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From: "H. D. Bryant" <>
Subject: Re: [FTST] Help with mega-project manager
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:29:19 -0700
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This reply is not intended to start a discussion on this subject
BUT
I do not see any way of "managing" multiple independent data sets. The only
thing I see that FTST can do is to import the datasets into a common display and
display the results. If you count sorting as "managing" then I stand corrected.

Not fault finding Bob only "trying to get the facts Sir" as some ancient TV
program used to say !!!!

David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Velke" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [FTST] Help with mega-project manager


> David said:
>
> >I had two datasets imported into one project and didn't know what to do with
> >them from there on!! I read into the Wholly Genes statement something that
> >FTST just doesn't do!
>
> What did you read into it that it doesn't do? You can import more than one
> data set and see a combined alphabetical list of those people so that you
> can see where there are similar names - but you don't have to merge them
> together as you would with other programs. You can also color-code
> according to which data set they came from and you can use the Project
> Explorer to drill down through two lines of descent to compare them, one
> above the other. You can also open two windows containing the same project
> so that you can navigate them separately and compare two people (or two
> families or two trees, etc.) side-by-side.
>
> It has always been described as a read-only product (so you can't merge
> data sets, etc., until TMG5). What else did you think is implied by the
> statement below?
>
> -Bob
>
> > > > "- A meta-project manager
> > > > Family Tree SuperTools allows the user to manage multiple independent
> > >> data sets within the same project. View data sets from different
> > researchers and/or
> > > > different programs in one master alphabetical list without merging them.
> > >> Ideal for coordinating and comparing data with other researchers."
>
>
>
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>

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