I will make a completely contrary opinion to yours and describe Rootsmagic as a screwdriver set thereas Family Historian is a full Snap On roll around tool chest. I was forced to get to know FH6 due to the slowness of RM development and the endless waiting for features I wanted inboard without needing to reach for SQL solutions. Paul Shakespear, you have broken my slumber from RM related chatter as I simply cannot agree with your opinions above, if you believe RM8 is stronger than FH7 then you simply don't know FH6 or 7. Apologies to Edward for the previous misquote, now corrected, 11 Feb. I do like the RM8 interface being cleaner. RM8 looks simple but the depth is there and functionally is very strong compared to FH7 so far. The hiding I was referring to was compared to FH7 that is visually cluttered compared to RM8. On Tue, at 09:54 PM, Paul Shakespear wrote: Hi Edward. Have a long way to go to match RM7's performance and productivity. Since the Preview was first released, but in my opinion they still Works with other genealogy programs besides RootsMagic.
I have ORA configured to automatically add/update factsĪnd source citations directly from the sources I find. Me to adapt my workflow to something close to what I understand FH7 ORA allows me to populate my RootsMagic databaseĭirectly from source records found at many prominent sites such asĪncestry, FamilySearch, FindAGrave, etc. The Online Repository Assistant, written by John Cardinal ofįamily History Hosting. RM7 makes that process about asĪlso, last year I began using a product called ORA, "source driven" in that nothing goes into my database without at I consider my approach to genealogy to be I can see the merit in the FH7 approach, but I'm pleased with Then you attach citations to those objects to justify Supports the more traditional approach of adding the people, places,Īnd facts. Generate entries in your database - people, places, facts, etc. Understanding of the "source driven approach" is limited at best.īut my impression is that you can find a source and FH7 will I've been using RootsMagic for about six years now, starting with