FamilySearch/GEDCOM v7.0.6

Version 7.0.6

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Deprecate EXID without a TYPE. EXID is defined in terms of its TYPE, and an EXID without a TYPE is not meaningful. EXID.TYPE will have cardinality {1:1}, not {0:1}, in the next major release.

Add media type specification for GEDZIP.

Add term definitions for 5.5.1-compatibility EXID.TYPE values AFN, RFN, and RIN.

Clarifications about LANG

• Clarify that LANG is the primary language, not sole language, of a payload. For example, LANG en can be used when most of the text is in English, even if some parts are not.
• A documented extension tag can be used where LANG is not defined.
• Provide guidance on special language tags
  • und can be used if a superstructure's LANG does not apply here and what does apply is not known.
  • mul can be used if there is no single primary language, but is unlikely to provide practical functionality beyond und.
  • zxx can be used for ASCII art and other non-language text, and can improve accessibility for screen readers.

Clarify that empty payloads are encoded as missing LineVals and empty LineVals are not been permitted; this has been true since 7.0.0 but was easily overlooked in the previous text.

Note cases where the same couple might be the partners in multiple FAM records.

Fix wording of ADR1, ADR2, and ADR3 to no longer refer to CONT or line values.

Acknowledge that SNOTE has an identifier structure, which NOTE does not, and change recommendation to suggest using SNOTE if a NOTE needs an identifier.

Update contact information on the title page.

Various spelling and grammar corrections.