You said it. Features sell new product, and are fun to work on...but getting the basics done is the more important in the long term. And adopting "there's an add on for that" is NOT a good approach, as the recent discussions on Q dates illustrate.
Bug fixes aren't cool, bug fixes aren't sexy. But making the program work correctly makes for a bullet-proof user base. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ronald ferguson Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 16:01 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Constructing Family Trees I agree with your thinking, Dennis. Whilst it seems to me that it is essential for Legacy to include standard report and chart types it is surely not possible for all the variations on a particular to be included in one program and these should be stand alone and I include DNA in this. What is important, however, is that the basic reports work properly and are bug free. This is not the case at present as we see from this forum. My own biggest problem is with web page creation. The two main bugs in the html have been pointed out several times but nothing has been done to correct them. I note also that you have pointed out some bugs in reports over the years and I think some of these still need to be corrected. Surely priority should be given to getting the basics to work properly first before trying to expand the scope of the program. Ron Ferguson _______________________________________ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ View Individual Trees Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/ _______________________________________ >From: Dennis Kowallek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Constructing Family Trees >Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 12:21:32 -0400 > >On Sat, 20 May 2006 09:10:19 -0600, "E.Rodier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > > >Are you concerned about the increase in program file size from 16.6 mb > >Legacy 5 to 26 mb Legacy 6 or the fact that the current version requires >a > >more powerful computer than Legacy 5 when you say "Legacy is bloated > >enough"? > >I believe add-on programs are the way to go for features like certain >reports that not everyone needs. Book reports for example. Or an add-on >that produces web-pages. These kinds of tasks kind of stand on their own >... i.e. they don't update the db or interact with Legacy's primary >functions. I don't know enough about research guidance (since I don't >use it), but maybe that could have been a candidate for an add-on? Maybe >not. > >Dennis M. Kowallek >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ Are you using the latest version of MSN Messenger? Download MSN Messenger 7.5 today! http://join.msn.com/messenger/overview 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.1/344 - Release Date: 19-May-06 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.1/344 - Release Date: 19-May-06 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
