Thank you, Josiah, I am only using TiddlyWiki as a tool to capture research about an individual. I leave the relationships to the genealogical program I use. Also, like you, I do not have the skills to incorporate a Javascript library. It sounds fascinating, but it is too far outside my focus.
Ciao Ric Evans On Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 12:09:38 PM UTC+1, @TiddlyTweeter wrote: > > A small footnote, Richard, before I forget. > > The kind of genealogical mapping/dataering you refer to ... > > "TiddlyWiki to aid in guiding, documenting and planning the research on an >> individual." >> > > Is, exactly what anthropologist's do. They look at relationships in > relation an individual. In the anthro lingo "EGO". > > This would likely well match your aim. > > And, yes, *there is both a gap & a need for new tools that make it easier > to both collect data and generate diagrams of "Ego-centred" kinship charts.* > > There are some Javascript libraries that facilitate this available but I > don't have the competence to explore their potential usability in > TiddlyWiki. > > Best wishes > Josiah > > On Friday, 21 April 2017 00:37:08 UTC+2, Richard Evans wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> First of all I want to thank you all for replying. Though I most of you >> seem to have jumped to the conclusion, that I am trying to replace >> genealogical programs. I am not. In fact, I believe I have identified, a >> gap in the market. >> >> I would direct you to the phrase I used in my initial post: >> >> "TiddlyWiki to aid in guiding, documenting and planning the research on >> an individual." >> >> The operative word there is individual. I am considering a TiddlyWiki >> that concentrates on a single person. >> >> I know from my own experience that managing the research is the most >> critical area when tracing your Family Tree. The number of times I have >> completed a piece of research, only to find I have already done it some >> years previously and not documented the results properly. Goodness knows >> how many times I have duplicated a research task that had a negative >> result. I frequently find I have essential information missing from >> important people in my tree. Or I am just confused about how best to >> proceed on researching an individual. >> >> A genealogist's requirements can be broken down into three components, a >> research plan or checklist, a research log and documentation of the >> results, positive and negative. There are various tools used by >> genealogists to manage their research. People use Word or One Note or >> Evernote or pen and paper. Personally, I think only pen and paper has the >> flexibility to handle all three components. >> >> I have a thought, and it is just a thought at present, that TiddlyWiki >> can be used to combine the three tasks, planning, managing progress and the >> documenting the results. The requirements I want the result to fulfil are: >> >> >> - provide an checklist template of the research items to be >> completed. >> - document the places where research needs to be carried out, so >> when opportunity arises, the researcher has a defined list of tasks >> - document the places research has been carried out >> - document the results of each research task, positive and >> negative. >> - highlight the areas where results are lacking. >> - provide a means of monitoring the progress of each research >> item and research area. >> >> >> A few definitions are appropriate here: >> >> >> - research item - is researching a specific facet of the individuals >> life, e.g. his birth certificate, her occupation etc. >> - research area - contains a number of research items that together >> would provide a complete picture of the individual's life in that area. >> e.g. birth, marriage, death, school time, military service, profession, >> dealings with justice system etc. >> - research task - is the lowest granularity in this hierarchy, each >> research item would be composed of a number of research tasks that >> endeavour to completely document a research item. >> >> Well, it seems I had thought about this more than I realised, it wasn't >> until I started writing this that it all came together. I would be very >> interested in your thoughts and suggestions as to how to proceed. >> >> Best Wishes Ric Evans >> >> >> On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 2:31:59 AM UTC+1, Richard Evans wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I have an idea for a TiddlyWiki to aid in guiding, documenting and >> planning the research on an individual. I am not a very good programmer, I >> feel the need for help. Is there anybody who would be interested in >> co-operating on developing this idea. >> >> Sincerely R A Evans >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/a6d15257-b13e-47ac-bcf2-55c12bb175a5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
