More space for flag checkboxes in family view

[j2sacks]

I have set up my family view to display an extensive list of flag check boxes. I have flags for person attributes (Military, Clergy, Never married, etc) and flags for record status (Fully sourced, Research needed, etc). However, it seems that the field will only display one row of the check boxes, displaying only a subset of the flags I want to display. I can't get Reunion to devote more space to this field in the family view in spite of there being ample room. Is it possible to tell Reunion to devote more space (with notes there is a little black box in the corner to make the space bigger) or get a second row where the boxes "wrap" to the next line?

[Deb]

I have set up my family view to display an extensive list of flag check boxes. I have flags for person attributes (Military, Clergy, Never married, etc) and flags for record status (Fully sourced, Research needed, etc). However, it seems that the field will only display one row of the check boxes, displaying only a subset of the flags I want to display. I can't get Reunion to devote more space to this field in the family view in spite of there being ample room. Is it possible to tell Reunion to devote more space (with notes there is a little black box in the corner to make the space bigger) or get a second row where the boxes "wrap" to the next line?

This is not an option in Reunion 12. However, I will add it to our internal wish list for our programmers to consider implementing in a future version of Reunion. (I cannot make any promises as to when or if this suggestion will be implemented. However, I can promise it will be considered.)

In the meantime, I do have a few suggestions...

1. Make the Reunion window wider if the width of the Reunion window is not already as large as it can be and reduce the width of the sidebar on the right (or hide it).
2. If you are not already abbreviating the flag names that appear in the Family View, choose Reunion -> Preferences and select Family View. Then, in the listing of fields "Under the Couple Buttons," click on the Flags field. Finally, to the right of that listing of fields, check the box to "Abbreviate flag names" and uncheck the box to "Include title."
3. Or, try reducing the size of the font appearing on the family view by pressing the "command" key and "-" (the minus key) on your keyboard.

I hope something here is helpful for you in displaying all of the flags on the family view

[HuubTM]

On: Finally, to the right of that listing of fields, check the box to "Abbreviate flag names" and uncheck the box to "Include title."
To the right of this listing I do not see a checkbox about abbreviate. Only one checkbox: to check/uncheck the name of the field. In preferences for the flag name, I can define a abbreviation, but in the family view I only see the full flag name, no abbreviation.

[fjvanbodegom]

It is present

[Deb]

On: Finally, to the right of that listing of fields, check the box to "Abbreviate flag names" and uncheck the box to "Include title."
To the right of this listing I do not see a checkbox about abbreviate. Only one checkbox: to check/uncheck the name of the field. In preferences for the flag name, I can define a abbreviation, but in the family view I only see the full flag name, no abbreviation.

See this screen shot...
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The "Abbreviate flag names" box is under the "Include These Flags" menu button.

HTH

[HuubTM]

I do not see, in my Dutch translated version of Reunion, version 12.0, build 200127, this ",Include these flags" drop down list. See printscreen

[alan]

HuubTM,
I think you have to add the "Flag " event first before it appears in the Field Info;
Go to Reunion Preferences>Default>Couple> Inside the couple buttons> > Add Field> Flag Check Buttons. It then appears to the right where you can "include title etc...."

[HuubTM]

I see now. But you will get 2 Flag fields, one for abbreviated flags, one for full flag names. Correct?