Genesis


GeneoTree origins are in France

The original concept was to developpe features which aren't exist in other softwares.
For example, print a tree with no truncate words.
Then, the second concept was to have the maximum informations with a minimum of clics.
For example, notes and sources are displayed on-line in the third vertical sector of the screen.
Or still, tree acces are available in one clic since all application sceens

In 2005, a meeting with another genealogist programmer gave me a lot of motivation to create this project.

Thanks


This software wasn't exist without some people.

In apparition order, a great thanks to :
  • Olivier for his FPDF library
  • Olivier Cado for ANSI - ANSEL conversion utility
  • Charles from 'Coin des experts' for his help mouseclic javascript fonction
  • Philippe, Frédéric et Yann for their french countries maps

    • Story of releases

    3.40  (27 november 2011)

    New features
  • Administration : fonctionnality to upload gedcom in a unique geneotree base "Club" (thanks to Christian)
  • Ascendancy tree : profession is now the default
    • Bugs
  • Sources list : bugs in management pages
  • Administration : create miniatures was failed
  • Administration : navigation was regressed
  • Graphs : crash with PHP 5 in JpGraph framework (thanks to Bernard)
  • Individual index card : more than 1 picture to marriage
  • Ascendancy Tree : print more than 50 individual cards (thanks to Alain)

    • 3.34 (21 janvuary 2011)

    New features
  • upload gedcom files with local installation
  • better display of media and sources :
    •      new picto sources in the list of actes
         the list of sources can naviguate by pages
         better titles in Excel exports
  • descendancy tree : better performances and better Excel export (marriages array are integrated in main array)
  • generic : better navigability (all clics are memorized)
    • Bugs
  • fix source search

    • 3.33 (17 october 2010)

    This release can upload your gedcom files directly from your local computer to yout server, without ftp file transfert utilities.
    Fixe a bug to import gramps gedcom file.

    3.32 (20 september 2010)

    This release can protect all GeneoTree pages with a password
    Bugs
  • statistiscs/married shortest/longest : "all" selection is available
  • statistiscs/married shortest/longest : interval selection is available
  • graphs : number of rows 75 and 100 are available

    • 3.31 (27 february 2010)

    Bugs
  • generic : best display of html characters for messages
  • descendant tree: bad display of age for persons less than 100 years

    • 3.30 (30 january 2010)

    New features
  • EN COURS generic PDF : afficher dept partout si length = 2
    •     arbre_ascendant.php en cours ligne 100 à 121

    3.21 (13 february 2008)

    New features
  • admin : add date of the gedcom file
  • source : add new criteria "OTHER"
  • source : add Excel export for new criterias
    • Bogues
  • compliant with last PHP releases

    • 3.20 (8 december 2007)

    New features
  • ascendant PDF : add a new report -> option Landscape
  • installation : add a windows installation (Windows 2000 or higher)
    • Bogues
  • ascendant PDF : spouse name of first individual was wrong
  • descendancy PDF : multi mariages wad badly displayed
  • individual index : warning SQL was displayed when there was no evenement for a person
  • graph : warning SQL was displayed when there was no places in the base

    • 3.12 (26 october 2007)

    New features
  • sources : add search with multi criteria

    • 3.11 (20 july 2007)

    New features
  • medias on evenements are available (displaying in individual index)
  • gedcom : some Witness tags are available (displaying in individual index)
  • administation : add an installation screen to configure more easily
  • ascendancy tree : add a radio button "death/occupation"
    • Bugs
  • Cartography : Some french places was placed in a wrong departement
  • Cartography : some places didn't displayed in google-earth bookmark
  • Compare cousins : some results was not displayed
  • Letters intervals : some intervals was returned no lines
  • Gedcom : png thumbs was created with jpeg format !
  • Geography : sql error message when geographic database was not loaded

    • 3.1 (9 june 2007)

    New features
  • Add a PDF Report ascendancy list
  • Generic : mask acts less than hundred years old
  • Generic : Excel exports where it is possible
  • Generic : print option Letter/A4
  • Generic : display males in blue & females in red
  • Ascendancy tree PDF Report : add 3 choices "implexe", "All", "US Letter"
  • Ascendancy tree PDF Report : add links in PDF report
  • Index card : Sosa number is displaying
    • New technical features
  • Ascendancy tree PDF Report : best performances
    • Bugs
  • admin : default updates was failed in release 3.01

