The solution has already been given in this thread.
Put the actual relationship in double square brackets.
If you like the [--?--]
enter it as
[--?--] [[wife of Joe Blow]]
etc
I don't like the [--?--] so just put the relevant information in the
double square brackets like the original poster.
Cathy
At 12:12 PM 14/12/2006, you wrote:
Considering the many helpful suggestions on this topic and this
recommendation,
I decided to use this format. I have just changed my 129
individuals. I prefer
to see a question mark to reading what looks like a "real"
name. The Index View
does put all the [--?--] at the top of the alphabetical list - they
have to go somewhere
and at the top is better than mixed with the "known" surnames.
However ... I did just discover a "problem" with its use. Exactly
the one I was
trying to avoid in the first place. Legacy considers these all to
be possible
duplicates, so I have to (once again as I had to do when they were
all "Unknown")
mark all combinations as "Not Duplicates." All 318 of them - one
at a time - with
at least three mouse clicks per each pair. It will be a long night
till I get this cleaned
up. And every additional [--?--] I add in the future will make a
possible duplicate
with all the existing ones. A lot of mostly useless work. Is
there any way to
avoid this? I know these are different individuals, but I have to
tell the s/w
explicitly for every combo. Suggestions anyone? (Having their real names is
the obvious, but in some cases it may be impossible to every discover.)
Wm. Hathaway
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Naylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Standard Usage?
On 12 Dec 2006 WILLIAM HATHAWAY wrote:
Is there a generally accepted standard for designating an individual
with some data, but missing this rather important surname?
RootsWeb recommends using the 7 characters [--?--]
I use this in Legacy, other genealogy software and on my web pages
and haven't had any problems with its use.
Cheers, -- Dave N.
--
David Naylor, Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada.
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