This has now been fixed. The AKAs will follow the style selected for the main names on the Formatting tab. Next build... Thanks, -- Dave Berdan Millennia [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Kendall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 12:15 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG][BUG] Different Names > I have spotted an error with the AKA. I have entered AKA's for Frank Philip > Kendall as: > > Philip, Squadron Leader Joe Kendall, Pip Kendall > > > When I create web pages in Pedigree mode it prints: > > "Other names for Frank were Philip, Kendall, Squadron Leader Joe and > Kendall, Pip " > > In individual mode the output is correct: > > "AKA: Philip, Squadron Leader Joe Kendall, Pip Kendall" > > Ahh.. just noticed what it is doing surname, forename. In which case it is > ignoring the setting in Formatting. In any case each pair should be > separated by a semi-colon i.e. > > "Other names for Frank were Philip; Kendall, Squadron Leader Joe and > Kendall, Pip " > > > > Regards > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John > > Lancaster > > Sent: 2001 January 24 15:59 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Different Names > > > > > > When you're working in the main data entry sheet for the > > person, you'll see > > an icon that says, AKA (also known as) just to the right of > > the slot where > > you enter the surname. Click that and it brings up a place to enter > > alternate names. > > > > -jcl > > John Lancaster > > Freelance Business/Tech Writer > > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Webpage: http://home.swbell.net/jclanc/ > > > > > > > > > > > I am a new user of Legacy and am having trouble in > > documenting people's > > > names. > > > > > > My problem is how do you differentiate that a person used his second > > > name versus used a name that was not part of his legal name. > > > > > > Example #1: Thomas Robert Smith (legal name) but was known as > > > Robert Smith > > > Example # 2: William John Smith (legal name) but was known as Bud > > > Smith > > > > > > The next problem is how to index the two names. I tried > > using the AKA > > > field, but only the main name appears on the Name List, so > > unless you > > > just happen to know what the other name is, then you won't > > know that you > > > have information on the person. > > > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > Cliff Floyd > > > Ontario, Canada > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > To unsubscribe: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
