Box Colors

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For the automatic box color settings, three color schemes with separate gender-specific presets are available. These color schemes are defined under the sub-tab Definition of the Main and Ancillary Color Schemes. The color schemes do not just include colors for box backgrounds and box frames, but can also include image files. This wide range of options gives the user an unlimited spectrum of individual creative options.

In general, the main color scheme is used. The ancillary color schemes 1 and 2 must be assigned to specific cases. On the sub-tab Assignment of the Ancillary Color Schemes, both ancillary color schemes can be given three different assignment options that are independent from one another.

•	Constant Assignment (Record Numbers).

•	Conditional Assignment (Personal Data).

•	Conditional Assignment (Structure Data).

In addition to these automatic assignments of color schemes, manual assignment of an unlimited number of replacement color schemes is also possible. This can be performed in the treeview by right-clicking on a person box and selecting it from the menu. These method is not a part of the treeview options, but is still explained in this section because of its topical relevance:

•	Assignment of Replacement Color Schemes.

A manually-assigned replacement color scheme takes priority over automatically-assigned color schemes and the ancillary color scheme 1 takes priority over the ancillary color scheme 2. This results in the following order:

•	1. Replacement color scheme, if manually-assigned.

•	2. Ancillary color scheme 1, if automatically-assigned.

•	3. Ancillary color scheme 2, if automatically-assigned.

•	4. Main color scheme, if no other color scheme has been assigned.

If a person box has been assigned both ancillary color schemes 1 and 2, the ancillary color scheme 1 will be used.

Note 1: The assignment options for the ancillary color schemes 1 and 2 can be set independently from one another.

Unknown fathers or mothers that have no actual records are automatically assigned an ancillary color scheme, if the following conditions are met:

•	For the assignment option Constant (certain record numbers): The color scheme of the partner to the left, so that entire branches can be completely represented.

•	For the assignment option Conditional (dependent on personal data): No assignment of an ancillary color scheme, as no personal data are present.

•	For the assignment option Conditional (dependent on structure data): An ancillary color scheme is assigned if unknown fathers and/or unknown mothers are marked in the list.

In addition, the person boxes of unknown fathers and mothers take a replacement color scheme of the partner to the left.

Note 2: If you want to give an unknown parent an ancillary color scheme independent from the partner to the left, this can only be done with the assignment option Conditional (dependent on structure data). This is the only method that can be used without a record being present. A replacement color scheme also cannot be used for these person boxes, because the replacement color schemes are linked to a record number.

Hint: To highlight heads of families in different branches of descendancy trees, it may be desirable to assign an ancillary color scheme only to the head of family/partner on the left side. The partner to the right and the following branches can retain the normal main color scheme. If a record is present for all family members, automatic assignment does not present a problem. However, if an unknown parent without a record is present below the partner on the right side, it is more difficult. In such cases, take the following steps:

Assign the head of family/partner on the left side the ancillary color scheme 2 constant (record number). Assign the unknown parent on the right the ancillary color scheme 1 conditional (dependent on structure data) and mark the checkboxes for unknown fathers and unknown mothers in the conditional assignment for ancillary color scheme 1.

At first, this causes the unknown parent to take on ancillary color scheme 2 from the partner to the left. However, this assignment is overwritten by ancillary color scheme 1 due to its priority and the structure status unknown father/mother.