Re: [LegacyUG] Entering US Census Information
Randolph, To see whether or not I have an image for a particular person, I look at my Census, US Federal events for that individual. If it has an associated image attached for that event, then there will be a + sign showing at the right side of the event line. (This is viewing with the Individual's Information window open.) If there is no + sign, then I know that I need to add an image for the census event. By using the file structure (for census events) that I use, I can then associate the same image with many individuals. I don't have to have numerous copies of the same image that way. Also, by using the file structure that I use, I can ensure that there will never be a duplicate census image that may be under a different filename. This may, or may not, make sense to others, however, it provides me an orderly way to maintain my census images. Randolph Clark wrote: Question: If you name the census image something other than the name of the primary person sought then how do you (easily) know whether you've found/saved that person's census location? On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Mark Wilson dmwil...@dishmail.net mailto:dmwil...@dishmail.net wrote: For my US Census events, I have created events named Census, US Federal, Census, US Federal Slave Schedule, and Census, US State. (The US State part may seem redundant, however, it differentiates the census event from a state within another country.) Most of my census entries are the Census, US Federal event. In the description field, I enter, for example, page 15C (362); roll T9_1322; enumeration district 135. The page number in parenthesis indicates a page number applied to the document after the census was taken. (Sometimes the original page number must be determined by examining pages before and/or after the page in question.) The roll number identifies the original film roll number of the document. (I get the roll number information from the source citation of each census image on Ancestry.com. You must be an Ancestry subscriber to access this information.) In the date field, I use the date of the enumeration shown on the census sheet, for example: 07 Jun 1880. In the place field, I obviously enter the place where the census enumeration was taken, such as: Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas, USA. When I save a copy of the census image, I give it a filename using the following format: Census, US Federal - 1880 Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas (p 15C).jpg. This way, I can just look at the file and know it pertains to the Census, US Federal event. It tells me the year and place where the census was taken. Also, in this example, I know that the image is of page/sheet 15C of the enumeration. (I use the original sheet number found on the document.) Then under the notes tab, I first place dwelling information, e. g., dwelling 127 / 127, line 47. For me, this indicates the order of the visitation of a particular dwelling and the order of the visitation of a particular family. The line number is, of course, the line on which the individual is shown. (The line number changes with each individual in the family.) I then double space and enter the information for the entire family similarly to the way Michele Lewis does it, as in her example below. I use bold font on the individual with whom I'm documenting so that he/she stands out from other family members. When finished, my entries looks something like this: Event: Census, US Federal Description: page 15C (362); roll T9_1322; enumeration district 135 Date: 07 Jun 1880 Place: Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas, USA Notes: dwelling 127 / 127, line 47 Line 45 = R. S. Philpot, head, white male, age 33 [b: about 1847], married, works on railroad, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Line 46 = Mary Philpot, wife, white female, age 25 [b: about 1855], married, keeps house, born TN, father born NC, mother born NC Line 47 = *R. B. Wilson*, boarder, white male, age 28 [b: about 1852], married, works on railroad, born TN, father born NC, mother born NC Line 48 = Betty Wilson, boarder, white female, age 20 [b: about 1860], married, born MO, father born KY, mother born KY Michele Lewis wrote: Here is what I do... Event: 1870 United Stated Federal Census Description: population schedule Date: 31 Jul 1870 Place: , Marion County, Mississippi, USA B.F. Graham, age 35, male, white, farmer, value of real state $50, born in MS, unable to read or write Sarah Ann Graham, age 30, female, white, wife, born in MS, unable to read or write Archibald Graham, age 6, male, white, at home, born in MS Sarah E. Graham, age 5
Re: [LegacyUG] Entering US Census Information
For my US Census events, I have created events named Census, US Federal, Census, US Federal Slave Schedule, and Census, US State. (The US State part may seem redundant, however, it differentiates the census event from a state within another country.) Most of my census entries are the Census, US Federal event. In the description field, I enter, for example, page 15C (362); roll T9_1322; enumeration district 135. The page number in parenthesis indicates a page number applied to the document after the census was taken. (Sometimes the original page number must be determined by examining pages before and/or after the page in question.) The roll number identifies the original film roll number of the document. (I get the roll number information from the source citation of each census image on Ancestry.com. You must be an Ancestry subscriber to access this information.) In the date field, I use the date of the enumeration shown on the census sheet, for example: 07 Jun 1880. In the place field, I obviously enter the place where the census enumeration was taken, such as: Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas, USA. When I save a copy of the census image, I give it a filename using the following format: Census, US Federal - 1880 Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas (p 15C).jpg. This way, I can just look at the file and know it pertains to the Census, US Federal event. It tells me the year and place where the census was taken. Also, in this example, I know that the image is of page/sheet 15C of the enumeration. (I use the original sheet number found on the document.) Then under the notes tab, I first place dwelling information, e. g., dwelling 127 / 127, line 47. For me, this indicates the order of the visitation of a particular dwelling and the order of the visitation of a particular family. The line number is, of course, the line on which the individual is shown. (The line number changes with each individual in the family.) I then double space and enter the information for the entire family similarly to the way Michele Lewis does it, as in her example below. I use bold font on the individual with whom I'm documenting so that he/she stands out from other family members. When finished, my entries looks something like this: Event: Census, US Federal Description: page 15C (362); roll T9_1322; enumeration district 135 Date: 07 Jun 1880 Place: Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas, USA Notes: dwelling 127 / 127, line 47 Line 45 = R. S. Philpot, head, white male, age 33 [b: about 1847], married, works on railroad, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Line 46 = Mary Philpot, wife, white female, age 25 [b: about 1855], married, keeps house, born TN, father born NC, mother born NC Line 47 = *R. B. Wilson*, boarder, white male, age 28 [b: about 1852], married, works on railroad, born TN, father born NC, mother born NC Line 48 = Betty Wilson, boarder, white female, age 20 [b: about 1860], married, born MO, father born KY, mother born KY Michele Lewis wrote: Here is what I do... Event: 1870 United Stated Federal Census Description: population schedule Date: 31 Jul 1870 Place: , Marion County, Mississippi, USA B.F. Graham, age 35, male, white, farmer, value of real state $50, born in MS, unable to read or write Sarah Ann Graham, age 30, female, white, wife, born in MS, unable to read or write Archibald Graham, age 6, male, white, at home, born in MS Sarah E. Graham, age 5, female, white, at home, born in MS Isabella Graham, age 1, female, white, at home, born in MS William Graham, age 9/12, male, white, at home, born in MS, born in Sep Here is one from 1900 for you... Event: 1900 United States Federal Census Description: population schedule Date: 11 Jun 1900 Place: , Marion County, Mississippi, USA James E. Simmons, head, white male, born Feb 1870, age 30, married 11 years, farmer, born in MS, both parents born in MS, can read/write/speak English, owns home free and clear, farm, #81 on farm schedule Corine E. Simmons, wife, white female, born Oct 1870, age 29, married 11 years, mother of 7 children, 6 living, born in MS, both parents born in MS, can read/speak English, unable to write Francis A. Simmons, daughter, white female, born Jul 1890, age 9, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS Mary Simmons, daughter, white female, born Oct 1891, age 8, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, did not attend school this year, unable to read or write, speaks English Jesse Simmons, son, white male, born Apr 1894, age 6, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS Walter Simmons, son, white male, born Mar 1896, age, 4 single, born in MS, both parents born in MS Lemuel Simmons, son, white male, born May 1900, age 1/12, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS Here is one that is not a population schedule... Event: 1850 United States Federal Census Description: slave schedule Date: 24 Sep 1850 Place: , Columbia County, Georgia, USA John Lewis 20 year old
Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Security Question
Thanks, Ron! That did the trick. I thought that I already had the 'never connect' radio button selected, but it wasn't. blush Thanks again! Mark Wilson ronald ferguson wrote: Mark, I was looking for your post this morning, but couldn't find it. I agree with Tim, and would suggest that you go to the tab Legacy HomeOptionsOptions and check the rado button never contact the internet... Ron Ferguson From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Security Question Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 08:01:16 -0700 Legacy News from the Home Tab is being sent as well as your version check would be my best guess. Also being no one else has reported that problem, I would fine tune your firewall. BTW, is it the firewall built into XP or another 3rd party program. Or are you not running XP with a third party program. Tim - Original Message - From: Mark Wilson To: Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 9:46 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Re: Security Question When Legacy v7.0.0.76 launches, my firewall gives a warning that Legacy Genealogy Software is sending my home address information to www.legacyfamilytree.com. As a security issue, what actual information is being sent? Is it used for anything more than just page requests and hot-links for the tabbed Legacy Home window? Thanks! Mark Wilson *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Security Question
