Connie,
I had had trouble figuring this out in the past, but gave up due to the
bugs. I just experimented with the new version. Here are the results. Note
that both the master text and the detail text can be abbreviated for the
subsequent citations, as viewed on the Source Detail panels.
Family Group Sheet:
Each footnote is the full citation text -- no 'subsequent' citations -- as
you described. I assume that this is a bug.
Descendant Narrative Report (I am using individual footnotes, displayed on
each page.):
- The first footnote of the master source has the full text for both the
master portion and the detail portion.
- All other footnotes of the master source show the subsequent citation
form. I.e., they have the same source 'fields' omitted from the master
portion and from the detail portion.
This is also a problem! If the detail information in a field that gets
removed is different from the first citation, it will never be seen. Example
below.
I'm not sure what the solution is though. I have written about this before.
How should Legacy figure out that a citation qualifies a subsequent, for the
detail portion? Should it compare the text of all the detail fields for an
exact character by character match with every previous footnote from the
same master?
Example:
As you will see, for this particular source type (Grave Markers, Rural), one
master field and 2 detail fields will be omitted from the subsequent
citation. The 3 detail fields begin with the person's name. If only I could
be permitted to use bolding and underlining. :-)
Source Data #1 :
Footnote/Endnote Citation:
Highland Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant (Jefferson, Ohio; High Street, behind
Methodist Church), Joseph T. Walker marker, Personally read, 2008.
Subsequent Citation:
Highland Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant (Jefferson, Ohio), Joseph T. Walker
marker.
Source Data #2:
Footnote/Endnote Citation:
Highland Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant (Jefferson, Ohio; High Street, behind
Methodist Church), Joseph T. Walker marker, This is a test of a subsequent
citation., 2008.
Subsequent Citation:
Highland Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant (Jefferson, Ohio), Joseph T. Walker
marker.
Source Data #3:
Footnote/Endnote Citation:
Highland Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant (Jefferson, Ohio; High Street, behind
Methodist Church), Margaret S. Walker marker, Personally read, 2008.
Subsequent Citation:
Highland Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant (Jefferson, Ohio), Margaret S. Walker
marker.
Results:
The master field text 'behind Methodist Church' is only shown on the very
first footnote for this master source. This is fine.
The detail text in the middle field of #2 and #3 is never seen. The first
footnote (for this master) in the report happens to be the full citation
from #1. The second footnote is the subsequent from #2. The third is the
subsequent from #3.
Desired Output:
The second and third footnotes should show all the detail since it is not
identical to any earlier citation.
Even that rule is not very clear. What if there is another citation of the
Joseph T. Walker marker and the rest of the detail matches one of the above
2 details? If the 'subsequent' form is used in the footnote, the reader
won't know what to assume for the missing fields.
I think that 'lumpers' who rely heavily on the detail text will have a lot
of trouble with this.
Ward
----- Original Message -----
From: "Connie Sheets" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 11:37 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Master Source Subsequent Citation Issue
Using 7.0.0.76
My apologies if this has already been asked/answered, but I could not find
exactly what I'm looking for in the archives.
I am trying to figure out why the Master Source Subsequent Citation does
not print as it is shown onscreen when there are multiple citations in a
report (in this case the Family Group Sheet) to the same master source,
but with different details for each citation.
Is there a checkbox I've overlooked that I need to tick, is this a bug, or
am I misunderstanding the standard practice for subsequent citations?
Example:
The Master Source shows onscreen for the Footnote/Endnote as:
Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index,
1763-1900,"
database(http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html).
The Master Source shows onscreen for the Subsequent Citation as:
Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index,
1763-1900."
The first citation to this master source on a Family Group Sheet prints
(as it should):
Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index,
1763-1900,"database(http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriag
e.html : accessed 4 Oct 2008), entry for William Holland - Jane
Corvin; citing Tazewell Co. Marriages, Vol 00A, p. 12.
The next citation (in my opinion) should read:
Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index,
1763-1900," entry for Lawson Holland - Elizabeth
Bandy; citing Tazewell Co. Marriages, Vol 00A, p. 14.
but instead I get:
Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index,
1763-1900,"
database(http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriag
e.html : accessed 4 Oct 2008), entry for Lawson Holland -
Elizabeth Bandy; citing Tazewell Co. Marriages, Vol 00A, p. 14.
I know I could probably go in to each detail screen and create an
override, but that seems like a complete waste of my time when the
subsequent citation format is already specified for the Master Source.
What am I missing here?
Connie Sheets
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