Viewing supporting documentation

Question

I thought / hoped that by uploading a gedcom file with its attachments, I would be able to view them attached to the tree.  This doesn't seem to be the case, but perhaps Im missing something.  Does Family Echo support supporting documents (birth certificartes and the like)?

Also, when I leave the family tree display, eg to visit the help pages, there doesn't seem to be a way to return to the tree dsplay other than by manually changing the address in the browser.  Again, maybe I'm missing something, is this possible please?

Answer 1

1. Family Echo really isn't that kind of geneology program. It's really for colaboratively visualizing Family Trees and collecting unsourced data about people in that tree. Also, the GEDCOM file specification doesn't really support a standard way to attach documentation artifacts with the GEDCOM file. This is understandably a problem when transfering real, researched geneology infomration between sites. THE GEDZIP standard attempts to remedy this, but I don't know how widely implemented it is. 
2. Family Echo opens those pages in a new window. If you close those windows, you should be back at your family tree. CMD-W or CONTROL-W on a mac will do that from the keyboard.

Comments

Thank you for your prompt and effective answer!