Hi Tim, I use ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite v8.0.059.000 on WinXP32-SP3. My concern was whether or not Legacy was trying to send more than just page requests. Some programs are intentionally written to call home for various verifications, for error reports, to establish legitimacy, or to share usage data. I had just installed Legacy v7.0.0.76 and when it restarted, ZoneAlarm notified me that Legacy Genealogy Software is sending my 'home address' information to www.legacyfamilytree.com. I hadn't even clicked on anything for Legacy yet to send a page request. Since that was the first time that ZoneAlarm had given that particular alert., it raised the question as to what was going on with Legacy. Since computer security is imperative, I didn't want to ignore the issue. It's always better to be proactive rather than to look back and ask Why didn't I Thanks, Tim! Mark Wilson Tim Rosenlof wrote: Legacy News from the Home Tab is being sent as well as your version check would be my best guess. Also being no one else has reported that problem, I would fine tune your firewall. BTW, is it the firewall built into XP or another 3rd party program. Or are you not running XP with a third party program. Tim - Original Message - From: Mark Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 9:46 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Re: Security Question When Legacy v7.0.0.76 launches, my firewall gives a warning that Legacy Genealogy Software is sending my home address information to www.legacyfamilytree.com. As a security issue, what actual information is being sent? Is it used for anything more than just page requests and hot-links for the tabbed Legacy Home window? Thanks! Mark Wilson yUG] Re: Security Question br blockquote type=citebr When Legacy v7.0.0.76 launches, my firewall gives a warning that Legacy br Genealogy Software is sending my home address information to br www.legacyfamilytree.com. As a security issue, what actual information br is being sent? Is it used for anything more than just page requests and br hot-links for the tabbed Legacy Home window? br br Thanks! br Mark Wilson br /blockquote /blockquote /body /html *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Variable Explanation
Hi Ron, thanks for your reply! I really wasn't wanting to dig directly into the Access database, but was really just wondering what the [StartYear] and [EndYear] string variables were good for. The constant string variables that I've found in Legacy are: [GivenNames] = First Name Second Name (Third Name) of Individual [FirstName] = First Name of Individual [MiddleName] = Middle Name of Individual [SurName] = Last Name of Individual [WholeName] = First Name Second Name Last Name of Individual [BirthDate] = Date of Birth of Individual [BirthDate_DMY] = Date of Birth of Individual in DayMonthYear format [BirthYear] = Year of Birth of Individual [DeathDate] = Date of Death of Individual [DeathDate_DMY] = Date of Death of Individual in DayMonthYear format [DeathYear] = Year of Death of Individual [StartYear] = ? [EndYear] = ? Whenever the [StartYear] and [EndYear] string variables are used, the values appear to default to the [BirthYear] and [DeathYear], respectively. So why not just use the [BirthYear] and [DeathYear] string variables in the first place? That is why I was wondering what data fields the [StartYear] and [EndYear] string variables represented (other than the [BirthYear] and [DeathYear] ). I'm sure this is about as clear as mud, but maybe I can get the thought across. Thanks again, Ron. Mark Wilson ronald ferguson wrote: Mark, In what connection, and do you have Access or OOo? Dates are associated with Events eg BMD, etc. Ron Ferguson _ *New Tutorial* Publish your Web Pages - Blogs http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 23:06:43 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Re: Variable Explanation From what fields do the Legacy variables, [StartYear] and [EndYear] get their information? Is there a list that shows all of the variables and field relationships used in Legacy? Thanks! Mark Wilson _ Live Search presents Big Snap II - win John Lewis vouchers http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/117442309/direct/01/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Variable Explanation
Mark Wilson wrote: snipWhenever the [StartYear] and [EndYear] string variables are used, the values appear to default to the [BirthYear] and [DeathYear], respectively. So why not just use the [BirthYear] and [DeathYear] string variables in the first place? That is why I was wondering what data fields the [StartYear] and [EndYear] string variables represented (other than the [BirthYear] and [DeathYear] ). snip Mike Fry wrote: Perhaps the [StartYear} and [EndYear] variables do default to the Birth and Death years, but can be modified by application of the Year Range parameter. See the IGI Search dialog and click on the Search Options button and select the Search Options tab. Thanks Mike! Within the IGA Search Options, it makes sense that the program handles the date range internally -- adjustable from the exact date to ±20 years -- without the benefit of using the [StartYear] and [EndYear] string variables. This same type of date range that you point out is, in my opinion, exactly what [StartYear] and [EndYear] should accomplish. By their implication, the variables are intended to be used in a limited search, but where? One guess is that the programmers included these variables to be used in a web search string where the host accepts those data search field values. As stated before, even when used in the search string for a website, the values default to the Birth Year and Death Year. (Click on Internet Search Internet for Current Person...) The values for Start Year/[StartYear] and End Year/[EndYear] default to the Birth Year and Death Year, respectively. There is no way provided to change the field values for End Year or Start Year, either directly, or through the use of the [StartYear] and [EndYear] string variables. (In this case, we are assuming that the website we are searching will accept the values sent by the [StartYear] and [EndYear] variables). I suppose it really isn't that important to solve the mystery of how to use the [StartYear] and [EndYear] string variables inside or outside the fixed [BirthYear] and [DeathYear] values, however, it was put into the program for some reason. Maybe the programmer(s) can chime in? As a suggestion for use in notes and source citations, I'd like to be able to use the existing variables and additional ones. How about adding new variables such as [AkaName], [TitlePre], [TitleSuf], [UserID], [BirthPlace], [DeathPlace], [DeathCause], [MarriageDate], [MarriagePlace], [MarriageStatus], [MarriageStatusDate], [BaptDate], [BaptPlace], [BuryDate], [BuryPlace], [MotherName], [MotherMarriedName], [FatherName], [FatherMarriedName], [SiblingNames], et