That's why I always use N.N. N.N. (others use different names i.e. [.?.] ) for an unknown person so any Unknowns in the Marriage list (or Name list) could be ghost spouses (or individuals) and should be checked. Evert
2010/6/8 Ron Ferguson <[email protected]>: > Brian, > > No, I do not consider it to be a bug. I have known that it happens for > years, and from time to time we get these "ghost" marriages cropping up on > LUG. BTW on my setup, in the case of a multiple marriage, spotting it would > be even more difficult than you suggest as I do not "X married somone", > simply "X married". So I am very careful with the Marriage Screen!! > > I have wondered, on and off, for a long time how this might be changed, but > cannot come up with anything because Legacy allows a spouse to be blank, and > I want it to stay that way. If you can make a suggestion why not submit it > as an enhancement? > > Ron Ferguson > _____________________________________________________ > > *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth > http://www.fergys.co.uk > Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw > And the Fergusons of N.W. England > ____________________________________________________ > > > Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: >> Wow, that's right. I just went to an un-married child, intentionally >> clicked on the Marriage Information window, entered nothing, typed >> nothing, and clicked on nothing other than SAVE. Legacy creates an >> unknown spouse for this person but does not display any name or any >> other indication of a marriage. >> >> In fact, the Family view of the person would continue to look just as >> it did before. And if the user happened to select in the >> Customization (Preferences), Data Format tab, Child List indicators >> to NOT display the special symbols at the ends of names, then they'd >> have no way of knowing that there is an unknown spouse. They would >> never know this problem exists unless they created certain types of >> reports in which case we'd see the infamous "Persons-name married >> SOMEONE". >> >> And then another problem is that it is difficult for a novice or >> beginning user to figure out how to eliminate this unknown person >> (actually it's an unknown marriage). You can't click on the area >> where the unknown spouse's name would be to edit it because....well, >> Legacy won't allow you to edit something that doesn't exist. Clicking >> to open the Marriage Information window provides nothing but a blank >> window. There is nothing to edit, no indication that a marriage >> exists, and no means of telling Legacy that there really isn't any >> marriage. >> >> I can only encourage beginning users to make sure they remember to >> right click on everything and anything. Right clicking on the >> marriage info brings up the desired "Remove the marriage link" >> option. >> >> But now, my big question. Do the rest of you believe that this is a >> bug --- create a marriage when the user enter absolutely no data >> whatsoever? I should think that if the SAVE button is accidentally >> and unknowingly clicked, Legacy should warn the user that no data >> exists but it will create a marriage link -- Continue or Cancel. >> >> Brian in CA >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Sherry/Support [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 2:15 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7.4 -- Young Children have Unknown >>> Spouse >>> >>> Or you might have gone into the Marriage Information window and >>> clicked on "Save" when you closed the window. That would add an >>> unknown marriage. >>> >>> >>> Thanks for using Legacy. >>> >>> Sherry >>> Customer Support >>> Millennia Corporation >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > 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 after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
