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> From: sc...@hotmail.com
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How to show child status in descendant report or chart
> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:50:02 +0900
>
>>In most reports in Report Options>Include there are check boxes for child
> and parents status - have you checked them?
>
> Well basically that was my question and I would assume that this option
> would be under the "include" tab AND IT IS NOT for the descendant chart. It
> is for the narrative and book reports.
>
> As both these reports are fairly verbose and I much prefer the descendant
> chart for its brevity.
>
It is obviously compact because certain fields have been omitted, you could
always use the the enhance request under the Home tab to request more.
>
>>Why is that incorrect? I am not clear what you mean here as the child is
> not a descendant of the couple.
>
> I didn't realise I said this was incorrect. I was merely stating the
> situation and what I'd done to get around it.
Sorry, but that was my impression
My question was "Is there any
> way to get it to say "adopted" in the descendant chart."
>
A step/adopted child is not a descendant of one one or both of the spouses and,
in my view should not be included in a descended chart for the non-biological
parent.
>
>>Not sure what you mean by 'family card', but in general an adopted, step
> child will show twice. This is a) correct, and b) there isn't another way to
> do it.
>
> Refer above.
> As I have used other gene programs, they use different terminology. I
> didn't think it would be so confusing to anyone but I was obviously wrong.
> Legacy calls it "Family View".
'Fraid it did - I actually thought you were referring to the Family Chart
> Again, basically I am happy with how everything works and I understand how
> and why it works as it does. I would simply like to be able to see if the
> child was adopted in the descendant chart. As a bonus, I would like it to
> also show if there are twins.
>
> Since reunion now shows 1/2 children it would be nice if they took the next
> logical step and included an option to include them in the reports. I
> understand that this is not technically correct
>
As I said, you can request an enhancement
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf
> Of ronald ferguson
> Sent: Monday, 16 March 2009 10:21 PM
> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How to show child status in descendant report or
> chart
>
> ----------------------------------------
>> From: sc...@hotmail.com
>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>> Subject: [LegacyUG] How to show child status in descendant report or chart
>> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:34:38 +0900
>>
>> Using the descendant chart, the the same result in other descendant
> reports.
>>
>> My brother in law's wife had a child to a previous encounter and three
> with
>> him.
>>
>> If I run the descendant report it will show only 3 children for him and
> his
>> wife even though it will display the 1/2 child.
>>
>
>
> Why is that incorrect? I am not clear what you mean here as the child is not
> a descendant of the couple.
>
>
>> If I adopt him, it will print him in the report as an ordinary child of
> the
>> couple with no indication that he is adopted => unsatisfactory.
>
>
> In most reports in Report Options>Include there are check boxes for child
> and parents status - have you checked them?
>
>
> The family
>> card also shows him twice, once as a child of the marriage and once and a
>> 1/2 child.
>>
>> Is there any way to get it to say "adopted" in the descendant chart. I
>> would also like it to indicate twins.
>>
>
> See above
>
>> If I set them as step children I get the same result.
>>
>>
>
> Not sure what you mean by 'family card', but in general an adopted, step
> child will show twice. This is a) correct, and b) there isn't another way to
> do it.
>
> Ron Ferguson
>
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