Actually "aa" and "å" are considered to be the same thing in Norwegian,
and I believe that "å" appears near the end of Norwegian dictionaries,
so it's entirely correct that "aa" sorts there too.
Concerning your comments about sorting names from *different* languages
(and differing alphabets): Yes, this is a major problem. Especially
when the same name may be spelled somewhat differently depending on
which nationality is writing it. I have some ancestors back far enough
in Scandinavia that Norway, Sweden, and Iceland all run together. If I
go by first names I have things like Håkon = Haakon = Hákon. My
preference is that they all sort together, so I can tell if I have
someone entered multiple times. For patronymics, I get endings "-sson"
or "-ason" or "-uson" in Icelandic, "-son" or "-sen" in Norwegian,
"-sson" in Swedish, "-sen" or "-søn" in Danish, all possible for the
same name and the same person, depending on which source I'm going by.
Same problem for "-dóttir", -"datter", "-dotter".
Ruth Ann
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
<snip>
The surnames beginning with Ø (alt+216) now are in their proper place, but
another problem is now present. Surnames beginning with "Aa," such as
"Aafeldt," now sort after Ø rather than being properly sorted with names beginning
with "A!" Thus, either sort option, "English, et. al." or "Norwegian-Danish"
results in an improperly sorted surname index.
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/
For online technical support, please visit
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp
To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
