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Indicating direct ancestors

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Indicating direct ancestors

Posted: 1 Dec 2010 9:50AM GMT
Classification: Query
I would like to see an easy and automated way to indicate direct ancestors - either having the names in bold or a color, or perhaps a differently-colored background or box.

The methods currently in use - capitalizing the last name, a picture of a tree, etc. - work fine for some, but create extra work for those of us who have to change the caps if we get info from another tree. I also prefer to use photos of ancestors (where possible), photos of ancestral homes, or photos of grave sites, so using a generic photo doesn't work for me.

I do like the new relationship feature, but that requires that I actually be editing a particular person at the time, and I would prefer something that could easily be seen in an overview. For example, if I'm editing my 7th great-grandmother, I could see which of her children is my direct ancestor.

There are a lot of good improvements in the "new" ancestry, and it seems this would be fairly easy to implement as a global change, and one that people could use or not.

Thanks, and I do hope people will comment on this!
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
cherylejonesg... 1 Dec 2010 4:50PM GMT 
daciodan 1 Dec 2010 5:10PM GMT 
cherylejonesg... 1 Dec 2010 5:36PM GMT 
Genie4thefami... 6 Dec 2010 1:58AM GMT 
MikeyCarole 7 Dec 2010 7:45PM GMT 
DelMarVa_Fami... 9 Dec 2010 8:13PM GMT 
BrklynBridge 17 Dec 2010 8:44PM GMT 
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