Living Color Mod

Living Color Mod
Summary	Displays names of living persons in selected color on personal and family group sheets.
Validation	Latest mod is XHTML compliant.
Mod Updated	17 April 2023
Download link	version 13.0.0.23.zip TNG 13.0 TNG 14.0 version 12.0.0.18.zip TNG 12.0 for TNG 12.0 TNG 11.0 version 11.0.0.15.zip version 10.1.1.14.zip TNG 900-1000
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Author(s)	Rick Bisbee
Homepage	Bisbee Family Connection
Mod Support	Support for Living_Color_Mod
Contact Developer	As above
Latest Mod	13.0.0.23
Min TNG V	9.0.0
Max TNG V	14.0
Files modified
Related Mods
Notes	Very easy to configure and use. If you are also using the Wiki Integration mod then it must be installed prior to the Living Color Mod in TNG V8.

Introduction

When you are logged in as Admin it is impossible to tell at a glance if a person is flagged as living or private without going into the Edit tab. It is important because all those who should be flagged but are not, may have vital information revealed to unauthorized visitors. This mod affects TNG pages by setting the names of everyone flagged as living or private to the colors of your choice. You can also determine who will be allowed to see highlighting for living or private persons. By default it is Admin only, but you can set it to be visible to any logged in user to whom you have given permissions.

Current version adds an option to bold & italicize living and private persons for those who may be color-vision impaired.

CAUTION: TNG families also have a 'living' flag which serves to limit information shown to the public about marriages. Living Color on family group sheets or in family search lists only reflects the status of a person's 'living' flag and says nothing about the state of family/marriage 'living' flags.

Compatibility

Mod Tested With Following TNG Versions

Ver	900	910	922	1000 all	1100 all	1102+	1200+	1300+	1400+
10.1.1.14
11.0.0.15
12.0.0.18						php 5.6/7.4
13.0.0.22								php 5.6/7.4	php 7.4/8.2

*green: compatible   red: not compatible   white: not tested

See Multisite Testbed for information on how this mod is tested and managed.

Conflicts With Other Mods

TNG version:

≤ 10.0

TNG version:

≥ 9.0.4

If using Relationship Display Mod, then you must install it before installing Living Color.

At the moment there are no known conflicts with other TNG mods. It should be noted however, that if you are using the Wiki Integration mod, you must install it before installing Living Color.