cetera. In case someone else wants to play with sentence structure or search strings within Legacy, here's a list of constant string variables used by Legacy. There may be others *** Web Search *** [GivenNames] = First Name Second Name (Third Name) of Individual [FirstName] = First Name of Individual [MiddleName] = Middle Name of Individual [SurName] = Last Name of Individual [WholeName] = First Name Second Name Last Name of Individual [BirthDate] = Date of Birth of Individual [BirthDate_DMY] = Date of Birth of Individual in Day-Month-Year format [BirthYear] = Year of Birth of Individual [DeathDate] = Date of Death of Individual [DeathDate_DMY] = Date of Birth of Individual in Day-Month-Year format [DeathYear] = Year of Death of Individual [StartYear] = ? - defaults to BirthYear? [EndYear] = ? - defaults to DeathYear? *** Events *** [Name] = Full Name of individual [CoupleNames] = Full Name of Both People [CoupleFirstNames] = First Names of Both People [HusbFirstName] = First Name of Husband [HusbFullName] = Full Name of Husband [HusbSurname] = Last Name of Husband [HusbMarriedSurname] = Married Name of Husband [WifeFirstName] = First Name of Wife [WifeFullName] = Full Name of Wife [WifeSurname] = Last Name of Wife [WifeMarriedSurname] = Married Name of Wife [HeShe] = He or She, Depending on Gender [HisHer] = His or Her, Depending on Gender [FirstHeShe] = First Name then He or She, Depending on Gender [Desc] = Events Description [-Desc] = Events Description - in lowercase [Desc/Notes] = Description if not blank, else Notes [-Desc/Notes] = Description if not blank, else Notes - in lowercase [inDesc] = in Event Description [-inDesc] = in Event Description - in lowercase [onDesc] = on Event Description [-onDesc] = on Event Description - in lowercase [fromDesc] = from Event Description [-fromDesc] = from Event Description - in lowercase [toDesc] = to Event Description [-toDesc] = to Event Description - in lowercase [atDesc] = at Event Description [-atDesc] = at Event Description - in lowercase [Date] = Event Date [onDate] = on Event Date [fromDate] = Event Date FROM-(TO) [Place] = Event Location [inPlace] = in Event Location [onPlace] = on Event Location [fromPlace] = from Event Location [toPlace] = to Event Location [atPlace] = at Event Location [~Place] = Event Location - short form
[LegacyUG] Re: Security Question
When Legacy v7.0.0.76 launches, my firewall gives a warning that Legacy Genealogy Software is sending my home address information to www.legacyfamilytree.com. As a security issue, what actual information is being sent? Is it used for anything more than just page requests and hot-links for the tabbed Legacy Home window? Thanks! Mark Wilson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Re: Variable Explanation
From what fields do the Legacy variables, [StartYear] and [EndYear] get their information? Is there a list that shows all of the variables and field relationships used in Legacy? Thanks! Mark Wilson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] A question about Legacy Charting
I'm not sure that this will work with Legacy Charting since I haven't tried it, but you can use standard ASCII characters to create the superscript o and the cross. While holding down on the Alt key, use the keypad to enter the number. Release the Alt key and you have it. I hope this is what you are looking for. Alt + 167 = º Alt + 197 = ┼ Mark Lucy Shore wrote: Another complication is that the French use symbols for birth, marriage and death, i.e. a superscript o signifies birth; an x signifies marriage and a cross (not even sure where to find that on the keyboard!) signifies death. I had thought of saving the chart to a tiff format so that I could use Photoshop to insert text -- that doesn't work either because the boxes aren't large enough to add text. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
With apologies to the programmers, grin Adding a date to the backup should be a user-selectable option. If the user decides to use the auto-dating backup feature, then there should also be an option as to the date format used with the backups. My computers are set up to display the date in 'dd MMM ' format, wheras I manually save my Legacy backups in ' MMM dd, ' format. (example: 2008 Jan 01, Tuesday) Even the time could be added to the backup for those who wish to make several backups during the day. There could even be a choice that would give the backup file its base name, such as Smith Genealogy. (The base name could even default to the name of the .fdb database in use at the time.) A resulting self-generating backup file might look like: Smith Genealogy (2008 Jan 01, Tuesday; 15:27:12.32).zip. By including the time, there would be no chance of accidentally overwriting an existing backup. For those who like to keep a reduced number of backups, there could also be a user-selected option to automatically keep the last X number of days-worth of backups and delete the rest. By days-worth, I mean that Legacy would save, let's say, the last 14 individual days of backups, each day of which could have numerous backups. There may only be 14 backups retained if only one backup per day was made, or there might be 27 backups retained over the last 14 days-worth of backups if numerous backups were made each day. For those who might have a backup or two, or three... that he/she wants to keep from being automatically deleted, there could be a user-selected exclusion list for those filenames that are to be protected. What are some of the thoughts of other LUGers? Is this something that the programmers should pursue? I can see it now... Legacy will eventually be a 100 MB download! arrgh Mark == [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it manually is error prone and tedious. Jeff Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] v7: Resolving push pin positioning
