The Joaktree component is installed with the install function of Joomla! 1.5.x.
There are no additional requirements or steps to be taken for installing the component.
Joaktree is a viewer for genealogical information which is maintained by you in a separate application.
Most genealogical applications can create so called GedCom file for exchanging the stored information with other programs.
The Joaktree component has no function for creating and uploading a GedCom file. This has to be done by you.
Create from your application a GedCom file for the descendants of person XYZ. This person XYZ will be your root person.
If you are given a choice for a character set of the GedCom file, it is recommended to choose UTF-8.
If this option of character set is not available, choose the standard ANSEL character set, because Joaktree can convert this character set to UTF-8.
Use your favorite FTP program to upload your GedCom file to your directory of choice (see chapter on parameters).
The default directory is the tmp
You have the option to show pictures along the person information.
Joaktree has no function for uploading and sizing your pictures.
It is adviced that you size your own pictures with fixed heigth and width for an uniform look and feel of all your pages.
Joaktree supports the following picture formats: gif, jpg, png, and bmp.
When you decide (see parameter settings) to show pictures Joaktree will look for these pictures in specific locations.
You have to upload the pictures to these locations in order for them to be shown correctly.
The Joaktree component uses the standard pagination function of Joomla! when showing list of names (see also).
This function works closely with the pagination function of your own template if this exists.
Sometimes there is an error in this template pagination function, which causes the pagination to work incorrectly.