Family.Show

Last updated
Family.Show
Original author Developed for Microsoft by Vertigo Software [1] [2]
Initial releaseApril 2007;18 years ago (2007-04) [3]
Stable release
3.4 [4]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg / 18 October 2020
Repository github.com/fredatgithub/FamilyShow
Written in C#
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Platform .NET Framework
Type Genealogy software
License Microsoft Public License
Website www.vertigo.com/familyshow.aspx ,
familyshow.codeplex.com

Family.Show is a free and open-source genealogy program written in C# and running on the .NET Framework. [5] [6] [7] 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. [8] [9] [10] The source code has originally been published on Microsoft's CodePlex website. [11] It has since been forked and development continues independent of Microsoft on GitHub. [12]

Contents

Overview

Family.Show includes the following features: [13]

Family.Show is intended as a reference sample and not a feature complete genealogy application. [14] Some limitations are: [15]

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. [16] [17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vertigo Software, Inc.XAML-Based Tools Help Custom Development Shop Speed Delivery, Focus on User Experience Posted: 7/3/2008 - Microsoft Partner Solution MarketPlace
  2. ↑ From ClickOnce to Deep Zoom – an Interview with Tony Sokolowski - Newsletter April 2008 - Microsoft Expression Newsletter
  3. ↑ Family.Show Version 1 was released in April in preparation for the MIX 07 conference
  4. ↑ https://github.com/fredatgithub/FamilyShow/releases/tag/V3.4.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Family.Show – an excellent WPF demo app | Tim Anderson's IT Writing
  6. ↑ Family.Show | FHQS
  7. ↑ Amateur Genealogists: take note of Family.Show | Ars Technica
  8. ↑ Tim Sneath : Announcing Family.Show 2.0 - July 17, 2007 MSDN Blogs
  9. ↑ Tim Sneath : Announcing Family.Show v3 – Our WPF Reference Application - February 23, 2009, MSDN Blogs
  10. ↑ Vertigo Software: I See Dead People with WPF | Inside Out | Channel 9
  11. ↑ Family.Show - CodePlex Archive
  12. ↑ GitHub - fredatgithub/FamilyShow: Fork of the Family show project from CodePlex. This is a genealogy application.
  13. ↑ Microsoft sample showcases new technology, innovation in genealogy software- by Mark Tucker (19 Jul 2007) ThinkGenealogy
  14. ↑ Vertigo: Family.Show Archived 2008-02-25 at the Wayback Machine - 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)
  15. ↑ Microsoft sample showcases new technology, innovation in genealogy software- by Mark Tucker (19 Jul 2007) ThinkGenealogy
  16. ↑ "Family.Show - Release: FamilyShow 3.0". Archived from the original on 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  17. ↑ View Issue #7834: Structure of *.familyx files Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine , Family.Show
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.