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From: Frank Gareis <>
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] date wrong
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:00:21 +0200
References: <4A93F2C9.4030502@gmx.de> <9AF099A968334363ADA5EB901233C091@PJK72005NTBK> <4A94E209.6060400@gmx.de><4A94E8D4.601@gmx.de>
In-Reply-To: <4A94E8D4.601@gmx.de>


I am very sorry that I have bothered everybody with
this question, while the answer is already available
in the list-archive :

>From: "Denise L. Moss-Fritch" <>
>Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Date changes
>Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 07:22:28 -0700
>In-Reply-To: <000a01c7778b$41789710$>
>
>
>From Genbox menu, click View > Preferences. On the Preferences
>dialog box, select the Dates tab. In the center row of that tab,
>uncheck the Auto double dates check box.
>
>Best,
>
>Denise



Frank Gareis schrieb:
> The problem appears exact between 1.January and 24.March
> between 1582 and 1699. But as far as I have read is the only
> coutry, which have changed the calendar at 24.March = Greece
> (greece orthodox church 24.March 1924 !) My places/locations
> are not bound with Greece, so I have no idea how to fix it.
> Should I write to the support directly ?
>
> Frank Gareis schrieb:
>> The coordinates are not working and the include of the Nation,
>> which I found in between, is not working, too. I will try to
>> look what I can change else.
>>
>>
>> Tom Pajak schrieb:
>>> If you trust Wikipedia, go there and look up "Gregorian calendar"
>>> There is a pretty good and very detailed entry regarding calendars. It
>>> may
>>> not help, but at least you may be able to accept the complexity of the
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> In summary, there have been many calendar changes over the centuries,
>>> resulting in the need to make adjustments to dates. Each country accepted
>>> the calendar changes at widely varying points in history. There were
>>> points
>>> in time when the beginning day of a year was vastly different for
>>> individual
>>> countries, including England.
>>>
>>> Therefore, a researched recorded date for an historical event must be
>>> considered in terms of location and where that location was at that
>>> time in
>>> regard to calendar adjustments.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [mailto:] On
>>> Behalf Of Frank Gareis
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:19 AM
>>> To:
>>> Subject: [GENBOX] date wrong
>>>
>>> Hello Listmembers,
>>>
>>> whenever I write in the field of birth or death the date
>>> 13.03.1699, the GenBox-program change it to 13.03.1698/99.
>>> But if I write for example 13.04.1699, then the year stays
>>> unchanged - also if I write another century like 13.03.1799.
>>> First I have thought, that I have checked the box
>>> Preferences>Dates>Show since/until ..., but its not.
>>>
>>> Is there any solution for this problem available ?
>>>
>>> Regards, Frank
>>>
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