But having the capability to use two sentences like Paula originally tried to do would allow for more variety in the structure of reports thereby making for more interesting reading.
-- Marty On 7/23/05, Gail Nestor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bryan, thanks for that workaround idea! I fooled around with the format and > came to the same conclusion you did. When I come across a new type of > event, it's always hard to find just the right words that will go with > anything I find for that event. However, now that an Event Report is > available, I can check and make sure my wording works for all the events I > entered way back when. I used to sometimes edit event sentences, not > realizing that they might not sound right with previously entered events of > the same type! > > Thanks again for everyone's help and ideas! > Gail Rich Nestor > Smyrna, Georgia > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nestorgenealogy/ > > > From: "BE Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I did a few experiments with the [He/She] and the only place it will > capitalize the He or She is when this is the FIRST element in the sentence. > I did think of your idea Paula but putting a period after the first sentence > ie. between the [Sources] and the [He/She] did not help. I even tried using > the [CR] code to insert a carriage return to start a new line but the > [He/She] was still in lower case. I guess the programmers never thought > about an event sentence construct that was, in fact, more than one sentence. > Sentence 1 [FirstName] appeared on the [Date] rent roll [~inPlace].[Sources] > Sentence 2 [HeShe] was listed as "[Notes]." > > One work around that would still be a proper sentence would be [FirstName] > appeared on the [Date] rent roll [~inPlace] where [HeShe] was listed as > "[Notes]." [Sources] > > In that construct the non-capital he/she would be correct. > > Paula Ryburn wrote: > I'll bet the capitalization hinges on the word following a period, which in > your example it does not. ??? --Paula 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
