
                     SETUP INFORMATION

FILE NAME FOR DATA FILES

The first entry on the setup screen is the base name of  the
files  that  will  hold your information. I suggest that you
use a family surname such as SMITH or JONES. This name  can-
not exceed 8 characters so you may need to abbreviate or use
another file name such as FAMILY or TREE. You  may  want  to
keep  your  data files in a different directory on your hard
drive. This may be  entered  as  C:\FAMILY\DATA\FILES\SMITH,
etc.  NOTE:  The  directory  must already exist. Family Tree
Journal will not create it for you.

Included in this release of FTJ are SAMPLE  data  files  for
the  family  of  Thomas  Wolfe,  author  of  "Look Homeward,
Angel",  a  fictional  work  whose  characters  were   drawn
primarily  from  Mr.  Wolfe's  family.  The  information was
provided by John  Gordon,  a  member  of  the  Thomas  Wolfe
Society.  Mr.  Gordon has presented a very thorough study of
the relationships  of  the  characters  in  "Look  Homeward,
Angel" and the actual members of Mr. Wolfe's family on which
the characters are based. I would  like  to  extend  my  ap-
preciation  to John for allowing me to include the fruits of
his labor and more  effectively  showcase  the  features  of
Family Tree Journal.

USA DATE FORMAT (MONTH-DAY-YEAR)

The  second  field  on the setup screen allows you to select
the format you will use when entering dates. The default  is
the  format  most  commonly  used  in the USA with the month
followed by the day of the month. Most genealogists  express
dates with the day of the month first followed by the number
of the month. If you prefer to use the first  three  letters
of  the  month, ie. APR, you may use either or both formats.
This selection applies to dates entered using only numbers.

PRINTOUT DESTINATION

The printout destination is used  to  tell  the  program  to
which  port  your  printer  is  connected. This is typically
LPT1, the first parallel port  equipped  on  your  computer.
Some  printers  may  also  be  connected  to LPT2, LPT3 or a
serial port such as COM1 etc. This entry may also be used to
redirect  the  normal  printouts  to  a file instead of your
printer. If you enter a file name such as PRINTER.OUT,  your
books and other reports will be spooled so that you can edit
or view your work without using a lot  of  paper.  Be  aware
that  the  file is reopened for each printout and any infor-
mation that may have been previously  written  to  the  file
will be overwritten.

PRINTER TYPE

Before  you  begin  printing,  you  must specify the type of
printer that you are using. (Your printer must  be  able  to
print  both upper and lower case and recognize form feeds to
be used with FAMILY TREE JOURNAL. Most modern printers  will
qualify.) There are three basic type of printers that FAMILY
TREE JOURNAL supports:

Type 0 - "No frills" - this type will  work  on  almost  any
printer.  It  does  not use any special graphics nor does it
print bold face, underlined characters or italics.

Type 1 - Epson compatible - This type will  work  with  most
dot-matrix  printers  that  have  the  IBM  extended graphic
characters.

Type 2 - HP-PCL compatible - This type will work  with  most
laser  or  ink-jet  printers that are designed for IBM's and
compatibles. (Apple LaserWriters were not designed to be IBM
compatible  so  you will have to use type 0 for LaserWriters
and use Courier mode - not PostScript).

Two additional types are available that may be necessary for
some situations:

Type  3  - Epson compatible without IBM graphics - This type
may be necessary if you have a printer that uses  the  Epson
escape  sequences  for  bold, italics and underline but does
not contain the IBM graphic character  set.  These  printers
were  intended  to  be  used  with Apples, Commodores, Radio
Shack Color Computers, etc. but are  sometimes  equipped  on
IBM's.

Type  4  -  This  type  may  be selected if you have a laser
printer with fonts that  are  not  equipped  with  the  PC-8
typeface. but does recognize the HP-PCL escape sequences for
bold, etc. Before you select this type, carefully check your
printer's  documentation  to see if there may be some way to
select the PC-8 typeface and use type 2 instead. The results
will be much better!

One  additional  comment, if your printer has several fonts,
select one that is nonproportional. Proportional fonts  will
produce skewed charts.

DOES YOUR PRINTER AUTOMATICALLY ADD NEW-LINES?

Some  printers treat the ends of lines differently. The pro-
gram will change the way it terminates each  line  based  on
how you answer this question. There are also option switches
in some printers that will change the way they are  handled.
You may have to experiment a little if you get double-spaced
printouts.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION TO INCLUDE WITH GENEALOGICAL DATA

In addition to the normal genealogical information for  each
individual,  you  may want to keep some miscellaneous infor-
mation about each one. Five optional  fields  are  available
for  this  purpose. The first three headings will default to
CAUSE OF DEATH,  OCCUPATION,  and  CHURCH  AFFILIATION.  Two
others are available for anything you may like to record.

You  may  prefer  to  use  some  other statistics about your
family. You may add or change any of the  five  headings  to
whatever   you  prefer.  Several  suggestions  that  I  have
received are CEMETERY or PLACE OF BURIAL, TELEPHONE  NUMBER,
POLITICAL  PARTY,  etc.  You may also use this to enter such
things as physical descriptions (color of hair, eyes, etc.),
schooling  or  educational  background, hobbies, etc. I even
had a suggestion that FAMILY TREE JOURNAL could be  used  to
document the pedigree for animals. I'm not sure that all the
information  would  be  appropriate  for  this   application
(information  about  marriages might seem a little odd) but,
you could use  these  miscellaneous  fields  to  record  the
registration  paper  numbers, desirable traits etc. for show
animals or to assist in farm animal breeding.

The F2 key  will  toggle  your  display  between  color  and
monochrome.

The  F8 key will save your setup information without exiting
the setup screen.

The ESC key will exit and save the setup information.


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