One other thing about surnames in all-caps.... I know for a fact, that a different genealogy program a few years ago stored all names in one list. (I don't think that program does anymore, so I'm not saying which one.) That list included place names (a city, or a state, or a country, etc....) first names, middle names, last names. It was only stored in the computer once, and how you typed it last was how it stored it.
So..... If you had a person whose last name is Washington, and didn't know not to put it in all-caps (like their manual warned you not to) you would enter it in as WASHINGTON. Ok, then you later on had someone from Washington state, so you entered that as Washington. Ok..... much later, you went to the person with the name of Washington, and it wasn't in all-caps.... strange.... so you change it back. Then later you are printing a report, and all the washington states are now in all-caps. Confused a lot of people even though the manuals, help, and everything clearly said to put it in mixed case, and it would display on non-entry screens and reports in all-caps (unless you turned that off.) Same confusion with people that had surnames the same as other's given names. (ie, I knew someone with a surname of Henry....) So - what does that have to do with Legacy? Nothing directly - but it might affect someone else that uses a GEDCOM you send them..... And btw - not all people like to see surnames in all-caps. I have a Mc surnmae for my maiden name, and HATE it in all-caps.... And I have Mackie's and MacKie's - which are spelled the same except the capitalization, but are pronounced entirely differently. So I don't display anything in all-caps, and instead have the /'s displayed to denote the surnames. So I just think it is incorrect to say "everyone likes".... anything. Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
