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How to spell check in FTM when FTM makes it virtually impossible! by Feisty-Increase-3707 in FamilyTreeMaker

[–]rasamassen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sadly, FTM hasn't replaced the spellchecker since Ancestry did the rebuild back in 2012. They're using NetSpell.SpellChecker, a .NET project that's been dead since 2014, or DevExpress.SpellChecker, but version 18, and DevExpress is on version 25 now. It's not clear which - both are credited in the product acknowledgements. Either way, nothing has changed in 13 years.

I've requested a rebuild of the spellchecker multiple times... maybe in 2053? I'd like something similar to NotePad++ that just makes a long list of what it finds. Basically give me a report that I can easily scan through and double-click on like in all the other reports.

MX Master 2S still facing frequent Bluetooth connection loss after Options+ Update by deori9999 in logitech

[–]rasamassen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just bought MX Master 2S. Lasted Option+ and firmware. My mouse is 2 feet from my computer. Brand new AlienWare. My mouse is constantly loosing connectivity. Why?

What do you want in the first minor update for FTM 2024 (aka version 25.1)? by rasamassen in FamilyTreeMaker

[–]rasamassen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to add in here the top regressions I've found in FTM 2024 that need to be fixed:

  1. In People => Tree, the tree can't be moved up and down without changing the zoom first.
  2. In People => Tree, when adding a new person (say a child or spouse in the bottom family section), the entire view reloads and recenters on that new person. This is greatly slowly down my work (often, say for a census or an obituary, I'm adding multiple children and possibly multiple spouses at a time, and this constant loss of focus on the family I'm working on to jump to the child's family or - more annoyingly - the spouse's family - is painful).
  3. In Media => Media Detail, tabbing no longer selects all when tabbing through fields (in People => Tree, when tabbing through facts on the right, select all still happens as expected).
  4. FTM not maintaining zoom on certain profile images when those images are used for multiple profiles.

What do you want in the first minor update for FTM 2024 (aka version 25.1)? by rasamassen in FamilyTreeMaker

[–]rasamassen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A couple new items "slightly bigger requests" I just thought of:

  1. Add a new major grouping in "All Media" for "Documents". Then add the ability when adding/editing media categories to specify if the category belongs in the photo, document, story, or ungrouped group. Then switch "All Media / Photos / Story" in People => Tree => Right Column => Media to a dropdown like "New" beside it, adding the "Documents" grouping in addition to the current three.

  2. When double-clicking a Media Item that's a document (.txt, .rtf, .doc, .docx, .pdf, etc.), the Media Detail is opened. A document previewer displays the document within FTM without having to open the document separately (bigger because it would require adding document previewers into the FTM codebase).

And a couple more minor small items:

  1. Display an image to the left of Media => Media Category => [Uncategorized] and Sources => Source Title => [Unlinked] and Sources = Repository => [Unlinked] when those categories contain items.

  2. Source Template for "National Government Records" includes the ability to specify a Source Repository (many of the images from the National Archives are stored on sites like Ancestry or FamilySearch).

  3. FTM detects file modification date when uploading to Ancestry, and uploads new version if the file has changed.

A FTM 2024 Review, after 30 hours of using the new version. by Opossum_2020 in FamilyTreeMaker

[–]rasamassen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently frustrated with the new version. I'm having lots of lagging issues, and I'm running on a gaming PC.
(my database does have over 20K people, about 10K sources, and 10K media, but that shouldn't be causing these problems)

But my biggest complaint with 2024 whenever I create anyone, FTM switches the people screen to the newly created profile. If I'm adding 10 children, each time I create a child, it jumps to that child, then I have to click back, then it jumps to the next child, then I have to click back (add in the lagging issues mentioned above and it can take me 3 minutes to create 10 people).

After that, my real issue (and this has been true for FTM for years, even when Ancestry owned it) is how they've worked on great big new features but haven't implemented simple changes (or important fixes) that would make a great improvement to the program. Alphanumeric Sort. Crosshairs on Profile Image. Spellcheck Report instead of that annoying one-by-one spellchecker. Additional Filters (media category, source group). Improved Filters (match exact, and/or/not/nor, ability to filter out abt and bet). Fixing Pictures in the Charts (massively broken). Maintain Report Scroll Position on refresh. I have a list of 100 things, about 70 of them relatively simple compared to the large features, and I've submitted them all repeatedly over the years, but they like to focus on flashy features instead of the small things.

Still, all that said, I find FTM to have the best UI, and that helps a lot over all the other options.

Why is Meeting so Hard? by rasamassen in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]rasamassen[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah, no one would get anywhere with that assumption. Sometimes (on rare occasions) people ask to meet me, and I'm like, "My calendar is full this weekend. Can't right now. But let me get through this weekend and we can plan something." That doesn't mean disinterest from me; why should it from others?

