FamilySearch changes

It seems as if some of the information that was discussed during our visit with Art Johnson and Brad Young from FamilySearch has been implemented at the website. https://www.familysearch.org/node/1343 is a link to information about some of the recent changes.


Feature changes include the removal of the "feedback" tab, replaced by a link on the home page. 


Maybe more importantly to us is the removal of :"flash" from the website, and the way results are displayed.  
Images are going to be displayed directly in a browser window.  The viewer looks similar, however printing is different than before.  

The following two changes are the most noticeable:

• The Flash viewer let you indicate a specific section of a record to print. Now when you click the Print button, the system prints exactly what is shown on the screen.
• The thumbnail version of the image, which was located in the bottom left corner has been removed. Instead of using the thumbnail to move an image around on your screen, you can click anywhere on the image and drag it where you need it.

The way results are displayed has changed

The new format will make viewing search results easier to view by clustering information into similar groupings within columns. The first column contains the name of the individual, the name of the collection the person was found in, and the time period the record collection covers. The second column includes information about event dates and places. The third column includes relationship information, such as spouse, children, and other family relationships.

When you link to read this information, note the link to the FamilySearch blog on the page.  That is interesting too.

Sue