On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 11:24:08 -0700, Lisa Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I think GenBox, and probably others, do something like this, and I don't >think it's a mess, I just *really* *really* wish Legacy would do it too. One example of the mess it would cause has to do with surety levels. For example, for a single source like a death certificate, I might cite the death info with a surety level of 4. But the birth info might get a surety level of 2. If things were implemented your way, these would have to be considered two different citations in the database even though the detail text is the same for both. Correct? And when you decide to change the surety level for the birth info from 2 to 4, would the software merge the two citations? Inversely, if they both started out as 4 (one citation in your scheme), and you later decided the birth info should be a 2, do you split the single citation into two? And what if I enter "Mary Smith's will" in the detail text one day, and a week later enter "Mary Smiths will". Two different citations. Then I realize that I made a mistake and correct the latter. Are they still two citations? Or should the software be smart enough to merge them? That all being said, I think you and Gail have pointed out some valid problems. I just don't like your solution. Leave it to the developers to figure out the solution. That is my main point. -- Dennis M. Kowallek [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************** 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
