Has Legacy ever considered putting out a modified version that suited the UK, Australia and NZ?
I know The Master Genealogist team did this a few years ago due to similar problems in their program. Colin. ----- Original Message ----- From: ronald ferguson To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 3:38 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Place names - historically accurate AND using Geo Location List? Kimberley, Many, if not most, of us outside America only use the Geolocation List for guidance. The four name field convention does not work conveniently in Europe either, so we tend to ignore that as well. I very much doubt if you are lacking in understanding of how to use it, but simply finding that outside of America it is neither very reliable nor particularly suitable. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office http://www.fergys.co.uk 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: Sat, 3 May 2008 13:23:38 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Place names - historically accurate AND using Geo Location List? > > I want to make use of the Geo Locations List (for the geographic > coordinates), but don't want to lose the historically accurate place > names in the Master Location List. > > None of the locations are in the United States, but still use a four > position naming convention (1st = town or equivalent; 4th = country). > > Even when a search in the Geo Location List finds a correct hit (from > a geographic perspective), it is using a modern name for the location. > I'm not sure if this is just the way it works or if it's a lack of > data about non-US locations. It seems the only option is to copy the > coordinates manually into the entry in the Master Location List - and > repeat for each different "incarnation" of that particular location. > (For example, I have grandparents, parents and children of the same > family, all born in the same physical region - but each generation is > born in a different country.) > > I understand that I cannot customise the Geo Location List to add new > location names. So... am I misunderstanding how how to use it? > > Thank you. > _________________________________________________________________ Be a Hero and Win with Iron Man http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000009ukm/direct/01/ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.23.8/1413 - Release Date: 5/3/2008 11:22 AM 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
