Re: [LegacyUG] New Legacy Update - 23 March 2005, Version 5.0.0.217

[Tom Montgomery]

I for one find the Geo database extremely useful but all of the specific 
relationships don't interest me all that much - - I rarely use the 
calculator and my database is quite substantial. I also am not concerned 
about photos as I use a different program which creates a CD......a 
genealogy is included but it has no pictures, they are elsewhere (on the 
same CD). Point being that we all have different viewpoints, needs and 
requirements. What may be considered critical for one does not mean it 
even interesting to others. Yes, there are a few items that need to be 
addressed but I am also sure the Legacy staff is trying their best to 
correct. However, new bells and whistles are also very necessary if they 
are to maintain, and expand, their market share........a critical 
balance which is not easy to maintain.

Tom M.
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Many, many months ago I raised a similar problem  with the 
relationship
calculator.  For example, Steve and Chris are  father/son.  They are 
also cousins
as Steve's maternal grandparents were  1C.  The cousin relationship 
appears
until the lines merge with Steve and  Chris.  At this point, the 
cousin
relationship is not found.  I  realize that purists might cringe, but 
being able to
identify these inter-family  relationships can be quite critical with 
a large
file that has numerous  inter-family marriages.

It is for this reason that I keep FTM.  I  have yet to find an 
instance where
FTM does not find **all** the inter-family  relationships.  If FTM can
calculate all possible inter-family  relationships (such as father/son 
and
father/son-are-cousins), why does Legacy  not calculate the 
relationships?

This discussion raises a more important  issue.  With respect to the
relationship calculator and Legacy created  reports, there have been 
many instances
where problems have been documented for  quite some while.  I would 
urge Legacy
to fully address and solve these  known problems before we see anymore 
(in my
opinion) useless bells and whistles  such as the Geo database or a 
program
link to the IGI, which is infamous for  erroneous data.  The best data 
and
documentation is useless unless we can  generate accurate reports.

Jon Raymond
St. Paul Park,  MN
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymond
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