Hello Brian, smile No problem, Brian! I found myself (no, I was not lost!) scratching my head (not literally!) over something that, to me, seemed very obvious (closely related to assume). Thanks for your posting, Brian! I appreciate it! My best, Mark Wilson === Brian Johnson wrote: Hi Mark, Actually I liked the site but was just being a smart-ass. Sorry for that. Normally I'm the one who laughs at the foolishness of political-correctness. Must have had a rotten night's sleep. Thanks. Brian sigh Good grief!!! This is ridiculous! Please forgive me for not being politically correct! I was merely trying to help by offering another way to locate places. (Yes, in the United States) My suggestion was NEVER intended to be the Holy Grail of research. It's really very simple; just take the suggestions you can use and discard the rest. If you have something constructive to add to make researching easier, then let's hear it. Otherwise I guess I need to turn on my politically-correct checker, as well as my spelling checker. That might be a suggestion for a Legacy feature -- a politically-correct checker for Legacy. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] v7: Resolving push pin positioning
To all LUGers, For those who need to add or correct latitude and longitude for proper push pin positioning, refer to http://lat-long.com. There's more information there than anyone could ever use! Lookup is fast and simple. Just copy paste the numbers that are shown on the web site under the 'Degrees Minutes Seconds' heading into the appropriate spot in the Legacy Master Location List. The numbers appear to be very accurate. Enjoy! Mark Wilson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] v7: Resolving push pin positioning
I can't speak for Brian, but when I said something rather similar I wasn't meaning how do we do it? I was merely pointing out that your For those who need to add or correct latitude and longitude for proper push pin positioning, refer to http://lat-long.com. There's more information there than anyone could ever use! was a very USA_centric thing to say and might have been more tactfully phrased on a list where many of the members do not have US connections. sigh Good grief!!! This is ridiculous! Please forgive me for not being politically correct! I was merely trying to help by offering another way to locate places. (Yes, in the United States) My suggestion was NEVER intended to be the Holy Grail of research. It's really very simple; just take the suggestions you can use and discard the rest. If you have something constructive to add to make researching easier, then let's hear it. Otherwise I guess I need to turn on my politically-correct checker, as well as my spelling checker. That might be a suggestion for a Legacy feature -- a politically-correct checker for Legacy. Thank you, Sherry, for your input! Using the Geo-Code button provides a way MUCH easier to use to find a location. I'm still learning about the mapping features. I sometimes wonder how you keep from biting your tongue off with all the disrespect and flaming that comes from some individuals in this group! Thank you for your patients! You are MUCH appreciated! (No response necessary) Now I have a question that I hope someone can answer without getting broadsided: Where are some good French-related web sites? I've tried Cindi's List and found a few, however, I'm hoping that someone can provide a gold nugget web site for France. Thank you for any help!!! Mark Wilson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] v7: Resolving push pin positioning
My pleasure, Art! Thank you for your response! My best, Mark Wilson Art Seddon wrote: Thanks Mark, that immediately went on my favorites. Art Seddon - Original Message - From: Mark Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 6:03 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] v7: Resolving push pin positioning To all LUGers, For those who need to add or correct latitude and longitude for proper push pin positioning, refer to http://lat-long.com. There's more information there than anyone could ever use! Lookup is fast and simple. Just copy paste the numbers that are shown on the web site under the 'Degrees Minutes Seconds' heading into the appropriate spot in the Legacy Master Location List. The numbers appear to be very accurate. Enjoy! Mark Wilson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1511 - Release Date: 6/20/2008 11:52 AM Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive
Gene,
I respectfully disagree. I also run MojoPac Usher v1.8.0.0 [Beta]. MojoPac
does require
administrative privileges, however, the software does provide a way to log
on as a guest
with administrative privileges. Try this: While MojoPac is running in host
mode (not MojoPac
mode), look in the system tray on the taskbar and look for the MojoPac
icon. Now click on
it and select Open MojoPac Usher Configuration Panel. Now select the
Host Security
Level tab. You will see that there is a description which reads MojoPac
Usher allows
guest MojoPac to login with administrative privileges. I won't go into
detail as how to use
this option.
While you still have the MojoPac Usher Configuration Panel open, click on
the Help
button. The MojoPac Usher help window will open. Select the Contents tab
and then
highlight Installing MojoPac Usher in the left panel. You can read about
MojoPac
installation in the right panel.
MojoPac installs in the C:\Program Files\RingThree folder as a default.
MojoPac runs
on the host computer as a service. That is why it doesn't show up in the
control panel's
Add / Remove window. If you will look on a computer that you have run
MojoPac on,
check in the Start / All Programs (Win XP) and look for a MojoPac entry.
When you
find it, you will notice that it has a selection to Remove MojoPac Usher
from the host
computer. [It is obvious (?) that a program has to be installed before it
can be uninstalled.]
The service executable, pvmservice.exe, is installed in the C:\Program
Files\RingThree\bin\
folder. (This is the default installation folder.)
