Re: [LegacyUG] Wide Monitor vs. Old (4:3) Monitor

I want to thank all who contributed experiences and comments on the subject. I just found an HP 2207h at Amazon for $180 and free shipping. I have popped for this monitor and think I may ATTEMPT to install it along side my dying 17" LCD. (It ain't dead yet and I don't believe in euthanasia ...

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations

Is or was there a special package to geo locations when I first got it? I really haven't used it very much yet. It doesn't seem to work right AND when I realized it may only be available in the USA, well. . . . I'll just keep reading and trying to understand it. I do have a computer tech

[LegacyUG] replying from the LUG archives (was: never married)

> First of all, I cannot figure out how to reply from the > archives to a posting! Hi Carolyn, There is no way to reply to the list from the archives. Some list programs allow it, others don't, and this is one of the latter. > I have to delete all these emails since there is not a > digest v

[LegacyUG] Mitochondrial descendants problem solved

For Ron Ferguson in particular: Ron you told me you would try to help with my problem. I know you really tried as I read you on a thread about tagging where you ran into a Legacy limitation on tagging. I do appreciate whatever effort you may have put into this for me. The problem was solved with

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

Discovered 53 people with "Unknown/Unknown" parents!!! I may have messed up some - but not THAT often! Will report on Beta Test Group to get it to SUPPORT. Thanks Keith On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Dennis M. Kowallek wrote: > On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:07:31 +, ronald ferguson > wrote: >

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

I don't think it is a bug. I have noticed that I have ended up with the same, and the reason was I clicked the wrong place as if I was going to enter a parent, which I was not as I did not know them, but it created a set of unknown parents. Sometimes you might want to have unknown for parents in

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:07:31 +, ronald ferguson wrote: >it is inconcievable that I erroniously entered and deleted a parent as I have >never even had a glimpse as to who they might be. > >As we know, if that is done without deleting the marriage, that is another way >of creating an unknown/

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem

Sherry: Thanks for checking. It may be a quirk with .76 that was fixed in .86. I tried two from scratch using that template and got the same result both times. No italics in the other templates that I use, though. Guess I need to update. Thanks again. Kirsten -Original Message- From

RE: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

Dennis, I am sure that your are correct in saying that it can arise from an imported file. However the three which I have found are attached to records added directly into my database within the last 2-3 months. As the parents of these individuals were born in Ireland in the late 1700s - ea

Fwd: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

If you go to the second individual from the end of line ancester you will then have the end of line ancester in the parents position. Now if you double click on the actual end of line ancester you will have 'unknown' in both the father and mother position. It just takes one extra click. I

RE: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

Keith, I have just checked all my unknown marriage links. I have found a small number of unknown/unknown. All are the parents of recent additions to my files. It seems, therefore, likely that this is a bug which has only recently crept in. Ron Ferguson __

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:53:19 -0500, GeoSci wrote: >How do I know if the same problem is >true of others in my database?? Go to the Marriage List and look for all Unknown to Unknown marriages. I think that one of the causes of this is importing data. I don't remember the details because I haven'

Re: [LegacyUG] Problems with Geo locations in Ontario

- Original Message - From: To: Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 7:35 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Problems with Geo locations in Ontario Much as I hate to discredit any American company who makes an effort to internationalize their program, the penny has dropped on problems with the Canad

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo locations

Helen, We have the same problem over here, and nor do our locations fit the US formulaic 4 field system. As I consequence I rarely use it for the intended purpose, outside US locations that is. Ron Ferguson _ *New* Improv

RE: [LegacyUG] Wide Monitor

I have two monitors and it is great! I have two 23" wide screen Dell monitors. I can open up Legacy 7 plus work on a Master Location List plus have a Word document open plus have my Outlook open. It's great to have all the possibilities! Happy Hunting, Beverly Walker

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

OK - that worked - BUT now - How do I know if the same problem is true of others in my database?? This was the way to FIND the End of Line Ancestors - but this flaw in the program (magic parents that are blank and blank) makes this search useless - RIGHT?? Can this be programmed out?? Parents t

[LegacyUG] Problems with Geo locations in Ontario

Much as I hate to discredit any American company who makes an effort to internationalize their program, the penny has dropped on problems with the Canadian Geo Locator. I noticed that the program wants to insert two commas between the city and the province. I've seen this on Ancestry and often w

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

The right idea but with a small exception and a flaw in the current marriage list.  The flaw is as follows:  Under Options>Customize>Data Format>Word for Blank Records set to (Just leave it blank) the Marr List shows "Unknown" instead of blank. The correct fix to these marriage records with b

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations

Ron - Wow, I'm impressed that Legacy has covered the world. Sadly though, I know now why I've never used the Geo Location facility. I must thank Legacy for preparing one for Canada however the great majority of my Canadian ancestors were born in the country, not in cities, where their birth or

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

Will check for Unknown-Unknown - but I know there has been NO import and I did NOT put them there. I wonder if - when I a trying to get to my 1st McKain and I just keep clicking the latest one - if that (somehow) enters a blank person??? Humm - a possibility. Thanks all! Keith On Fri, Feb 20, 2

