I find that with a only a little extra effort, I can create both standard and custom event sentences such that the event still makes sense even if reported in nonsentence format.
The trick, of course, is realizing the need to so ahead of time :-) Lisa On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:21:58 -0500, "Gail Rich Nestor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I'll just throw in my two cents here... > > I went through and customized my database with sentences a while back. > The > sentence feature is great and I loved how they read when I used Legacy to > generate a web site (my primary method of communicating my research right > now). > > However, for several reasons, I recently decided to go with TNG (The Next > Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding) for web page creation. Now I'm > having > to face the fact that gedcom exports to not carry along the nifty > sentences. > Now I'm left with fields that don't always really convey the true picture > without that existing sentence structure. > > My point is - if you plan to use Legacy reports and/or Legacy web pages, > you > are fine. If you plan to go outside of Legacy for any reason, the > current > gedcom vehicle will not carry those sentences with you. > > I find that genealogy is an ever-evolving process. I actually love it > that > way, but there are always a few bumps along the road. > > It's all a personal decision, but something to keep in mind... > > Gail Rich Nestor > Smyrna, Georgia, USA > www.roots2buds.net -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A fast, anti-spam email service. 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