If you know how to use regedit, you will discover that MojoPac does leave a
trace on
the host computer. There is an entry in:
1) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
MenuOrder\StartMenu2\MojoPac
2) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
MountPoints2\{8879b79e-84ae-11dc-b1e5-0026540e022e}
3) HKEY_USERS\(Individual User ID varies)\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2\Programs\MojoPac
4) HKEY_USERS\(Individual User ID varies)\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{8879b79e-84ae-11dc-b1e5-0026540e022e}
5) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RingThree
6) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003 (this varies by
user)\Services\pvm
7) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003 (this varies by
user)\Services\PVM Service
8) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\pvm
9) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PVM Service
Please, folks, there has been enough discussion about USB flash drives! I
have
over 30 years of programming experience so I do know a little about
software. I
also am CompTIA A+ certified, CompTIA Network+ certified, and Microsoft MCSE
certified. I am now retired and program at my leisure. I don't mean to
give a
resume here, however, enough is enough!
Respectfully,
Mark
_
Gene Young wrote:
Mark Wilson wrote:
Legacy *does* run very slowly via MojoPac, however, it also requires
installation of the MojoPac software on the host computer. This, too, would
not work on a host computer where installation of software is not permitted.
No, MoJoPac does not have to be installed on the host computer. It runs
entirely from the flash drive. I know this to be true as I have done it.
It requires nothing loaded on the host computer and leaves NO traces on the
host computer when disconnected. As has been pointed out the host computer
must be running with an administrator account but I have not encountered a
problem in this respect as most people never set up limited accounts on
their computers and only run as administrator.
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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive
I have successfully run Legacy from a U3 Sandisk Cruiser 4GB flash drive. The U3 software MUST be installed on a computer so that you can access your flash drive. On your flash drive, create a folder named Legacy. Copy all of your Legacy files (data, pictures, sounds, video, et cetera) from your computer to the newly-created Legacy folder on the flash drive. From within the Legacy program, you can browse to the location of your database on the flash drive to open it. (Note that Legacy MUST be installed on the computer you are using with your flash drive. You can copy the Legacy setup file to your flash drive so that you can install Legacy on other computers.) When I get home, I then use other 3-party software to sync the Legacy database on the flash drive with the primary Legacy database on my computer. That way both databases are current. Mark == -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Garnet Quigley Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:20 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive Does anyone know if it possible to operate Legacy 6.0 from a USB Flash Drive which does have the space (4gb) to accommodate the programme and my current data files? snip Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive
Legacy *does* run very slowly via MojoPac, however, it also requires installation of the MojoPac software on the host computer. This, too, would not work on a host computer where installation of software is not permitted. Mark === JLB wrote: Somebody, who may or may not be an LUG-er, told me they had Legacy running on Mojopac on a USB flash-drive. Unless you'd be trying to use it where you can't have administrator rights (public libraries, hotels, etc) it might work. -- JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive
Glen, Please re-read my original email. Note that Legacy MUST be installed on the computer you are using with your flash drive. Mark, This exact situation comes up on this list from time to time. You cannot copy the Legacy folder and expect it to run on a computer that has not had Legacy installed on it. There are files that are installed to folders other than the Legacy folder. Please try running Legacy from your Flash drive on a computer that has never had Legacy installed and see if that works. Please report back to the list. I would be interested in your findings. Glen Ballard From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mark Wilson Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:05 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive I have successfully run Legacy from a U3 Sandisk Cruiser 4GB flash drive. The U3 software MUST be installed on a computer so that you can access your flash drive. On your flash drive, create a folder named Legacy. Copy all of your Legacy files (data, pictures, sounds, video, et cetera) from your computer to the newly-created Legacy folder on the flash drive. From within the Legacy program, you can browse to the location of your database on the flash drive to open it. (Note that Legacy MUST be installed on the computer you are using with your flash drive. You can copy the Legacy setup file to your flash drive so that you can install Legacy on other computers.) When I get home, I then use other 3-party software to sync the Legacy database on the flash drive with the primary Legacy database on my computer. That way both databases are current. Mark Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive
LUG group, There seems to be some mis-interpretation of my original posting. Please let me try again with the addendum in caps: I have successfully run Legacy from a U3 Sandisk Cruiser 4GB flash drive. The U3 software MUST be installed on a computer so that you can access your flash drive. On your flash drive, create a folder named Legacy. Copy all of your Legacy files (data, pictures, sounds, video, et cetera) from your computer to the newly-created Legacy folder on the flash drive. OPEN LEGACY FROM THE HOST COMPUTER (NOT THE USB FLASH DRIVE) and browse to the location of your database on the flash drive to open it. (Note that Legacy MUST be installed on the computer you are using with your flash drive. You can copy the Legacy setup file to your flash drive so that you can install Legacy on other computers.) When I get home, I then use other 3-party software to sync the Legacy database on the flash drive with the primary Legacy database on my computer. That way both databases are current. I have been using this method for over a year using various computers. Using this method is NOT the same as using portable software on a USB flash drive, however, it does provide a means of taking your genealogy database to another computer to work on. Sorry for the confusion. Mark From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mark