corrections
- Corrected that in evaluations, when parents have a shared location, the text "both" appears after the father instead of the mother.
- Corrected the issue that an aborted name change in a directory results in the removal of all person directories.
- To avoid difficult-to-find errors in evaluations in Rich Text Format, invalid control characters (codes 0 to 31 except TAB, CR, LF) are removed from the text database during reading.
- Erroneous duplicates and incorrect output of origin locations have been eliminated.
- Display errors in pull-down menus have been fixed.
New features in Omega 5.568
Extensions
- The tooltip displays the first place of residence if no other place of residence would be displayed.
- In the overview of person directories, the time of the last change is displayed for automatically updated person directories, and the time of creation is displayed for person directories that are not automatically updated.
- Women who are under 18 years of age at the time of marriage and men who are under 21 years of age at the time of marriage will be reported during the plausibility check.
- When importing and exporting marriages via Gedcom, TYPE RELI and TYPE CIVIL are now recognized and used for church and civil marriages, respectively.
- When importing dates ( DATE ) via Gedcom, CAL is now also understood (as "calculated") and EST is imported as "presumed".
- Men without children do not appear under their own number in the local family register if all their wives are unknown.
corrections
- Bug fixes and revisions to memory management.
- Fixed a bug where excessively long parental information was truncated in the parent section of the family sheet and related evaluations.
- Fixed a bug where a double-click on the subsequent screen was passed through, resulting in the unintended selection of people in shortcuts.
- Fixed a bug where the plausibility check would report a conflict with a civil marriage date, even if this date had not been entered.
- Correction to date output in reports in connection with data protection
New features in Omega 5.556
Extensions
- All members of a lineage and descendant sequence are marked, not just those who will start a new family.
- Signatures can contain the wildcard * anywhere.
- If a woman appears in the local family register under her own number due to illegitimate children, only those husbands and extramarital relationships who do not themselves appear under their own number are listed for her.
- Spaces in the family tree are non-breaking spaces to ensure compatibility with Word 2007.
- In evaluations, identical place names for parents are optionally grouped together with "both...".
- In evaluations, place names for parents are optionally marked to indicate whether they are places of residence, birth, baptism, death or burial.
- Reports can optionally include comments on marriages.
- In the local family register evaluation, it is optional to output only the children with a signature matching the signature scheme, instead of all children.
- Personal data sheet redesigned into a family sheet without marriages and children.
- The search results will state in advance that no further directory of persons can be created to save the results.
- The [i] buttons on the index card and in the dialogs for selecting people display a family sheet according to the evaluation settings.
corrections
- Fixed a bug that limited signature schemes to 10 characters.
- Signature schemes are only considered when evaluating the local family register.
- Minor adjustments to the batch management should prevent occasional batch overflows.
- Fixed a problem where, in manually created Gedcom files in Omega format, document 2 might be copied into document 1.
- Fixed a bug related to the display of shared locations of children in the family sheet.
New features in Omega 5.540
Extensions
- Research supplemented by a search for baptism and burial dates
- Research supplemented by a search for the beginning and end of life
- Research into biographical data can be broad, narrow, or strict.
- Dynamic or predetermined selection of families who receive their own number in the local family register
- Plausibility check expanded to include implausibilities: birth/baptism before both parents are 10 years old; birth after the death of the mother or more than 300 days after the death of the father; baptism more than 30/330 days after the death of the mother/father; marriage before the age of 18 or 16, respectively.
- When links to text documents (.txt .doc .rtf .odt), the text is included with INCLUDETEXT for evaluations in RTF file format.
corrections
- Fixed a bug where a person appeared multiple times in the list of recently viewed cards.
New features in Omega 5.533
Extensions
- The dialog boxes for opening or saving files have been replaced by the standard Windows dialog boxes. This also removed the 8.3 file name restriction.
- The display options for the registers for evaluations have been changed ( measure P ) and the "Congested Register" setting has been removed from the register settings .
