Family.Show is a free and open-source genealogy program written in C# and running on the

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partnered with and commissioned Vertigo Software in 2006 to create it as a reference application for Microsoft's latest UI technology and

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mechanism at the time,

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and

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. The source code has originally been published on Microsoft's

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Overview

Family.Show includes the following features: * Data grid to edit person information. * Add photos easily via drag-and-drop and write rich text stories about family members. * A family tree diagram which supports panning, zooming and a time slider control to display the tree from a historical perspective. * Multiple sequential and concurrent spousal relationships. * Family statistics such as last name tag cloud, age distribution histogram and birthday list. * Partial support for GEDCOM 5.5, a de facto genealogy format. * Change the look of the entire application by choosing a different skin. Family.Show is intended as a reference sample and not a feature complete genealogy application. Some limitations are: * Support of a single birth and death event per person. * No support for approximate dates (Abt. 1815, Bet. Jan 1707/08 - Jan 1708/09, Bef. 1931). The software is licensed under the Microsoft Public License.

File format

Family.Show uses an Open Package Convention file format (*.familyx) to save family data, stories, and photos in one file. View Issue #7834: Structure of *.familyx files
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References

External links

Vertigo Software Family.Show PageFamily.Show Page at Codeplex
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