Geoff, Your article mentioned test databases with a million linked individuals. What are the computer requirements for a file that size and can all the features of Legacy 6 still be used? Several years back, someone estimated that a project tracing all descendants from an island would eventually have a million names. Files with more than 100,000 names are rarely mentioned in any genealogy mailing list. About ten years ago, there was a trend to collecting a lot of details about the "main" individuals rather than names of everyone who could be linked.
One Legacy 6 file with a limited number of linked images for individuals would be easy to plan. Much harder to plan birth and death images when the online registrations vary from one line to one column to one full page. How many event images can be linked to a single Legacy database and how many images can reasonably be kept in a single folder? What size of images do you recommend for Legacy reports saved as RTF? The sample file has variable size images. For a new Legacy project, I would start with a set of matching size rectangular pictures of individuals -- faces rather than a mix of portraits and snapshots. Software companies tell their customers how to use specific features in a genealogy program but very little about planning a family book or web site with pictures. I would rather have one family file for each potential book (or web site) than create a temp file to get the "wanted" individuals in a word processor report that requires a lot of editing. -- Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff See today's article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/03/your_legacy_dat.html. Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.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
