I support Don's proposal - that would be very useful to all of us with overseas ancestors (i.e. everyone?).
Cheers Rob On 5/1/05, Don Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to "ditto" this. The issue has bit me several times, that I know > of ... don't know how many bads are still out there! > > This thread also leads to the issue of a tag to assign a type, if you will, to > the AKA. We document many different types of AKA's. For example, nicknames, > legal surname changes, preferred or commonly used given names, simple > misspellings or documentation errors, name "Americanization", and probably > others. Because of Norwegian patronyms and names changing as folks relocated > in Norway, I have many AKA's documented simply to be able to see alternative > possibilities in the Name Lists. They really look clunky when they show up in > a report. > > I would like to see in future versions an ability to assign a tag to the AKA > and then be able to apply report options to use or not use AKA's by type. > > Thanks, Don Cook > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [LegacyUG] Sourcing AKAs > > Just a small plea to change the AKA functionality slightly. > > When you save a new AKA, the first AKA in the list is highlighted > rather than the new AKA. As I always source my new AKA straight after > entering it I often find myself sourcing this top one rather than the > one I've just entered. > > Can anyone think of a reason why the new AKA should not be highlighted > once saved? > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
