Issue Version 2.0 Beta

What is it?

Issue is a freeware genealogy program.  Issue specializes in generating web site pages in the well-known "Register" format, such that each the page for each family is linked to other related families.  It also supports merging of GEDCOM files in a way that helps avoid losing important information.

• View samples of web pages generated by Issue

New Features in Issue 2.0

• Normalize your place database using the place inforamation maintained as part of FamilySearch
• Use your login and password obtained from new.familysearch.org to search FamilySearch information from within Issue.
• Default GEDCOM and HTML output directory is now part of the users directory
• Multimedia images linked to an individual now appear in ancestry and decendancy report
• Notes can now be reordered
• Dates are displayed for children and spouses when you are have the option to select and child or spouse
• Delete multiple individuals at the same time by creating a subset of individuals to delete
• Birthday list is now printable

Bug Fixes Issue 2.0

• Normalize your place database using the place inforamation maintained as part of FamilySearch
• Field width of date on the Individual screen increased so it doesn't crop dates
• Database report no longer crashes when you attempt to print with an empty database
• Locations marked as hidden in the place database, now print on reports instead of leaving unknow locations in the report.
• Timeline reports now show BET and AFT on dates as appropriate
• Fixed several problems in Anomaly finder.
• Fixed several bugs causing Issue to crash.
• GENDEX websearch removed.
• Web browser is no longer launched when there is no one to view in a report.
• When merging sources, now prompted to choose which source title and other unique information to store.

FamilySearch Compatability

• Armidale Software is now a FamilySearch Software Affiliate .
• The goal for the release of Issue 2.0 is to become a Certified Software Affiliate with Access Certification.
• Issue 2.0 will add Update Certification in the future.

How can I help test the Beta release?

1. DOWNLOAD Issue 2.0 Beta for XP/Vista (approx. 2 MB)
2. Run setup.exe
3. Run Issue.msi
4. If prompted to install Visual C++ libraries, install them.
5. If prompted to allow the program to run, click allow.
6. Follow the instructions in the setup program to finish installation.
7. If prompted to allow the program to run, click allow.