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| author = Developed for Microsoft by Vertigo Software[http://www.microsoft.com/industry/publicsector/partnersolutionmarketplace/CaseStudyDetail.aspx?casestudyid=4000002345 Vertigo Software, Inc.XAML-Based Tools Help Custom Development Shop Speed Delivery, Focus on User Experience Posted: 7/3/2008] - Microsoft Partner Solution MarketPlace[https://www.microsoft.com/expression/news-press/newsletter/2008-04/Article04.aspx From ClickOnce to Deep Zoom – an Interview with Tony Sokolowski] - Newsletter April 2008 - Microsoft Expression Newsletter

| released = {{Start date and age|2007|04}}[http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2007/07/17/announcing-family-show-2-0.aspx#4103937 Family.Show Version 1 was released in April in preparation for the MIX 07 conference]

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| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q5433005|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q5433005|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

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| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q5433005|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}

| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/fredatgithub/FamilyShow}}

| programming language = C#

| operating system = Microsoft Windows

| platform = .NET Framework

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| genre = Genealogy software

| license = Microsoft Public License

| website = {{URL|http://www.vertigo.com/familyshow.aspx}},
{{URL|familyshow.codeplex.com}}

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Family.Show is a free and open-source genealogy program written in C# and running on the .NET Framework.[https://www.itwriting.com/blog/281-familyshow-an-excellent-wpf-demo-app.html Family.Show – an excellent WPF demo app | Tim Anderson's IT Writing][https://familyhistoryquickstart.com/familyshow/ Family.Show | FHQS][https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2007/08/amateur-genealogists-take-note-of-family-show/ Amateur Genealogists: take note of Family.Show | Ars Technica] Microsoft partnered with and commissioned Vertigo Software in 2006 to create it as a reference application for Microsoft's latest UI technology and software deployment mechanism at the time, Windows Presentation Foundation and ClickOnce.[http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2007/07/17/announcing-family-show-2-0.aspx Tim Sneath : Announcing Family.Show 2.0] - July 17, 2007 MSDN Blogs[http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2009/02/23/announcing-family-show-v3-our-wpf-reference-application.aspx Tim Sneath : Announcing Family.Show v3 – Our WPF Reference Application] - February 23, 2009, MSDN Blogs[https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Inside+Out/Vertigo-Software-I-See-Dead-People-with-WPF Vertigo Software: I See Dead People with WPF | Inside Out | Channel 9] The source code has originally been published on Microsoft's CodePlex website.[https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=familyshow Family.Show - CodePlex Archive] It has since been forked and development continues independent of Microsoft on GitHub.[https://github.com/fredatgithub/FamilyShow GitHub - fredatgithub/FamilyShow: Fork of the Family show project from CodePlex. This is a genealogy application.]

Overview

Family.Show includes the following features:[http://www.thinkgenealogy.com/2007/07/19/introducing-familyshow/ Microsoft sample showcases new technology, innovation in genealogy software]- by Mark Tucker (19 Jul 2007) ThinkGenealogy

  • 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.[http://www.vertigo.com/familyshow.aspx Vertigo: Family.Show] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225151604/http://www.vertigo.com/familyshow.aspx |date=2008-02-25 }} - Are You an Amateur Genealogist? "But please keep in mind that Family.Show is not a “real product. It’s more like a concept car that we built for geeky programmers and designers" - Version 2.0 Now Available (July 17, 2007) Some limitations are:[http://www.thinkgenealogy.com/2007/07/19/introducing-familyshow/ Microsoft sample showcases new technology, innovation in genealogy software]- by Mark Tucker (19 Jul 2007) ThinkGenealogy

  • 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.{{Cite web |url=http://familyshow.codeplex.com/releases/view/23637 |title=Family.Show - Release: FamilyShow 3.0 |access-date=2010-12-13 |archive-date=2011-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111091110/http://familyshow.codeplex.com/releases/view/23637 |url-status=dead }}[http://familyshow.codeplex.com/workitem/7834?ProjectName=familyshow View Issue #7834: Structure of *.familyx files] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708174114/http://familyshow.codeplex.com/workitem/7834?ProjectName=familyshow |date=2011-07-08 }}, Family.Show

See also

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  • [http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/activedirectoryshow ActiveDirectory.Show] - Derived from Family.Show - MSDN Code Gallery
  • Free software movement

References

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External links

  • [http://www.vertigo.com/familyshow.aspx Vertigo Software Family.Show Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225151604/http://www.vertigo.com/familyshow.aspx |date=2008-02-25 }}
  • [http://www.codeplex.com/familyshow Family.Show Page at Codeplex]
  • {{GitHub|https://github.com/fredatgithub/FamilyShow}}

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Category:Free genealogy software

Category:Microsoft free software

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Category:Windows-only free software

Category:Windows-only genealogy software

Category:2007 software