Jennifer, my response really concerned itself with the first part of your
post. WRT the second part I think much of what you are asking can already be
achieved by using the Search>Find facility. It is much easier to answer
specific questions which arise when one has tried to achieve something and
hit a problem rather than deal with it in a general manner. If you haven't
already done so may I suggest that you read the Help Files on the use of
Search>Find and play around with it for a bit to see how far you can get
and, if not successful, come back to us. Yes, it does involve tagging but as
steps in achieving an end result.
Ron Ferguson
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From: "Jennifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] General Location Research
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:34:06 -0500
I really like the suggestion you made about using a web site for this
purpose. I had been avoiding using the web site feature in Legacy because I
was assuming it had to be published out on the internet visibly. I didn't
realize I could have a web site that only I (and any select people I chose
to share it with) could see.
As to the suggestion I made for more sorting/filtering options on the
master
locations screen...do you think that would be adding too much to the
program
or bogging it down as well? Or was your response solely relating to the
first section of my post?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ronald
ferguson
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:23 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] General Location Research
Jennifer,
I think you are asking for far too much from a genealogy program. It is not
an atlas nor a world history program. There are many sites available from
which you can construct the information you are looking for and the details
can be contained in the notes should you so wish.
A better way would be to create web pages, you have no need to publish them
if you don't wish, and include separate sections for local histories and
places. You could then put it on a CD if you wish to circulate it amongst
family/friends etc. I do this for locations on my web site and include
maps.
For written reports you could use Word or Open Office or any other
publishing program to create the additional sections and then merge them
into one report.
There are so many ways of achieving your intended result that there really
is no need to include what in effect would be another publishing program
within Legacy. Please remember that the size of the program is already a
concern of many users and your suggestions would add significantly to this.
I am not against all additional features eg. an "all in one" chart whether
in Legacy or Tree Draw is well overdue but I am not in favour of expanding
the program to cover outputs which can be achieved reasonably easily using
currently available programs.
Ron Ferguson
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