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From: "Bob Margolis" <>
Subject: Re: [FHU] Same sex partners
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:40:16 +0100
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I agree with the issue raised about recording non-marriage partnerships of
all types. However, moving away from a standard is fraught with difficulties
unless you never swap data with others. Look at the trouble that is caused
by non-compliance with the GEDCOM standard by other programs.

The proper solution is probably not achievable: persuading the guardians of
GEDCOM to actually finish GEDCOM-XML. They made a start but seem to have
abandoned it.

Bob Margolis


>-----Original Message-----
>From:
>[mailto:]On Behalf Of
>Patrick Cracroft-Brennan
>Sent: 26 August 2007 09:08
>To:
>Subject: Re: [FHU] Same sex partners
>
>
>I agree totally with Richard.
>
>I find it ridiculous that I can record my ex wife, who I was with for less
>than two years, but not my civil partner, who I've been with for 12 years.
>
>FH is "cutting edge" in so many ways that it is a pity it does not move
>outside the box as regards the Gedcom specification.
>
>Regards
>
>Patrick
>
>Patrick Cracroft-Brennan
>Editor - Cracroft's Peerage
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:
>[mailto:] On Behalf Of Richard
>Collinson
>Sent: 26 August 2007 08:30
>To:
>Subject: Re: [FHU] Same sex partners
>
>I find it deeply disappointing that FH doesn't allow same sex
>partners - but
>I find even more disappointing the language and attitude of some of the
>respondents the last time this question was asked!
>
>By the way Family Tree Maker does allow same sex unions.
>
>Regards
>Richard
>
>R. J. B. Collinson
>United Kingdom
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:
>[mailto:] On Behalf Of
>Jon Axtell
>Sent: 26 August 2007 07:52
>To:
>Subject: Re: [FHU] Same sex partners
>
>At 23:49 25/08/2007, you wrote:
>>Hi,
>>I'm sure there is probably a really simple answer to this
>>but................ how do I denote same sex partners? FH assumes
>>that one partner is male and the other female but that is not always
>>necessarily the case. Thanks for your help with this.
>>Regards,
>
>Unfortunately due to Simon's interpretation of the Gedcom
>specification FH doesn't allow same sex partners. So until the
>program is changed it's not possible. The only work around that I can
>think of is to use the associated person feature [1]. The problem
>with this is that it doesn't appear on any reports (ICBW) and it
>won't appear on any diagram. So again, the program needs updating to
>show this as well. Extensive use of notes is the only method that
>fully works at the moment as far as I can gather.
>
>[1] - Right click on a person in the record view and select Add
>Miscellaneous->Add Associated Person.
>
>*ICBW - I could be wrong.
>
>Jon
>
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