Family.Show is a free and open-source genealogy program written in C# and running on the .NET Framework .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Microsoft partnered with and commissioned Vertigo Software in 2006 to create it as a reference application for Microsoft's latest UI technology and software deployment mechanism at the time, Windows Presentation Foundation and ClickOnce .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] The source code has originally been published on Microsoft's CodePlex website.[ 11] It has since been forked and development continues independent of Microsoft on GitHub .[ 12]
Overview
Family.Show includes the following features:[ 13]
Data grid to edit person information.
Add photos easily via drag-and-drop and write rich text stories about family members.
A family tree diagram which supports panning, zooming and a time slider control to display the tree from a historical perspective.
Multiple sequential and concurrent spousal relationships.
Family statistics such as last name tag cloud, age distribution histogram and birthday list.
Partial support for GEDCOM 5.5 , a de facto genealogy format.
Change the look of the entire application by choosing a different skin.
Family.Show is intended as a reference sample and not a feature complete genealogy application.[ 14] Some limitations are:[ 15]
Support of a single birth and death event per person.
No support for approximate dates (Abt. 1815, Bet. Jan 1707/08 - Jan 1708/09, Bef. 1931).
The software is licensed under the Microsoft Public License .
Family.Show uses an Open Package Convention file format (*.familyx) to save family data, stories, and photos in one file.[ 16] [ 17]
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