Legacy will not be able to handle Unicode characters until Legacy is transferred over to a new programming language/platform and built from the ground up.
Michele Lewis On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 15:00 Otso Havu <otso.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > I tested RootsMagic and Ancestral Quest. Those accept Unicode names.¨ > > How to help using Special characters ::: Allow Unicode just in > Alternate Names ?! > > ti 26. marrask. 2019 klo 21.23 Chris Hill > (chris.hill.11he...@gmail.com) kirjoitti: > > > > That does not work. > > > > Yes, it will happily put an extended character WITHIN a Notes field on > > an event, but will not accept them into a name or location etc. But then > > save the event and reopen it, and the characters have disappeared. > > > > Regards > > > > Chris > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > From: "Otso Havu" <otso.h...@gmail.com> > > To: "Legacy User Group" <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > > Sent: 26/11/2019 18:52:46 > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Using special alphabet characters in Legacy > > > > >Windows Character Map contains also the key combinations to type these > > >special characters. > > >See Char-map bottom line > > >č contains U+010D > > >Press and hold down the ALT key while you type the four number Unicode > > >value for the character. Note that NUM LOCK must be on, and you have > > >to use the number pad keys to type the Unicode character value. > > > > > >ti 26. marrask. 2019 klo 20.25 Otso Havu (otso.h...@gmail.com) > kirjoitti: > > >> > > >> Do not use Word, use Wordpad instead. > > >> Word contains plenty of control codes that may look bizarre > > >> > > >> ti 26. marrask. 2019 klo 19.09 Andrew Robbie > > >> (andrew.rob...@comcast.net) kirjoitti: > > >> > > > >> > Ah, not good. Did you log a bug? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > From: LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> > On Behalf Of johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au > > >> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 10:17 PM > > >> > To: 'Legacy User Group' <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > > >> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Using special alphabet characters in Legacy > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Pasting from MS Word works until you save it. Then the Eastern > European special characters turn into bizarre symbols. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > John > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > From: Andrew Robbie > > >> > > > >> > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 1:37 PM > > >> > > > >> > To: 'Legacy User Group' > > >> > > > >> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Using special alphabet characters in Legacy > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > You can always copy/paste from something like MS Word that > supports inserting special characters. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Or the ‘Alt’ + numeric keypad short cut should work directly into > Legacy… > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > A > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > From: LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> > On Behalf Of Jon M > > >> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 8:38 PM > > >> > To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > > >> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Using special alphabet characters in Legacy > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Thanks Ian and Otso, > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Trying the character map within Windows 10 does not work. I tried. > Thank you both for the suggestions. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Cheers, Jon > > >> > > > >> > (Sent from a mobile device) > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 5:29 PM Ian Thomas <il.tho...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > >> > > > >> > Possibly the Windows Accessories group, then 2nd item in the list, > Windows Character Map (for Windows 10, English language) > > >> > > > >> > I.L. Thomas > > >> > Victoria Park, Western Australia > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto: > legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Otso Havu > > >> > Sent: Tuesday, 26 November 2019 8:00 AM > > >> > To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > > >> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Using special alphabet characters in Legacy > > >> > > > >> > Sorry, I have a Finnish Win so help is only approximate now. > > >> > > > >> > Start > roll to Windows tools --- just after Windows Power shell > --- look for a topless pyramide with special characters : select it : > > >> > select a character, pick and paste to Legacy > > >> > > > >> > ti 26. marrask. 2019 klo 1.35 Cathy Pinner (genea...@gmail.com) > kirjoitti: > > >> > > > > >> > > Jon, > > >> > > > > >> > > Not all characters can be used in Legacy. Those that can be used > are > > >> > > in the Character Map in the program. Make sure it is on at > Options > > > >> > > Customise 4.6. Then when you see this Character Ribbon, click the > > >> > > square at the top of it to see all characters. > > >> > > I don't think the one you want is available. > > >> > > > > >> > > Cathy > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Jon M <mailto:messier.hist...@gmail.com> > > >> > > > Tuesday, 26 November 2019 5:06 AM > > >> > > > Can someone point me in the right direction on how to use > special > > >> > > > alphabet characters in Legacy? I have a large portion of > individuals > > >> > > > in the tree from Lithuania and Slovenia. Both alphabets have > special > > >> > > > characters. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > For example, I have a last name of Janaviče in Lithuanian, and > I > > >> > > > would like to be able to have the lower "C" hachek used in > Legacy. > > >> > > > Is this possible? > > >> > > > > > >> > > > My Windows 10 software is using English as the primary > language. > > >> > > > Note, I do not speak or write in either of these languages. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Thank you! > > >> > > > Jon > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > -- > > >> > > > > >> > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > > >> > > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > > >> > > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > > >> > > > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.co > > >> > > m > > >> > > Archives at: > > >> > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > Otso Havu +358 50 5534170 +358 50 408 2248 otso.havu..gmail.com > Sulkapolku 6 B 13 > > >> > FI-00370 Helsinki > > >> > Finland > > >> > skype: otso.havu > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > > > >> > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > > >> > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > > >> > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > > >> > Archives at: > > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > >> > -- > > >> > > > >> > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > > >> > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > > >> > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > > >> > Archives at: > > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > >> > > > >> > ________________________________ > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > > > >> > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > > >> > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > > >> > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > > >> > Archives at: > > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > > > >> > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > > >> > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > > >> > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > > >> > Archives at: > > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Otso Havu +358 50 5534170 +358 50 408 2248 > > >> otso.havu..gmail.com > > >> Sulkapolku 6 B 13 > > >> FI-00370 Helsinki > > >> Finland > > >> skype: otso.havu > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >Otso Havu +358 50 5534170 +358 50 408 2248 > > >otso.havu..gmail.com > > >Sulkapolku 6 B 13 > > >FI-00370 Helsinki > > >Finland > > >skype: otso.havu > > > > > >-- > > > > > >LegacyUserGroup mailing list > > >LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > > >To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > > >Archives at: > > >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > > > > > -- > > > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > > Archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > > > -- > Otso Havu +358 50 5534170 +358 50 408 2248 > otso.havu..gmail.com > Sulkapolku 6 B 13 > FI-00370 Helsinki > Finland > skype: otso.havu > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > -- Michele Simmons Lewis, CG® Legacy Educator Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage mich...@legacyfamilytree.com https://legacyfamilytree.com
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