Direct Line Search

End of Line Search
Summary	Modifies search page to add "search my line" and "search no parent" checkboxes to the search page
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Mod Updated	{{{mod_last_update}}}
Download link	for TNG 11.0 http://adupree.com/download/direct_line_search.zip
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Author(s)	A. S. DuPree
Homepage	Direct_Line_Search (this page)
Mod Support	TNG Community Forums
Contact Developer	[1]
Latest Mod	11.0.0.1
Min TNG V	11 ?
Max TNG V	11
Files modified	search.php searchform.php
Related Mods	Bold_Ancestor_Child_Links
Notes	This is a BETA VERSION and it may have many issues. Designed as a complement to Bold_Ancestor_Child_Links to narrow searches to identify end of line ancestors.

Introduction

The Direct Line Search Mod can be used as a stand alone or in conjunction with the Bold_Child_Ancestor_Links mod to identify direct and end-of-line ancestors where many of us want to focus our attention.

In larger and larger databases, it can be frustrating to hone in attention on direct line ancestors. The Bold_Ancestor_Child_Links Mod (thanks Roger) has been tremendously useful in this task because it gives visual clues to the user.

The Direct Line Search Mod simply puts two checkboxes on the search page to limit search results to

1. Search no parents: people in the database who have children but do not have parents (identifying the ends of family research lines), and
2. Search my line only: those you have labelled as "Ancestors" using the branch search function in the admin panel

Each box can be used alone - for example searching with just Search my line only gives only direct line ancestors with whatever other search criteria is provided. And searching with Search no parents alone will identify the top of any line (as well as one person lines, e.g. the unresearched spouses of lines you are researching.)

Once installed, the checkbox for "search my line only" will NOT appear unless you have individuals in a branch marked as (ID) "Ancestors" (hopefully, containing your direct line ancestors as the Bold_Child_Ancestors_Link mod requires - it will work without that mod but not without a branch identified as "Ancestors"). The checkbox will also not appear if you have more than one branch labelled ancestors (say you have one in several trees). Finally, it will not appear for someone who does not have access to the tree with the appropriate branch. Figuring all of this out, was way above my skill level, so please let me know if you have issues or better solutions.

As it stands the mod (if you have labelled your Ancestor branch) can easily restrict searches to the earliest direct ancestors (End of Line).

For example, if you want to quickly identify your oldest living "Johnson" Ancestor, simply search for last name "Johnson" and check both Search no parents and Search my line only.

What this looks like:

Developer

This mod was developed by A.S. DuPree (a novice, happy for any help on improving it)

Requirements

• A working TNG installation. This has only been tested on TNG V 11.0.1
• A branch ID called "Ancestors" (in which you have identified direct line ancestors)
• An installed current version of the Mod Manager.

Automated Installation

1. Download the zip file in the status area in the upper right.
2. Extract the direct_line_search.zip to your mod folder.
3. Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the direct_line_search.cfg.

Conflicts and Issues

I have not found any conflicts or issues with this mod but I suspect there may be some. Please let me know if you find any. The language is ONLY in English.

In the event of a problem with your TNG site

1. Try using the Mod Manager to Remove the mod

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
Adupree.com	A.S. DuPree	Mod Developer	11.0.0.1	11.0.1	English
Roots & Relatives Remembered	Ron Krzmarzick	Partially-Public	11.0.0.1	11.1.1	EN,DE,CS,ES
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