Yes, nothing fancy. Marilyn
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Leroy Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did you run a Standard ancestor chart? > LeRoy > > > Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 07:46:13 -0500 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] New Legacy wall charts - A few observations > > > > > > Leroy, > > > > While I am not very experienced in this field, I did run a small chart > > just to see what one > > would look like. My boxes for each individual did adjust to the amount > > of information I > > had for that individual. > > > > I did not try to adjust or check or uncheck anything. I just selected > > the individual to start > > with and brought up the chart and printed. All of it looked very good. > > > > Marilyn > > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 5:09 AM, Leroy Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I am very impressed with the new Legacy wall charts, especially the > Standard > > > Ancestor. But I am also disappointed that the program, at least in Beta > > > form, doesn't allow us to edit individual texts on screen (I don't mean > the > > > specially-created text boxes). This option, as I imagine it, would mean > > > universal charts that can be edited to any Western language. > > > > > > For people like me who are running out of time waiting for the Spanish > > > version of Legacy to break out of Beta, this is crucial: we must change > > > b,d,m,c to other letters. Other languages still not incorporated into > > > Legacy, of course, face the same problem. > > > > > > TreeDraw Legacy, although tough to learn, so far is the most versatile > in > > > this respect. It allows both direct, onscreen editing and "replace text" > > > changes for imports and updates. > > > > > > That said, I'll also note that I cannot control the box sizes. The > program > > > will not obey my choice to uncheck "make boxes the same size"; they > continue > > > coming out all one size, leaving large wasted spaces in the older > generation > > > boxes for which less data is known. Must be a bug. > > > > > > One further observation: Bow Tie charts come up only in portrait size > for > > > me, which means a very tall frame for my proposed ancestor wallchart. > I'd > > > prefer a landscape size which can fit over a sofa or table. Although > > > printers choose this option, it seems that the program itself has to > first > > > tilt the data that way as well. > > > > > > I recognize that their may be workarounds for all this that I have > missed, > > > and I'd delighted to hear about them. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but > > trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good > > they do is inconceivable. > > ~ Joseph Addison (1672-1719) > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger > > > > 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 -- What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. ~ Joseph Addison (1672-1719) 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
