21 May 2016

Ancestry Utils & GEDUtils updated to version 2.0

Ancestry Utils v. 2.0

The Ancestry Utils v. 2.0 user script now works with Tampermonkey or Greasemonkey userscript manager extentions, which means the utils are available to a wider choice of browser - Chrome, Opera, Safari, Firefix - or any browser that supports these extentions.

GEDUtils v. 2.0

The GEDUtils v. 2.0 NoteTab clip library has been updated to work with NoteTab v. 7.x in order to make use of the enhanced and improved capabilities.

Enjoy!

12 March 2013

Ancestry Utils Update 1.1

Ancestry Utils v. 1.1

Ancestry changes their website from time to time, which requires updates to my utilities script. An anonymous user commented on the original post that some of the functionality had stopped working. The script has been updated to work with Ancestry's latest site. Enjoy!

11 June 2012

Adding Style, Form & Function to Legacy Web Pages



Last updated: 22 Jun 2012

The Goal

The following EASY instructions provide a way to add some customization to Legacy generated web pages by linking in some JavaScript and CSS files. If you are interested in the technical details, the industry standard jQuery library is linked in along with a custom StyleSheet and JavaScript pair of files that tweak the pages, and provide a foundation for future customization.

Customizations Include:
  • Adding Captions to Images
  • Adjust font settings
  • Add class attributes for custom styling

17 April 2012

Legacy Custom Searches

List of Custom Searches.

FindMyPast
 
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/XdbSearchCountServlet?forename=[FirstName]&surname=[SurName]&includeForenameVariants=Y&fromYear=[StartYear]&toYear=[EndYear]
 

28 February 2011

GED Utils Example Ancestry Tree

Example Tree: Charles "Uncle Charlie" R. Ross

This is a link to an example tree at Ancestry.com to showcase the integration of Legacy Family Tree, GED Utils, and Ancestry.com.  The tree was created by simply uploading a GEDCOM file that was exported from Legacy and then pre-processed with GED Utils.  No updates or edits have been made at Ancestry.com.

What do you think?

01 February 2011

Spit Shine Legacy Web Pages

Injecting CSS

This should work in any of the types of web pages generated by Legacy. It can be as easy as pasting the snippet below and adding a file named site.css, or further customized as needed. The code snippet provides the ability to dynamically inject both JavaScript and Style Sheets into the Legacy generated web pages by making use of the getScript and getStyle methods respectively. Notice that the jQuery JavaScript library and a Style Sheet named site.css are specifically being injected. Mimic these calls to inject additional files, or edit the name site if you prefer. Again, if you'd rather not touch code, simply include a text file called 'site.css' in the root directory of your Legacy generated web pages, and add your custom rules (see example at the bottom).

To Use:
  • Copy the Injection Script and paste into the header section of the Legacy 'Links' tab.
  • Edit the code if so desired
  • Create a site.css file, and include it with your other generated web pages
  • Add style rules to your file
  • Test on your favorite, or various browsers

22 January 2011

Ancestry Utils

Ancestry Utils v. 1.0

Ancestry Utils is a Greasemonkey script that customizes the way Ancestry.com, particularly Member Trees, display and behave. This script requires Firefox with the Greasemonkey add-on. I understand that Chrome and Safari offer some support for scripts like this, but I believe I've made use of features only available in Firefox.

To install:
  • Install Firefox and/or Greasemonkey
  • Come back here, using Firefox, and click the download button in the menu on the left
  • Follow the Greasemonkey prompts