Wilson Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:05 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive I have successfully run Legacy from a U3 Sandisk Cruiser 4GB flash drive. The U3 software MUST be installed on a computer so that you can access your flash drive. On your flash drive, create a folder named Legacy. Copy all of your Legacy files (data, pictures, sounds, video, et cetera) from your computer to the newly-created Legacy folder on the flash drive. From within the Legacy program, you can browse to the location of your database on the flash drive to open it. (Note that Legacy MUST be installed on the computer you are using with your flash drive. You can copy the Legacy setup file to your flash drive so that you can install Legacy on other computers.) When I get home, I then use other 3-party software to sync the Legacy database on the flash drive with the primary Legacy database on my computer. That way both databases are current. Mark Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive
Glen, No problem at all I've *often* missed detail in a posting only to find that my first impression was incorrect. Probably the greatest problem with email is that it does not reflect the true tone of the sender. Just the use of of a single word, neglect of a single word, or punctuation in an email can cause mis-interpretation. In your defense, I probably should have used the word with instead of from in the first sentence. I have successfully run Legacy WITH a U3 Sandisk Cruiser... works MUCH better than I have successfully run Legacy FROM a U3 Sandisk Cruiser P.S. to all, Please consider this thread as dead My best to you, Mark __ GBallard wrote: Mark, My appologies. I read that, but later when replying, didn't notice it. You are quite correct in your statements. Glen Ballard From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Wilson Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:57 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive Glen, Please re-read my original email. Note that Legacy MUST be installed on the computer you are using with your flash drive. Mark, This exact situation comes up on this list from time to time. You cannot copy the Legacy folder and expect it to run on a computer that has not had Legacy installed on it. There are files that are installed to folders other than the Legacy folder. Please try running Legacy from your Flash drive on a computer that has never had Legacy installed and see if that works. Please report back to the list. I would be interested in your findings. Glen Ballard From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Wilson Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:05 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive I have successfully run Legacy from a U3 Sandisk Cruiser 4GB flash drive. The U3 software MUST be installed on a computer so that you can access your flash drive. On your flash drive, create a folder named Legacy. Copy all of your Legacy files (data, pictures, sounds, video, et cetera) from your computer to the newly-created Legacy folder on the flash drive. From within the Legacy program, you can browse to the location of your database on the flash drive to open it. (Note that Legacy MUST be installed on the computer you are using with your flash drive. You can copy the Legacy setup file to your flash drive so that you can install Legacy on other computers.) When I get home, I then use other 3-party software to sync the Legacy database on the flash drive with the primary Legacy database on my computer. That way both databases are current. Mark Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6.0 and a USB Flash Drive
Roger, I appreciate your posting. I did neglect to mention that U3 software was NOT necessary to have on a flash drive. I was merely pointing out that *IF* U3 software is used, then it MUST be installed on the host computer. U3 is not the only encryption software that is used on flash drives, however, that is what was pre-installed on the flash drive that I purchased. This is typical of the Sandisk brand of flash drive. That is the reason that I even mentioned the brand name of the flash drive in the first place. The reason that I use U3 software is that I have other sensitive data on my flash drive that needs protection. Everyone's need varies I *assumed* that everyone (or at least the majority) of LUG subscribers would understand this. My blunder My original intent was to suggest to all that it WAS possible to easily take your Legacy database with you to use on another computer via a flash drive. I really did not imagine that anyone would require technical support from my posting. I was just relaying a tried-and-true method that works for me. You are under no obligation to use it. Please refer to my posting to Glen Ballard. My best to you, Mark _ Roger Lewis wrote: Your choice of terminology has led to some confusion. From what you describe, it appears you have not 'run' Legacy from a flash drive. Data, pictures, sounds, video, et cetera files do not 'run'. Legacy.exe 'runs', permitting you to access data etc residing on a flash drive (or a floppy or a CD or a DVD or a mini hard drive etc) Further, I think I can safely say that, of all the people in the LUG who simply access data residing on a flash drive, you are the only one who has found it necessary to have U3 software installed on the flash drive. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Legacy and AniMap
I may be WAY off here, but I noticed that within the current version of AniMap (v3.0RC2) that there is an internal error handler named Illegal call from Legacy. Is there possibly going to be a way for Legacy v7 to interact with AniMap's database?!!! Maybe this is wishfull guessing! Mark Wilson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Re: World Vital Records - search string
I am using Firefox v3 beta 4 to access the WorldVitalRecords site. The search string that I use in Legacy is: http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/GlobalSearch.aspx?qt=gzfn=[GivenNames]zln=[SurName]zplace=se=Exact The space character field used is [ ]=[+]. I have to logon to the WorldVitalRecords site *prior* to performing the search within Legacy. Otherwise, the search will be performed and then there will be a necessity to logon. I've been trying to figure a way to autologon to WorldVitalRecords during the initial Legacy search, just as I do with Ancestry.com. However, so far I haven't been successful. If someone figures out the secret, please let me know! My best, Mark Wilson Oklahoma USA - Original Message - From: Lucie Vaccaro Bailey To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, 31 Mar 2008 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] World Vital Records - It works until you ask for more detail then this pops up more than the info I wanted Server Error: your request could not be completed We are sorry but your request has produced an error. Please try your request again. This error has been logged and reported to our development team. I called them up after receiving Server error too many times. She stated they are aware of the problem and suggested I use IE. Lu Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Family Name History