- The [i] buttons on the index card and in the dialogs for selecting people display a detailed family sheet independent of the evaluation settings.
- The classic text editor can no longer be selected.
- The family tree is presented in a more compact format.
- The threshold above which two surnames are recognized as different has been made adjustable.
corrections
- When switching back from the source view to the normal view in the index card, the display of a very long original source text is now cleanly removed.
- Documents imported via Gedcom import will no longer be prefixed with the text " Document:" .
- The Gedcom export of excessively long patent information now works correctly.
- The problem that prevented a person removed from a file from being removed from the directory of people has been fixed. Previously, opening the directory of people caused the program to crash.
- Corrupted person directories no longer cause program crashes or freezes.
- Internal streamlining of the program code.
New features in Omega 5.521
Extensions
New features in Omega 5.518
Extensions
- Adjustments to the data protection function in evaluations in accordance with the amendment to the German Civil Status Act.
- In evaluations , the parent block can alternatively display name, place of residence, and occupation.
corrections
- Switching the family tree to the MS LineDraw font fixes the problem of partially missing umlauts.
- Fixing a storage space problem in pedigree analysis.
New features in Omega 5.514
Extensions
- Keyboard macros can now be 100 characters long instead of 25.
- The input field for citing the original source on the index card has been widened.
corrections
- Improvement of running ability in the NTVDM.
- Problem solved where very long age entries were cut off in evaluations.
- The suggestion for the position for inserting the child with the other parent on the index card has been improved.
- Two internal changes.
New features in Omega 5.507
corrections
- Fixed a bug that caused Omega 5 to freeze when entering sources into a new tab.
- The AGS editor could not edit text if the user's login name contained umlauts. This behavior has been corrected.
- The fixed texts in Portuguese-language evaluations have been revised and supplemented.
- If numbered reports are to display the complete data of unlinked parents, then instead of notes in the footer, only the name, a location, and occupations will be displayed in the parent block, provided no further information is available. Previously, with this setting, an existing location was not displayed.
- In the Omega | Evaluations | Entry: Display | Placement of sponsors setting, the selection in the footer again leads to an output of the sponsors.
- Problem eliminated which, in extended ancestor and family tree lists, led to the assignment of a nonsensical ancestor number in certain rare constellations.
New features in Omega 5.505
Extensions
corrections
- Fixed the problem that Omega Classic could not read the license file in all cases.
- Crash avoided when attempting to search in directories of persons not sorted by last name or signature.
- Several errors in the evaluations have been corrected.
New features in Omega 5.497
Extensions
corrections
- Fixed incorrect display of the ∞ symbol in the editor in conjunction with the German language version of the operating system.
New features in Omega 5.490
Extensions
- Optional header in CSV export .
- The card index demo will be set up on request for each user.
- Backup copies in folders at risk of deletion and system folders are not permitted.
- Files in folders at risk of deletion and system folders are not permitted.
- New function for searching files .
- Omega settings re-executed.
- In evaluations, differentiated control of the information content about the parents of test subjects and their spouses in the parent block of the family block is possible.
- In evaluations, a minimum number of digits for the numbers is enabled in numbered evaluations.
- In evaluations, instead of all places of residence, the first place of residence, place of birth, baptism, death or burial is optionally shown for parental information, depending on availability.
- The font for evaluations can be specified.
- In evaluations, godparent information can optionally be moved up in the children's block instead of being on a separate line.
- Enhancements to the "Mark Members" function for evaluations.
- Converting Omega5 card files from format 500 to format 501 is now possible from the context menu of the card file.
- The number of Kekulé numbers per person may be limited.
corrections
- The field separator is also written in the CSV export even if the NULL literal is empty.
- Before creating a backup of a card index, the _info.ini file in the card index folder is deleted to avoid backup errors.
- Fixed bugs in Gedcom import and export
- Fixed crash during Kekulé numbering of very complex pedigrees.
See also the complete change history of Omega Classic .