Ron you are correct, I do have a large screen and the resolution is 2560 * 1600 so I have a lot of screen space. When they design web pages they design them to cater for different resolutions and most scale as you change the width of the browser - pretty much what is being asked here. Try it some time.
24" screens are NOT a very small part of the market, PCMag describes 22 & 24" as the standard size. I thought the market for this type of enhancement was 100% of all users of this software. Even for the people such as yourself who can't use it today, you will at some time get a new computer What limitation do you have? The only limitation anyone can have to this request is that they can not select 5 instead of 6 in a report. If you stopped and thought about this a bit more you would realise that if Legacy only make changes based on 5 or 10 year old hardware can use Legacy will quickly lose market share and then you will really suffer as other programs surpass it for usability and options. I truly hope that Legacy keep being progressive with this program instead of letting it stagnate. Mark -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of C.G. Ouimet Sent: Tuesday, 3 February 2009 6:32 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Pedigree View Enhancement I have built web sites and they are built to support a 640x480 resolution. In my Pedigree View Enhancement proposal, I'm not suggesting fixing Legacy to 12 generations but rather to allow the number of generations to be scalable, just like the font size and the window size. I'm just asking for more flexibility. I'm not suggesting to force Ron Ferguson to 12 generations but rather allowing you to use anything you might desire from 4 to 6, 8, 10 or 12. Our individual choices. I have Legacy set to scale fronts from 7 to 9. Others may use 10 to 16 or even 18 to 24. Flexibility ... C.G. Ouimet Kingston, ON -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of ronald ferguson Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 07:41 To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Pedigree View Enhancement May I ask you a question? You have a large resolution screen and wish to make the most of it, fine. If you were to design a web site would you design it so that it would only fit on your size screen with your resolution, given that that size of screen holds a very small percentage of the market? I think not, especially if you were selling something! I'm still having to take into consideration those using the rubbish IE6 browser! Hopefully they will become extinct when IE8 is fully launched. I appreciate that you are suggesting additional selectors to enable additional levels to be viewed but please take into consideration the limitations which another poster identified. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ *New* Improved User Interface for OpenOffice.org Database 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/ _____________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------- > From: couim...@cogeco.ca > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Pedigree View Enhancement > Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 06:34:43 -0500 > > > I like my 1680x1050. Judging from my display of 5 generations, 6-8 > could easily be very useful ... > > > > C.G. Ouimet > Kingston, ON > > -----Original Message----- > From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On > Behalf Of Mike Fry > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 06:27 > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Pedigree View Enhancement > > MKO wrote: >> Considering the standard monitor size is now between 22 & 24" and >> many people such as myself having 30" monitors it would seem a >> sensible enhancement from the days of 14 or 15" crt's. >> >> I do not understand why others are saying no as it will simply be an >> extra option. You can now select 4 or 5 the enhancement will then >> make the selection 4, 5 or 6; no one is disadvantaged. Who knows so >> of the naysayers make actually like the enhancement if they ever >> upgrade > their computer. >> >> The only way for legacy to stay a market leader is to build for the >> future and not get bogged down in the past (yeh, I get the genealogy bit). > > Agreed about staying in front. I don't agree about the physical size > of the screen. It all comes down to resolution: the number of pixels > the screen has. > > A screen is generally constrained by its' graphics card. Mine for > example can only go up to 1024*768. A larger screen does not mean that > you can bump your resolution. If 1024*768 is the best that your > graphics card can do, you'll just have to put up with larger pixels. > And that means pixelated images which are more difficult to discern for older eyes. > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg. > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Messenger just got better .Video display pics, contact updates & more. http://www.download.live.com/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 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 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