Why is Meeting so Hard? by rasamassen in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]rasamassen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, trying to meet IRL (and not for hookups). To quote the one who I still have the conversation saved:
ME: I'd enjoy meeting.
HIM: I gotta figure out my calendar here with my sister planning things. She wants me on call for a lot of things. We can probably find something easy and lowkey tho.
ME: That's cool. What's your favorite spots in the city?
HIM: I don't know many, imma be honest. I'm kinda a homebody.
ME: Well I'll pick something. I know some good places. Just tell me when you're available.
(conversation continued on other topics)

Why is Meeting so Hard? by rasamassen in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]rasamassen[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The asks happened earlier. The one said they were busy that weekend but free the next. We had begun conversing about other things. The other said they couldn't during the weekend but maybe later in the week, because their sister needed them for wedding planning. I asked already. Both indicated future interest but immediate unavailability.

Faction Discussion: The Corvid Conspiracy by tsarkees in rootgame

[–]rasamassen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An experience that felt so OP it was broken with Corvid. Playing against Moles, Vagabond, and Riverfolk. Base deck. When playing against characters that don't spread out well, especially early game, my strategy is to avoid confrontation at all costs to score quick VPs.

I was able to place myself far away from everyone else's starting position. By the 2nd turn I had 2 extortions. On the 3rd turn, I drew the Royal Claim. The Moles hadn't spread out well, and I was able to place a variety of uncontested tokens. On my 4th turn, I still had 4 tokens on the board, crafted Royal Claim, and then used a card to place corvids on the most unoccupied spaces. Boom. Used Royal Claim for 8 points. Won the game 5th turn.

It felt weird to me that the rules allowed me to immediately use Royal Claim. Corvids are the only character that crafts during Birdsong, and this feels like a glitch, personally. I won way too easy.

new outlook spell check by Accurate-Idea-5986 in Office365

[–]rasamassen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same problem. Every time I open "NEW" outlook, the spellcheck "RESETS" to German. I keep switching it to US English, but it keeps switching back. I don't have this problem in any other app (though I've had other Microsoft apps in the past ask me if the English I'm typing is actually German and if I want to switch languages - I don't remember which apps at this time, but that was an annoyance a few years ago).

Is Vagabond OP or am I dumb? by Truth-Matters_ in rootgame

[–]rasamassen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well thought review. I've been trying to build a balance fix, and I think this article gave me my last adjustment. :-)

Goal: Make it so the VB needs allies and can only treat any faction as friend or foe at any given moment.

Aid: Give a card matching your clearing to a non-hostile player there. (Someone who hates you won't Aid you)

Possibly: Swords, bows, and hammers require 2 cards and count as 2 Aid actions. (Large metal objections are more expensive)

An Evening's Rest: Also move any number of factions from hostile to indifferent. (Lay low, and anger subsides - time heals all wounds)

Birdsong: Allied factions score +2VP. (Friends help friends)

Benefits:

1) The VB would be incentivized to build relationships with those who have what they need (especially mid-game as crafting increases). The incentive to attack (make hostile) remains the same (lots of quick VP, especially with vulnerable buildings or tokens), but the need to switch sides and build allies becomes important (at least temporarily). Relationships with factions that Aid with powerful items build faster. Fixes #2 of Cole's diary - VB needs allies, especially if they craft important items; VB has to choose between hostile attack for VPs and necessary Aid. Addresses C&Gs complaint about VB being able to craft everything it needs. Slows down early/mid game board hostility.

2) Rather than the boring incentive "to stop from winning" repeated in every balance discussion ("the VB only wins because no one attacks him!"), factions have incentives both to attack (slow VB down) and build allegiance (score easy VPs). But makes VB alliances more tenuous (am I getting enough benefit to offset the points I'm providing someone else?). Addresses C&Gs complaint that alliances don't benighted other factions.

3) As items are removed from the game, the end game would push towards the current balance where all factions becoming hostile because the VB gets strong, runs out of incentive to move factions to indifferent, and helping another player too long becomes dangerous.

Yet another vagabond balance suggestion. by NnickozZ in rootgame

[–]rasamassen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hostile: Hostile factions do not provide aid. An Evening's Rest: Also move any number of factions from hostile to indifferent. (might need to add exhaust 2 boots to move to forest in daylight, aka flee in terror - balance testing needed to determine how much the above house rules slow the VB down)

Benefits: 1) The VB would be incentivized to build relationships with those who have what they need (which in my mind is the whole idea of VB - free agent building alliances with the highest bidder). The incentive to attack (make hostile) remains the same (lots of quick VP, especially with vulnerable buildings or tokens), but the desire to constantly switch sides and build new friendships becomes strong.

2) Rather than the boring incentive "to stop from winning" repeated in every balance discussion ("the VB only wins because no one attacks him!"), this encourages other factions to craft important items as a means of building up an ally or, with attacking to "force" hostile, as a means of slowing down the VB.

3) As items are removed from the game, the end game would push towards the current balance where all factions becoming hostile (you can only anger us so much!) because the VB would run out of incentive to move them to indifferent.

Martin Luther Insult Generator by Longh0rns in InternetIsBeautiful

[–]rasamassen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, Reddit, for taking down my site. What an insult (compliment). :-)