Dana
>Any recommendations?
>
>I've got "Family Tree Maker 11" but have quickly discovered that it sucks.
>Some of my problems:
>
>+) To add a nickname you need to dig down three screens - and then than
>nickname isn't displayed anyplace useful.
>
>+) Images and other media assets are stored in the family tree file itself
>(not linked) so you can only work with them inside the program once you add
>them.
>
>+) Media assets can only be linked to people or marriages and then only to
>ONE thing. If I have a picture of a father and a son I can only link it to
>one of them unless I include it twice. You've only one view of media assets
>(a large sheet of thumbnails) and no way to display more description or
>title text. There's also no distinguishing between media (image, sounds,
>etc) and documentation (birth certificates, burial notices, etc).
>
>+) Navigation is a beast - especially among multiple spouses. It really
>sucks.
>
>+) In general the program looks awful. Not a huge thing, but with
>everything it's just another nail in the coffin.
>
>+) The labeling in the software is very restrictive. You get "Husband" and
>"Wife" only - no way to directly indicate homosexual or non-married
>relationships, no way to clearly indicate illegitimate children or unknown
>parentage. Maybe I just have a screwed up family, but I need some of those
>things!
>
>The software is version 11... you'd think that they would have addressed
>some of this in 11 tries.
>
>I've done some looking and am considering RootsMagic 2.0
>(http://www.rootsmagic.com/) - it seems to address most of my concerns and
>looks a damn-sight better. Has anybody used it?
>
>I tried the demos of "the Master Genealogist" (insanely complex with very
>poor media options and a definite DOS feel) and "Personal Ancestor File"
>(free but very, very limited) and didn't much care for either.
>
>I want to be able to manage large amounts of media (image, documents, etc)
>preferably linking them to multiple people, events and places without
>duplication. I'd really like the ability to represent non-traditional
>family units and relationships and need the ability to gracefully handle
>multiple spouses. I'd also really appreciate a program that isn't ugly as a
>bug.
>
>Any other ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jim Davis
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