- Original Message - From: Karl Plenge To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, 22 Aug 2007 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family Name History What does EOB stand for ??? EOB = End of Branch - the last living descendant in a line - when they die, there are no more living descendants of that particular line. Then I go back upstream and tag all their ancestors NLD = No Living Descendants until I get far enough up that someone does have living descendants. This way I can easily tell from family view on any family which members still have living descendants today that I might try to track down, and which ones I can close the book on. Thanks, Karl, this is a great hint! Do you use the EOB for both the male surname and female MaidenName -- or just the EOB for for the male surname? Best Regards, Mark Wilson Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Re: Note to Joe
- Original Message - From: Joe To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, 03 Aug 2007 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sneak Peek of Legacy 7 - Part Two snip I'm hot and cold on VB.net as a consumer because I will have to upgrade any old equipment to run the bloated software. I'm can be fairly certain that is why this new version of Legacy is not yet running on VB.net. .net has been out for a while now and it comes with many issues to programmers. snip The .NET framework has been running under MS Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP with NO hardware upgrades since .NET v1.0. The current version of Legacy was developed using Visual Basic v6. VB6 is the software that has been used to write the Legacy program. In order to upgrade the Legacy software to implement the features that customers ask for, the Legacy programmers must update the software they use to write their program. This just happens to be VB7 (2005) or VB8. Both versions rely on the .NET Framework platform to develop programs handling string arrays. It is VERY UNCOMMON for a program written in VB6 to be compiled with the VB.NET versions without error. There are many parts of a program written for the VB6 compiler that work beautifully, but when compiled with .NET become seriously broken. There is a fairly steep learning curve going from VB6 to VB.NET, as well. Programmers have to learn how to use the new software they use to write programs, just as the customer has to learn how to use that new software that they produce. Programs written and compiled under VB8 are Vista-compatible, as well as backward compatible to Windows 98, albeit somewhat slower. The average Windows 2000, XP, or Vista user will not notice the difference. BTW - I wiped Vista off one of my computers because it's slow and IMHO is a dumbed down version of XP with window dressing added. I honestly tried it and IMHO it is still in beta status. Good move! I agree! To the legacy gurus and owners--I personally am hoping for a future rewrites of Legacy as modular using excellent and proven web based open sourced languages and tools that have great track records. snip (I apologize to the group -- I just can't pass this one up! It hits too close to home.) Like that will be, ahhh, when Windows becomes open-sourced. Get real! If I relied on open-source code for my programming, I would go broke. Why buy software when you can easily copy-cat it? All of my source code is proprietary, just as is Microsoft's. Ask yourself just how enthused the Legacy programmers would be to develope code that they were not being paid to produce? You could kiss all future enhancements good-by. Nuff said... ps. I will gladly be a beta tester on the VB.net platform of Legacy if you want someone who will give brutal honesty :) You obviously want something for nothing! Probably a MP3 pirate, as well. Mark Software Engineer Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Re: More Image Software
Another excellent image viewer is FastStone Image Viewer 3.2 available for free at http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm. The program supports all major graphic formats (BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000, animated GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO and TGA) and popular digital camera RAW formats (CRW, CR2, NEF, PEF, RAF, MRW, ORF, SRF and DNG). It has a nice array of features that include image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping, color adjustments, high quality magnifier, musical slideshow, lossless JPEG transitions, image annotation, scanner support, histogram, thumbnail browser, configurable batch processing to convert/rename images, and much more. I have used this Swiss Army knife image software for over a year and highly recommend it for handling pictures for Legacy use! Mark Wilson Oklahoma - Original Message - From: Gary Templeman To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, 21 Jul 2007 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] PDF file is way too big I will whole heartedly endorse Irfanview also. I have used it for years and have it installed on all the computers at our Family History Center. It is a well respected piece of software and I would have no concerns about any risk from downloading it. Tucows and other sites host the download. The main page for more information is http://www.irfanview.com/ Gary Templeman - Original Message - From: Karl Plenge To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 7:47 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] PDF file is way too big Hi Ron, I have a quite a few pictures attached to my family tree and at least 90% of them I have saved in the bmp format, I do not know a lot about pictures. Is there an easy way to change my bmp format to the .jgp format and by changing the format will this affect the quality of the pictures. Leo There is a free program called IrfanView available at www.tucows.com. It is excellent for converting bmp's to jpg's because it offers a batch mode (under File on the menu). I have used this program for several years and have never noticed any visible image degradation, and I usually shrink my photos to 20% of their original size while I am converting them so I can email them to those on dial-up. However, as long as you keep your original bmp's (which I strongly recommend), if you did notice any degradation, you could just do the conversion again with different settings. If you are leery of downloaded software, you can always use Windows Paint (included with Windows under Accessories) to convert them one at a time - open the bmp, click File, then Save As, and in the file type select jpg. Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
