Dave, I understand the logic of what you are saying. However I did a search of my database for those with "never married"=checked. A small number of those have children listed. On the family tab for those with children the "marriage information" bar doesn't say **Never Married**. However, when I open the individual's information screen it still has the box ticked. These were all entered before the latest change to the wording.
I tried a test in a new file and what you say is correct - If you add a child, the checkmark is removed. But, you can then check it again and it stays checked - maybe the box should be greyed out and not permit the checkmark to be set once children exist. The original concern still applies though. There are two distinct events - getting married - having children It was, and still is, quite common for a person to have never married but to have given birth. It is clearly possible to know that a person did not marry. But could it really be known that they didn't have children? So, what is the purpose of the checkbox? Jack -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Berdan Sent: 25 January 2006 17:41 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] "Never Married" has been changed The option on the Information screen was changed to "This individual never married and had no children" because that is what it always really meant. If the checkbox was checked for a person and you later added a spouse or any children, the checkmark was removed automatically. It always worked that way. We added a new option to the Marriage screen of, "This couple did not marry" as a place to signify that there was a relationship with another person that was not a "marriage." So, we have all the bases covered. Again, if you had check the box on the Information screen in previous versions and then added children, the checkmark was removed. Thanks, -- Dave Berdan Millennia [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:50 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] "Never Married" has been changed > Does anyone know why the Never Married box waschanged from just "Never > Married" to "Never Married and had no children"? > > I had this box checked before the change for several individuals who were > never married but had children. Will it still be checked for them? > Legacy should have separated the two into two boxes. > > Matt > > > > > Legacy User Group 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 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 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
