What Ward said.
On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Ward Walker <wnkwal...@rogers.com> wrote: > Keep in mind that the usr files and other customization files in the > Legacy installation folder are independent of any specific family file, and > they are small. The Legacy backup function is for an individual family > file, zipping the large .fdb file and a few related files into a compact > version. It seems reasonable to me to rely on our own normal computer > backup schemes to backup all these files, just as we do for our non-Legacy > documents. > > However, the original request of a readable record of our customizations > also seems reasonable. So often we see Support advising that someone with a > problem should reset their options to the default settings. If that fixes > the problem, then restoring a settings file is not helpful when you want to > re-establish your custom conditions. If the various customization files > were understandable in a text editor, we could look at them and see what we > had been using. (Too bad they don’t use XML.) But they are not, so having > an option to print out a friendly description would be nice. > > Ward > > *From:* CE WOOD <wood...@msn.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, April 06, 2013 7:10 PM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] Print Out of Customize parameters > > Perhaps, but don't hold your breath, the programmers will deign to > include this file in the regular backup list, as has been suggested many > times before. > > It might be worth again asking them to do this. Then again, they again > might not bother. > > > CE > > > > From: b...@brmemc.net > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Print Out of Customize parameters > > Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 16:13:51 -0400 > > > > I have often wondered why these files are not included in the backup. In > my opinion one of the more important is the iSearch folder. This is where > all of your custom internet searches are stored. If you use this feature as > much as I, you will want to be sure to keep a copy somewhere safe. > > Perhaps this problem will be taken care of in version 8???? > > Bobby > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] > > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 3:17 PM > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Print Out of Customize parameters > > > > Because this request seems to come up every few months in one form or > another, it would seem to me a simple resolution of the problem to have > Legacy provide for an automatic backup of all .USR files. As it exists > right now, there are options to backup not only the family data file but > also Research Guidance files, IGI Search Results, Focus Group settings, and > FamilySearch link files. Come on now, why won't Legacy back up its own > settings? Seems like a major oversight. > > > > Brian in California > > > 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 > > > 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 > 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
