PAF For Mac?

I believe that Information and download is available from:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/macpaf/

I have not downloaded it yet, but it looks promising.

Use Darwine.

Just do a web search for "Darwine PAF"

Here's a couple of links that might help:

http://head-lights.blogspot.com/2008/07 ... x-105.html

http://tech.lds.org/forum/archive/index.php/t-632.html

Darwine is a derivative of Wine (for Linux). Both provide Mac or Linux a library of code that most windows applications use. It is not a Windows emulator (Wine Is Not an Emulator). There is good info about it in the first link.

As I posted in the earlier threads in this forum about PAF for Mac, this URL may also be useful:

http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=1706

There is a note specifically about using PAF under Wine on a Mac. If that note needs correction or update, please email me. As one of the volunteer maintainers of that page, I want to keep it current. I don't use a Mac, so I have to rely on those who do for corrections and updates.

I am about to load Leopard on my laptop so I can use the PC version of PAF. Does anyone have any comments/insights on this issue? There is a serious lack of genealogy applications native to OSX. I have been using GEDitCom for a couple of years now but the Temple-Ready function is clunky and outdated at best. One of the good things about GEDitCom is the ability to edit most of the functions. It is VERY configurable. I would appreciate any guidance in this area. By the way, I went to the SourceForge link posted here and there were no projects available for download. Was I going about it the wrong way?

Has anyone tried the Mac version of FamilyInsight. It has been available for several weeks now and I have not heard any reports for any Mac users about FamilyInsight. It is produced by Ohana Software the creator of PAFInsight. It has the ability to sync with newFamilySearch. They have a 60 day free trial.

I have tried using it but you must use a gedcom so it is still awkward on a Mac. It would really be nice to have it interfaced to something like Reunion.

Roger wrote:I have tried using it but you must use a gedcom so it is still awkward on a Mac. It would really be nice to have it interfaced to something like Reunion.

FamilyInsight does have pedigree views as well as individual views, unless the Mac version is different. They are hid away in the menus so some people are not aware that they are part of the program. Have you tried using the pedigree views.

I agree it would be better to have a full function program, but it is at least one option for Mac useres to sync with nFS.

hapagirl wrote:There is a serious lack of genealogy applications native to OSX.

Have you looked at Reunion by Leister Productions? (http://www.leisterpro.com) or iFamily for Leopard (http://www.ifamilyforleopard.com). Both are highly rated.

Yes I have tried the pedigree view. I am still in the process of looking at FamilyInsight and it is a great improvement for LDS and the Mac.

I have also looked at Reunion and it is a good basic program. It lacks 2 things that I consider a must. 1. The searching of the internet with out having to reinter the data. 2. IGI or nFS search. In fact all of the genealogy programs for the Mac do not have any support for LDS with the exception of storing the data you enter. Nothing like you find in RootsMagic, Legacy or other Windows programs.

For non LDS Reunion it is a good program. If there were an API where you could pass data between Reunion and FamilyInsight this would answer one of my concerns.

Just my rambling. I am running virtualbox on my Mac and have both RootsMagic and Legacy installed and running under VirtualBox. RootsMagic seems to run better with network files than Legacy but both are good genealogy programs.

Roger

Roger wrote: I am still in the process of looking at FamilyInsight and it is a great improvement for LDS and the Mac.

For non LDS Reunion it is a good program. If there were an API where you could pass data between Reunion and FamilyInsight this would answer one of my concerns.

Roger

Reunion, like **any** serious genealogy program, has the ability to work GEDCOM.
For Ver 9 --- File>>Import/Export>> Export GEDCOM>> -----

I am in the process of trying to decide if I want to write a iMac genealogy program that is geared toward the LDS community. I have been a programmer for 40 years with VB experience. I am in the process of working with RealBasic to see if I think I can do this project using RB.

I would appreciate any comments on this project. What do you think, good, bad, things you consider important that I should include in the application? Do you think it is worth while or a waste of my time?

I have some ideals on what I think it should contain and how the user interface should look and have started a prototype to see if I can make some of them work.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I hope this post is not inappropriate if so just delete it.

Thanks
Roger

I think the biggest problem with commercial genealogy today is it's just computerized Family Group Sheets. It works well when starting out, but falls apart when real research is involved. I'd suggest any new program be "Source Based". Hopefully I'll find some more time later to explain the term.

There is a commercial Family History program that is in the process of getting FamilySearch Certified and plan to offer the ability to sync with the newFamilySearch Family Tree program. The name of the program is MacFamilyTree. The program is already available. The next upgrade should include the ability to work with FamilySearch. The company is out of Germany.

Roger wrote:I am in the process of trying to decide if I want to write a iMac genealogy program that is geared toward the LDS community. I have been a programmer for 40 years with VB experience. I am in the process of working with RealBasic to see if I think I can do this project using RB.

I would appreciate any comments on this project. What do you think, good, bad, things you consider important that I should include in the application? Do you think it is worth while or a waste of my time?

I have some ideals on what I think it should contain and how the user interface should look and have started a prototype to see if I can make some of them work.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I hope this post is not inappropriate if so just delete it.

Thanks
Roger

If you do write a new program, I would suggest you consider using Java. Then, the same program could be useful and be used on several different platforms with just a little care in the design and coding, and maybe an incremental bit of debugging for any platform-specific issues. Alternatively, there is at least one graphics toolkit that claims to be cross-platform for use in programs written in C. Thank you for considering the suggestion(s).

I know this message was about 18 months ago, but for anyone looking into running a Windows (re: PAF) package on a MAC, one of the easier ways for me was to purchase the Virtual Machine software called 'FUSION'. It isn't all that expensive and it will let me run all the Windows programs I have tried. At present, I have been using LEGACY and it works super. I might try PAF again to see what features it has, but am currently satisfied with LEGACY and its features.

Bob

sgtbob -

Another great option that is very similar to Fusion and Parallels is call Virtual Box by Sun Microsystems. http://http://www.virtualbox.org/

It is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). I used to use parallels, and it works just as good plus it's free. I downloaded the new Release Candidate of Windows 7 for free and am running it via Virtual Box. I've been using PAF on it and it works Great! I think the Windows 7 Release Candidate is free until March 2010, but I'm not certain.

Tomj wrote:sgtbob -

Another great option that is very similar to Fusion and Parallels is call Virtual Box by Sun Microsystems. http://http://www.virtualbox.org/

Thanks for that tip. I downloaded it and it works well on Tiger on a Mac. I've now got XP and Linux running in VMs.

I finally found a very nice FREE family history program for the Mac.... It is called PAWriter and the developer says that this is where the original PAF for Mac would be if the church had continued to develop it. I have downloaded it, uploaded my whole family gedcom and it seems to work flawlessly. Someone who works with it a little more, might find some issues. Here is the web site where it can be downloaded:
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/27497/paw2u

I wanted to point out the list of FamilySearch Software Affiliates. I'm pretty sure that there's at least one Mac program in there.

RussellHltn wrote:I wanted to point out the list of FamilySearch Software Affiliates. I'm pretty sure that there's at least one Mac program in there.

I just checked the list of affiliates and I could only find one, MacFamilyTree, for $49. It is probably a good program, but "free" trumps "$49!"

zaneclark wrote:but "free" trumps "$49!"

Ah, but $49 syncs with nFS. That's something to consider.