Larry, I see your point. I guess I'm just *too* traditional but I hate Lat/Long being decimalised. Having said that, we do use degrees, minutes and decimals of minutes so I haven't really got a leg to stand on have I? Since degrees and decimals of degrees are being used in the world I'll get over it and agree with you, the choice between degrees/decimals and the present system would be very nice to have and would suit everyone.
Regards, Dave. From: Larry Wilson Sent: Tue 17/06/2008 02:14 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Version 7 Lat/Long format Hi David, You may have missed my point.... I recognize degrees, minutes and decimals of minutes is a good form of GPS. My point is that when gathering GPS locations, from the Internet and books, most are in decimals of degrees format. Thus, converting them to Legacy format is a pain in the a--. I use these GPS locations for all my rural cemeteries and farm locations, in my family they mostly farmers and all were buried in small local (family)cemeteries. With decimals of degrees I can get down the feet of finding any thing. I hope you understand my concern.... It's just the converting. When Legacy was gathering input for the new version 7, I suggested having the choice (option) of either degrees, minutes and decimals of minutes or decimals of degrees, Geoff liked the idea and e-mail me to say so..... But it never happened. I was just wondering why. I have copied Geoff on this matter, but he has not to responded. Best, Larry 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
