I think the most active and relevant programs have only TNG needs to catch up. And I'm sure it will.
------ Original Message ------ From: "John B. Lisle" <leg...@tqsi.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Sent: 9/12/2013 4:13:05 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Shared Events >Leo, > >This is not a question for Legacy, but a question for the other >vendors. > >Legacy provided a tool that had been much requested by users for many >years. As you say, it is a mixed blessing or double edge sword. Is it >the inability of to share this function a reason not to be on the >forefront of genealogical computing? > >Over time, more vendors will adopt this functionality just because >their users are asking for it or will be asking for it, and it makes >sense. Already TNG has said they will implement it before too long. > >Whether or not you start adopting it now, or not, is your choice. In a >couple of years, I predict that most active vendors will have it. > >john. > > >At 09:26 PM 12/8/2013, lio . wrote: >>Thanks to everyone for the Shared Events discussion. >> >>I was really looking forward to Legacy 8 and using this feature to >>help speed up the input of my documents. >> >>But now from what I've seen it's looking like a mixed blessing. >> >>Although I don't see myself creating gedcoms to upload/share my >>research, who knows what the future will hold. It would be frustrating >>to do all this work and find out others would not be able to read my >>work. >> >>Apparently RM and Legacy are currently able read each other's Shared >>Events. Is this something I can assume other software programs and >>gedcom updates will be able to do in the future? If this is the case, >>then I won't mind going forward using Legacy 8's Shared Events (I >>really hope this is the answer). >> >>Or is this something that I shouldn't count on? >> >>Thanks helping me clarify all the discussions, >> >>Leo >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:38:09 +1000 >>Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Shared Events >>From: kmthoms...@gmail.com >>To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> >>Ahh - so that is the true benefit of shared events - I had wondered. >>Thanks for that CG >> >> >>On 7 December 2013 05:27, C.G. Ouimet <c.g.oui...@outlook.com > wrote: >> >>Letâs try this >> >> >> >>Before Legacy 8, we had events that could be copied from one >>individual to another individual or many other individuals. Some >>people referred to this as âsharedâ but they are only independent >>copies in that changes to any of the original or copies are not >>reflected in any of the others; we must change them all manually. >> >> >> >>With Legacy 8, we can do the same as above but we have an alternative. >>We can now take an event from one individual and within it, identify >>one or more individuals to share it with. Later if we change the >>event, the change is reflected in all of the individuals sharing that >>event. >> >> >> >>OK? >> >> >> >><snipped> >> >> >> >>C.G. Ouimet >> >>Kingston ON >> >> >><snipped> > > >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
