Update for 19 Oct 2003


Saving is coming along, but more difficult than originally thought.

When I originally started this project, I was expecting to be able to spend 5-10 hours per week. It turns out that I have been busier than anticipated, and it's been closer to 1-2 hours per week. As such, it has dragged on longer than I hoped.

I am currently working on saving and exporting data. I will have a new file format for the MacPAF program (.macpaf) that will be the main repository for the information, but the embedded in the .macpaf file will be a normal GEDCOM file, so exporting to GEDCOM will be pretty simple.

I spent the majority of last week figuring out how to get my saved GEDCOM files to be compatible with the old Family Records/PAF for Mac program. That was much more difficult than I originally thought and has put the project back another few weeks.

I'm hoping to finish saving and exporting in the next 2 weeks. I will then devote the following 2 weeks to cleaning up the program and getting ready a preview release for people to try out. It will still be buggy and rough, but enough to get a feel for the program and start the feedback process.

Posted: Sun - October 19, 2003 at 11:28 AM          

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