On 3/13/2012 10:06 AM, Mike Fry wrote: > On 2012/03/13 14:50, Gene Young wrote: > >> It does change your database when every new location you enter is >> entered in a default that is different from what you are and have been >> using. The point is I should not have to take the extra steps needed to > >> change every new entry back to the form I prefer to use. > > So... edit GeoCountryCodes.txt and set it back to what it was! Then, make it > read-only. A future update shouldn't then be able to replace it. >
And therein is my basic complaint. Dave Naylor sent a private email (Please respond to the list in the future so that all my benefit.) This is information that should have been made readily available (like in the help file). I include the bulk of Dave's email for others who may need it. --------------------------BEGIN QUOTE---------------------------- A long time ago Millennia provided the flexibility to have our locations as we wanted them and provided full instructions about how to change the defaults. This all still exists, but the instructions are no longer around and no one seems to know or are willing to mention how. Legacy's Geo defaults are in 4 separate files named Geo*.txt These files can be updated by Millennia at any time so *user* defaults should not be set in them. Instead you copy the appropriate file -- for the "USA" this is the GeoCountryCodes.txt -- so you will have your defaults/modifications in GeoCountryCodes-Alt.txt When Legacy runs it checks to see if there is a user "-Alt" file to provide the defaults. If not it uses Millennia's Geo... file with the -Alt in the name. The change you need to make to your GeoCountryCodes-Alt.txt file is near the bottom in the USA section where you should remove the + sign prefixing United States. The lack of a plus sign signifies that USA should be used for long locations. The lack of a minus sign signifies that USA should be used for short locations. If you wanted all your USA locations to have "Gene" for the country for long locations you would be add a new line "USA|+Gene" --------------------------BEGIN QUOTE---------------------------- Millenia makes the best genealogy program by far, however, they all too often rush a new feature to release with out any effort to have the help files keep pace. If this information had been in the help file where it belongs, I would have found it, corrected it and moved on with out even posting about it. This failure to keep the help files updated has been noted and commented on by many others. It is time for this most important file for Legacy to be brought to a current status with appropriate information. I am done preaching and this subject is closed as far as I am concerned. I hope Millenia takes this hint and updates the help files, however, judging from past performance in this area, I think I will refrain from holding my breath as my grand-kids say I don't look good in blue. Thanks to Dave for the info. I had it, but lost it when my last computer died. I now have it saved to a separate location. -- Gene Young Researching Young, Harer, Cox & Sallada With Legacy Family Tree http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