Revision History

Version	Date	Contents
v13.0.0.23	17 Apr 2023	Fixes incompatibility with SOSA mod
v13.0.0.22	05 Dec 2022	Fixes bad target in familychart.php
v13.0.0.21	03 Oct 2021	Adds colors and optional emphasis (for color impaired vision) to rest of TNG charts Deconflicts with Simple Seo Mod Adds Living Color to the following TNG files: extrastree.php pedigreetext.php ahnentafel.php showmap.php placesearch.php Thanks to Rob Van Rij for providing and testing these updates.
v13.0.0.20	26 Sep 2020	Adds colors and optional emphasis (for color impaired vision) to rest of TNG charts Deconflicts with Simple Seo Mod Fixes minor bug re anniversaries.php
v13.0.0.19	25 Sep 2020	Adds colors to new TNGv13 vertical charts
v13.0.0.18	21 Sep 2020	Updates mod for TNGv13 Updates mod with option to show living and private individuals with bold & italics for those who my be color-vision impaired
v12.0.0.18	11 Aug 2020	Updates mod with option to show living and private individuals with bold & italics for those who my be color-vision impaired
v12.0.0.17	23 Mar 2018	Updates mod to show show living status in family charts
v11.0.0.15	20 Mar 2016	Updates mod to work with TNGv11
v10.1.1.14	25 Jul 2015	Consolidates previous versions of the mod and is compatible with TNG all the way back to v9.0.0
v10.1.1.13	5 Apr 2015	Update for TNG v10.1.1
v10.1.0.12	9 Mar 2015	Adds color to Descendants Text and Register views
v10.1.0.11	8 Jan 2015	Updated for TNGv10.1.0
v10.0.2.10	28 Apr 2014	Corrected internal version number
v10.0.2.10	27 Apr 2014	Upgrade for TNGv10.0.2. Not compatible with previous versions of TNG
v9.2.0.9	26 Feb 2012	Upgrade for TNGv920 beta 1. Not compatible with previous versions of TNG
v9.0.0.8	7 Oct 2012	Adds living color to media listings (browsemedia.php). Fix display of private individuals in anniversaries display
v9.0.0.7	12 Aug 2012	Adds living color to the anniversaries display.
v9.0.0.6	26 Apr 2012	New Feature! In addition to highlighting names of persons whose 'living' flag is set, this version adds capability to highlight names whose 'private' flag is set. The admin can turn off highlighting for living or private flags, choose separate highlight colors, and display highlighted names on TNG pages for admins only or for both admins and registered users. See new Mod Manager Editor options.
v9.0.0.5	14 Apr 2012	Fixes Errors in Admin >> People when searching for those with no children or no parents.
v9.0.0.4	25 Feb 2012	Removes unwanted styling from CSV output in showreport.php
v9.0.0.3	21 Feb 2012	Adds living color to timelines
v9.0.0.2	16 Feb 2012	Prevent fatal errors if upgrade is installed on top of mod
v9.0.0.1	15 Feb 2012	Minor technical fix
v9.0.0.0	8 Feb 2012	Updated for TNG V9. No known conflicts or install dependencies.
v8.1.2j	18 Aug 2011	Deconflicted with Research Link Mod; add descendant charts (again).
v8.1.2i	15 Aug 2011	Deconflicted with Submit Photo/Document Mod.
v8.1.2h	15 Aug 2011	Deconflicted with Relationship Display Mod.
v8.1.2g	15 Aug 2011	Deconflicted with Deceased Icon mod; included What's New page.
v8.1.2f	13 Aug 2011	Fixed a few bugs, reduced it's impact on TNG scripts, and made it a bit more bullet-proof.
v8.1.2e	11 Aug 2011	Fixes a bug on family edit page, where if you added a parent by personID it showed the styling tags as part of the name. Also fixed the alt text for small photos in family group sheets to remove styling tags.
v8.1.2d	10 Aug 2011	Adds living color to virtually all pages and lists
v8.1.2c	9 Aug 2011	Adds living color to individual and family search lists
v8.1.2b	2 Aug 2011	Adds living color to descendant charts
v8.1.2a	29 Jul 2011	Initial release of Living Color Mod

Visualizations

User's Page View

This is how part of a page might appear with Admin or View living and View private persons privileges. Bear in mind, the highlight colors simply show that the living flag (red) or private flag (blue) is set.

The example above is shown with the Child Descendant Indicator Mod by Chuck Filteau that replaces the greater-than symbol (>) with the more traditional plus sign (+) to indicate that a person has children.

Note that if your are using the Event Map add children mod the child's name in the Google Map Events table will also be highlighted.

Mod Manager

After the Living Color Mod is successfully installed, one of the items listed in the Mod Manager will look something like this.

To change the program parameters, click on Edit Options.

Mod Manager Editor

The Mod Manager editor presents four program parameters for editing. The first two set the highlight color and viewing privileges for Private persons, while the next two do the same for Living persons. Highlight colors can be expressed as a hex color code (e.g., #000080) or as a color constant (e.g., blue). In either case, do not surround the parameter with quotes. If you don't care why data is being restricted, you can set both living and private highlight colors to the same value. After setting parameter values, click on Confirm Edit to save your preferences. If you click on Restore default parameter values, the defaults in parentheses will be restored.

Requirements

• A working installation of TNG.
• A copy of living_color with suitable version for your TNG installation. See download area at top of page for selecting the right version for your website.

Automated Install

1. Remove and delete previously installed version of living_color.
2. Download the appropriate living_color zip file from the Mod Summary at the top of the page.
3. Unzip the file and place it in your /mods folder.
4. Click on Mod Manager in the Admin panel and install it.
5. In the Mod Manager listing for this mod, click on Edit and change the color and access parameters as desired.

Manual Installation

Manual installation is not supported.

Side Affects

The names shown in 'living color' are also links, but they will no longer change their color when you hover over them as do your normal links.

Acknowledgements and Disclaimer

Thanks to Ken Roy for his assistance and always helpful suggestions. Also kudos to Bryan Larson and Rob van Rij for suggesting useful extensions.

Thanks and appreciation to Martin Pannier for his addition of highlighting for Private flags.

As always, use this script at your own risk. The author will not be responsible for any damage to your website resulting from its use.