    • 3.01 (15 april 2007)

    Technical features
  • best compatibility with many platforms

    • 3.0 (28 february 2007)

    New features
  • statistics : add PDF report
  • consanguinity : add PDF report
  • geography : add selection on departement
  • lists : add selection on departement
  • index : add sub-menu "super cousins"
  • menus :
    •     add tree menu,graph menu
        add selection on language, theme
        add submenu defaut in admin menu
        update all sub-menus titles
  • consanguinity tree can be activated like other trees
  • keep graphs sizes & years intervals by database
  • generic : add text over symbols & menus
  • generic : preserve the image proportions
  • graphs : you can select a prize list size
  • graphs : add selection without years intervals
  • admin: add different defaults to display databases
  • admin: add forms to manage your personal topography base
  • generic : characters set is utf8 by default
    • Bugs
  • places graphs : sometimes wrong numbers in html graph
  • lists : best management of non alphabetics characters (quote for example)

    • 2.60 (22 december 2006)

    New features
  • add a statistic menu
    •     - longevity
        - marriages (longest, shortest, youngest, oldest)
        - parents (youngest, oldest)
        - family (number of children, difference of ages, twins)
  • opening Google Earth in ascendancy, descendancy, patronyms, places and last names lists
  • patronyms, places and last names list PDF: add date intervals
  • source : joker et multi word in source search
  • themes : add wood theme
  • geographic databases uploads : progression is display, without interruption when it is possible
  • individual index cards pdf : titles in bold
  • admin menu : better look
    • Bugs
  • patronyms, places and last names list : bad letters intervals when a word had 1 character only
  • patronyms, places and last names list : bad alphabetic order for some latin characters
    •     (this release convert mysql data in "latin1-general" characters)
  • admin : filename and tablename was not on the same line when filename contained uppercase
  • geographic call with base installation :intempestive sql error message is deleted

    • 2.53 (13 november 2006 - First birthday)

    New features
  • patronyms, places and last names list : add departements
  • themes : add colors and in all themes, delete prefix numbers of theme's name
  • generic : add some pictogrammes
  • consanguinity list : better look
  • compare list : better look
  • home : theme listbox on the top of the page
    • Bugs
  • places : places was sometimes lowercase, now with original case
  • ascendancy PDF reports : spouses of first individuals are displayed
  • individual index card : no warning mysql on father, mother or brothers and sisters
  • generic : better connexion management
  • upload gedcom : family without father and mother are implemented

    • 2.52 (17 october 2006)

    New features
  • ascendancy PDF : add option 12 and 16 generations
  • ascendancy tree : individual boxes are colored
  • upload gedcom : display continue progression, without interruption when it is possible
    • Bugs
  • patronym, places & last name list : letters intervals sometimes false

    • 2.51 (14 september 2006)

    New technical features
  • compatible with PHP 5 and MySQL 5
  • descendancy tree : best performance

    • 2.50 (3 september 2006)

    New features
  • Add dynamic palmares charts for Names, Places & First Names
  • Add palmares charts in Names, Places & First Names PDF Reports
  • Add 133 new themes

    • 2.40 (25 july 2006)

    New features
  • Add Names PDF report
  • Add Places PDF report
  • Add Last Names PDF report
  • Add Sources PDF report
  • Add Media PDF report
  • Search function is integrate to "Sources" ("Search" menu has been deleted)
  • Last name, first name & places lists : display total by item
  • Menu : "Home" is now on the left of the screen
  • Source : better response time for big bases
    • Bugs
  • Last name & first name lists : lists are not truncated after 50 items

    • 2.30 (9 july 2006)

    New  features
  • dynamic maps of US et France. You can visualize map for an ascendance, a descendance, a first name or a last name.
    •     Only for US, you can see global US and zoom by state.
        For France, you can see department maps only.
    New technical features
  • better reading of departements & places
  • the config.php is isolated from sql.inc.php

    • 2.21 (25 may 2006)

    Bugs
  • test for PHP release was sometimes false (to create thumbs for example)
  • regression in ascendancy PDF report : display implex and unknown father was failed

    • 2.20 (14 may 2006)

