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From: "beth" <>
Subject: [FTST] Bow-tie ancestor charts
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 12:27:58 -0500
In-Reply-To: <3BDF33EA.421E5929@reigelridge.com>


Teresa,

Another option to get a "bow-tie" ancestor chart is to make two fan charts;

. fathers fan chart options - Starting Angle: 315, Total Degrees: 90
. mothers fan chart options - Starting Angle: 135, Total Degrees: 90

You can make a third chart as Terry suggested to get yours and your
brothers information, paste it in to the right of fathers chart, then paste
in your mothers chart to the right of that. You could draw a circle or an
ellipse around the two boxes in the middle and make the lines of the boxes
transparent.

You'll want to choose the same number of generations so the two charts
together look balanced.

Just a thought...beth

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Reigel [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 06:13 pm
> To:
> Subject: Re: [FTST] VCF2 - globally edit lines and box borders?
>
>
> Teresa wrote:
>
> > The ancestor chart Bottom to top starts with me at the bottom
> of the page,
> > the next line up is my parents, the next my grandparents, etc.
> Same with
> > Left to right or right to left. What I want is a chart that
> starts with me
> > and possibly my brother in the middle of the chart. To my
> left would be my
> > dad with his ancestors, to my right would be my mom with hers.
> > I can come close by producing two charts, one left to right
> and one right to
> > left, but without the children in the middle.
>
> Got it. You in the middle, father with ancestors right-to-left
> on your left, and mother with ancestors left-to-right on your
> right. Very neat! Bob V are you listening <g>.
>
> Until it's available automatically, I would suggest making three
> charts and using copy and paste to merge them. The father's
> ancestors right-to-left, and mother's ancestors left-to-right as
> you have already done. Then do a one generation descendants
> left-to-right to get the kid(s).
>
> Now comes the tricky part (it's been a while since I've done
> this, and then not with this configuration, so you may have to
> adjust these suggestions some to make it work). Start with a
> copy of the father's chart. Expand the canvas enough to make
> room for the other two charts (Tools/Diagram/Diagram Measurements).
>
> Then open the chart of the kid(s), select all (or maybe just the
> kid(s) box and the connecting lines), copy them, then paste them
> in the first chart. Move that part to the proper place, and
> connect the lines to the father. It helps to turn on ports
> (View/Ports) and zoom in pretty close. You select the line, then
> move the cursor to the end you want to attach until it becomes a
> small square with four arrows. Then just drag it and drop it on
> the port (small dot) you want to use on the father's box.
>
> Next, open and copy the mother's chart, and paste it on the
> first chart. After you position it, you need to add connecting
> links to the kid(s). Don't use the lines, but use the "links."
> Click on the "Link Orthogonal" (the L-shaped line with the two
> boxes attached) on the toolbar, then click on one port on the
> mother and another on the kid. Add more links if needed.
>
> When you have everything connected and adjusted use
> Tools/Diagram/Size to Components to remove any excess room. And
> remember to turn off View/Ports before you print, or they will
> show in the print.
>
>
> > This might not print well if you use Bob's service,
>
> Why not? He can print up to 3 ft. in the narrow direction, and
> way too long in the other direction.
>
> Terry Reigel
>
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