See also

• Deceased Indication - adds a headstone indicator viewable by all visitors to the page to indicate whether an individual is deceased

Sites using this mod

If you download and install this mod, please add your TNG site to the table below:

URL	User	Note	Mod-Version	TNG-Version	User-language
Bisbee Family Connection	Rick Bisbee	Mod Developer	V9.0.0.9	TNG V9.2.2	EN
Treichel-Familie.de	Andreas Treichel	Public & Private	13​.0​.0​.23	TNG 14.0.6	DE, UK, FR, ES, PL
A Line of Malkins in NZ	Rick Malkin	Great Mod...	v13.0.0.21	v13.1.1	English
The Severijns / Timmer Familytree	Rob Severijns	Public / Private	See here	See here	NL, EN
Things of KINGS	Garry KING	Happy user...	V13.0.0.20	TNG V13.0.2	English
Our Roy and Boucher Family	Ken Roy		V13.0.0.23	TNG 14.0.4	EN, FR
Our Family Histories	Bryan S. Larson	I use this mod with admin only enabled.	V11.0.0.15	TNG V11.1	EN
AppeltHaus Genealogy	Lawrence Appelt	Not a Public Site.	10.0.2.10	10.0.2	EN
Kielakowie.pl	Janusz Kielak	I also use this mod on a test system with the Wiki Integration mod	V9.0.0.5	TNG V9.0.2	PL,EN,DE,ES,RUS
My family		(no public site)		see here	D,(NL),(GB)
Kemp(e) Family History	Andrew Kemp			see User:Kempons	EN
Walls Wrightsman Family	Carl B Zachary		V9.2.0.9	TNG 9.2.0	English
Zausmers and More-smers	Joyaa Antares	Not a public site. I really like this Mod	V11.0.0.15	TNG 11.1.2	EN
Sorenson Robey Family History	Darlene Bittaker	Admin only enabled	V9.2.0.9	TNG 9.1.1	EN
Hooley Family Links	Rick Hooley	Public/Private	See Here	See Here	EN
Wortelboer Genealogy	Bernard Wortelboer	Public site	V10.1.0.15	11.0.0	NL, EN
Brady Family Tree in Western Australia	Darryl Brady	Public site	10.1.0.13	10.1.1	EN, DE
Kleinmann Genealogy	John Kleinmann		13.0.0.22	14.0	EN
R G Strong Family Genealogy	Russell Strong	Public Site	13.0.0.23	14.0.4	EN, FR, DE, NL
Roots & Relatives Remembered	Ron Krzmarzick	Public & Private	See here	See here	EN,DE,CS
Luithlenfamilie	Ingo Wagner	Not a Public site	11.0.0.15	11.1.2	DE, EN, NO, FR
Population reconstruction Baarle-Nassau/Hertog and surrounding places	Rob van Rij	Public Site	V13.0.2.1	13.0.2	DE,EN,NL
Familie van Seeventer	Sandor van Seeventer	Public site	13.0.0.23	TNG 14.0.5	DE/EN/NL
Bumbery-Wangler	Bob Bumbery	Public/Private site	13.0.0.20	13.0.0	English
Genealogische Datenbank	JPB	Public site	see here	see here	DE, EN, FR
Gambrill Family Tree	Bobby Gambrill	Public site	13.0.0.21	13.1.1	English
Familienforschung SCABELL	Helga Scabell	Public/Private	12.0.0.17	13.0.1	DE, EN, PT
Racines Luxo-hennuyères	Michel Kirsch	Public site (registration)	V13.0.0.23	TNG 14.0.3	FR/EN/GE/NL
Nordic Ancestry	Mogens C. Fenger	Private site (registration)	V13.0.0.21	TNG 13.1	DA/EN
Joseph Oran Holtz Genealogy Pages	Jim Holt	Private	See Here	See Here	EN
Barta Joggele aus Mauren Liechtenstein	Gerald Meier	Private	13.0.0.22	14.0	EN, DE, FR, IT, PT, ES, CZ
La Saga BIGEY	François BIGEY	Public	13.0.0.23	14.0.1	FR
Solem Genealogy	Jan-Thore Solem	Private	13​.0​.0​.23	14.0.2	EN, NO
Familjen Johnson	Leif Johnson	Public	See here	See here	SE, EN
GénéaKat	Katryne	Public & Private	v13​.0​.0.23	14.0.4	FR,EN,SP