    New  features
  • individual index card : add PDF report
  • ascendancy PDF Report : add pictures
  • generic : the ancestors of central individual are displayed with a red rhombus
  • generic : change arrows of individual links
  • index : change the look of language choice, delete the OK button for the theme choice
    • Technical features
  • upload : gedcom tag "DATA" is manage to a better displaying for notes and evenements
    • Bugs
  • now, special characters in gedcom filename are forbidden

    • 2.11 (28 april 2006)

    Mixte PDF Report : Change picture to respect the copyright CDIP

    2.10 (21 april 2006)

    New  features
  • new PDF Report : indented descendancy tree
  • medias : GIF and PNG formats are supported
  • ancestry tree & PDF report: add displaying medias
  • home : add statistics of sources and medias
  • individual index card : add associated picture
  • descendancy tree & PDF report: add age of death
  • sources : add hyperlink to individuals associated
  • generic : all dates are translated in english
  • generic : dates in bold in all trees and PDF reports
  • dynamic gedcom comparaison : design is better
    • Technical features
  • upload : geneotree timeout is equal as php timeout (not only 30 secondes)
    •     (if you can change php timeout, you can upload gedcom in 1 time)
  • cartography : test release GD library
  • medias : add letters groups to optimize response times
  • medias : thumbs management to optimize response times
    • Bugs
  • individual index card : multi-unions are displayed
  • names list : letter groups are memorised during navigation
  • descendancy tree : level is memorised during navigation
  • descendancy tree : multi unions are displayed
  • upload : gedcom files with very large rows are managed
  • upload : not any more "SQL error line 3" (no consequences)
  • mixte PDF report : sometimes text was overflow
  • ancestry tree : sometimes outlines appeared without good reasons or with white color

    • 2.00 (28 march 2006)

    New management of GeneoTree Base
  • add a administration page
  • protect the administration page by a password
  • delete base in administration page
  • better display of gedcom files and bases on a same line
    • User new features
  • ascendant tree PDF report : implex and unkown father management
  • ascendant tree PDF report : display 6th generation existence
  • home : ajout des preferences
  • home : predisplay browser language
  • preferences : add 5 themes
  • chargement gedcom : translate messages
  • last name and places list : shorter
    • Bugs
  • gedcom upload : truncate first caracter of place, when one comma in first

    • 1.11 (8 january 2006)

    User Feature
  • grey color in PDF Ascendant Report to look at actes to search

    • 1.10 (26 december 2005)

    Bug
  • Connection MYSQL base gestion. Message "Verifier le user dans le fichier sql.inc" appeared false.

    • 1.00 (5 december 2005)

    New features
     - generic : management of the languages (add Preferences menu)
     - generic : English translation
     - menu : addition of the menu sources
     - menu : addition of acces to the ascending tree (base's name)
     - home : addition feature of base's deletion
     - home : addition of the module of comparison of gedcom bases
     - Individual card : addition of sources
     - gedcom upload: addition of a summary at the end of the load (nb places and sources
     - gedcom upload: pre-display text of the gedcom file Improvements
     - Management of the individual by default: acces since the ascending tree
     - Individual card : translation in English
     - Descendants Tree : choice of the nb of descent by drop-down list
     - names and places : posting of names and places at dynamic constant intervals
     - gedcom upload: better reading of TAGS notably for gedcom lifelines
     - gedcom upload: better management of the zone region, notably for the United States
    Bugs
     - Mixed tree : error when the image was absent
     - descendants tree : correction posting of the title in the PDF report
     - gedcom upload : test of the maximal length of the file names

    V 0.90 is the first release (12 novembre 2005)

    Features
  • Convert gedcom file to MySQL relationnal schema
    •     optimized for biggest files
        upload notes & sources
  • dynamic ascendant tree 5 generations
    •     brothers & sisters are displayed
        pdf printing
        cartography for France/Manche region only
  • dynamic descendant tree
    •     cartography for France/Manche region only
  • mixte tree 2 ascendant generation, 1 descendant
    •     brothers & sisters are displayed
        pdf printing
  • permanent informations about people
    •     all sources are displayed on line
        cousins list
  • last name list
    •     person list for each last name
  • town list
    •     palmares
        person list for each town
  • first name list
    •     palmares
        person list for each first name
  • consanginity list
    •     refer to the de-cujus