Sorry, Gail, but I do agree with Cathy. Ron Ferguson
_____________________________________________________________________ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk *New Blog* Protect Your PC View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ > Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:24:37 +0900 > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Correcting Source Detail was [Sources] > > Although I have sympathy with Gail in wanting the source Detail to be > relational as well so there is only one copy of the specific detail > and every use links to that, I have learnt to live with the database as it is. > > You can correct typos etc in a specific source detail by using the > Search and Replace on just the right part of the Source/Citation > Detail or Text. > > So long as you carefully enter as the search phrase a unique section > of detail that includes the error and choose to just replace the > found text, all sorts of errors are quickly corrected. No need to > find each individual person. I do it all too often. > > It is harder when the error is less easily uniquely identified in the > search phrase. > > Cathy > > At 02:59 PM 30/12/2007, you wrote: > >>Gail: >> >>My sourcing method is very similar to yours and I agree that it is a major >>pain when you find a typo in the Source Detail that's been used for perhaps >>a dozen different people and in several fields for each person. It's >>necessary then to locate and correct every individual instance or you can >>end up with two versions of the citation in the Source Notes in reports, so >>if I'm understanding your suggestion correctly it would be a tremendous >>convenience. >> >>What I don't understand is your statement that a given Master Source/Source >>Detail combination used multiple times results in multiple copies in the >>database. If the "combo" is identical, but applied to several different >>fields and/or individuals, would it not be in the database only once? >> >>Either way, being able to make a global change to any given Master >>Source/Source Detail combination would be absolutely wonderful. If this is >>what you're advocating, then I'll certainly add my vote and hope that >>Millennia is listening! >> >>Kirsten >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gail >>Nestor >>Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 8:11 AM >>To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com >>Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sources >> >> >>Hi Michele, you have hit upon a scenario that is exactly why I hope >>Legacy will consider a change in its source formatting. Your method >>is the same as mine for attaching sources to different people and >>different facts or events. Unfortunately, every time we attach a >>single source to all these different places, it adds an extra >>identical copy of that exact same source in the database. >> >>I wish so much that the source could just be in the database once and >>then that same source could be attached as a *link* to all the various >>places it needs to go. It would save so much space and would help >>immensely when I find an error I want to correct. I wouldn't have to >>correct 10 duplicate copies. Instead I would just have the one linked >>copy to correct. >> >>Gail Rich Nestor >>Smyrna, GA >>www.roots2buds.net _________________________________________________________________ Fancy some celeb spotting? https://www.celebmashup.com 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