Re: [LegacyUG] Wide Monitor vs. Old (4:3) Monitor

Yay to this.  I couldn't live without dual monitors, since about 10 minutes after I got the second.  Although, having a widescreen with two programs open side-by-side might be similarly good. - JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog CE WOOD wrote:

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations

Canada and Great Britian have always been in there. - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations Are there any plans to put Canada and Britain in the Geo Location thingie? It sure would be a big help - or is the USA th

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

- Original Message - From: "John S. Adams" To: Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors I tried this and the first thing I noticed was no ADAMS, my primary line, in the list. When I went to Asahel ADAMS, my earliest ancestor, on the Fami

RE: [LegacyUG] Wide Monitor vs. Old (4:3) Monitor

I can cheerfully say the same thing for my Samsung 22 inch and my new Samsung 24 inch monitors. The first monitor was used with Legacy 6 & 7. The second monitor has only been used with Legacy 7. I much prefer the large size screen to using dual monitors. I spend about 8-10 hours per day on the

Re: [LegacyUG] Wide Monitor vs. Old (4:3) Monitor

I ***love*** my 19" widescreen LCD monitor. It is much easier to view 2 different windows side-by-side on the widescreens than the conventional. You can have Legacy on one side of the monitor and another program on the other like a word processor or interent browser. I had zero problems switch

Re: [LegacyUG] Wide Monitor vs. Old (4:3) Monitor

Don, I bought a 24" monitor and it is great to have Legacy and a full screen view of Ancestry.com open at the same time. The way the prices have come down, you can get a great monitor for $300. Jim On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Don Cook wrote: > > My old 17 in. LCD flat panel is dying. Since

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

Look on the Marriage list for 'Unknown - Unknown' or 'blank-blank' parents they can all be deleted, I think. Carl Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online

Re: [LegacyUG] never married

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:03:11 -0800, "CE Wood" wrote: >When I go to the Marriage Information screen, there is no information >entered and no boxes are checked. There is a checkbox at the bottom of the Individual Information screen (in V6) for this. >When I go to the Family View for her parents,

Re: [LegacyUG] Wide Monitor vs. Old (4:3) Monitor

I really like having two 19" diagonal monitors. That way, I can have Legacy open on one and search the web, say, on the other. I can also move applications around as I see fit. If I ever want to, I can have one application stretch across both screens, which actually gives me more lateral spa

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations

England and Canada are already in mine . . . . . Bob ci...@treadles.ca wrote: Are there any plans to put Canada and Britain in the Geo Location thingie? It sure would be a big help - or is the USA the only country that matters? Helen Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFami

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo locations

Helen, Go to Options>Customise>Other and click the Geo Locations button to import other DBs Ron Ferguson _ *New* Improved Interface for OpenOffice.org Contacts Database http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree a

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

Ancestors named "unknown" was my first thought too. The can get there by user entry, or by importing GEDCOM files. Gary - Original Message - From: "John S. Adams" To: Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors I tried this and the first

Re: [LegacyUG] never married

OOPS! Big red face about the never married and had no children! And the exclamation point is what that means. It's not something that happens on the Marriage Information Screen, but on the Individual's Information. I DID check the box down at the bottom to the right of HELP. When checked, the

[LegacyUG] Wide Monitor vs. Old (4:3) Monitor

My old 17 in. LCD flat panel is dying. Since Legacy is the most important software in my daily computer usage, I raise the question here: Has anyone encountered any issues/problems in switching to a wide perspective screen? If so, how so and what did you do about them? Does anyone have an o

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

I tried this and the first thing I noticed was no ADAMS, my primary line, in the list. When I went to Asahel ADAMS, my earliest ancestor, on the Family View screen, the parents block was empty. I then selected Asahel's son Asa, my next earliest direct line ancestor. With Asa as the primary pe

Re: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

Ran it twice (Check/Repair) and still no McKain or Horn (there may be others) - and I KNOW where they should end!! Keith On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 3:01 PM, ronald ferguson wrote: > > > Keith, > > Mine seems to be OK, but it is difficult to tell as there are 41. All the > obvious ones are there th

Re: [LegacyUG] never married

First of all, I cannot figure out how to reply from the archives to a posting! I have to delete all these emails since there is not a digest versions available, but when I go to the archives to reply to a posting, and thereby include all the earlier postings, I cannot find a way to do that. So, t

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations

Are there any plans to put Canada and Britain in the Geo Location thingie? It sure would be a big help - or is the USA the only country that matters? Helen Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyu

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations

I just looked up "Benton" in my Geo Location Database. Without specifying County, State/Province, or Country, there were 3 in Canada, 1 in Malaysia, and 30 in the USA, including one in Franklin County, Illinois. Carolyn - Original Message - From: momalo...@aol.com

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem

Kirsten, I have several sources created with SourceWriter for online books as well as printed books with details in the Comments boxes of both the source and the detail. None of the text is italicized. I created a new fake source to see if something had changed recently. Again there were no

RE: [LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

Keith, Mine seems to be OK, but it is difficult to tell as there are 41. All the obvious ones are there though. You could try a File>File Maintenance>Check/Repair to check the links are all OK. Ron Ferguson _ *New* Impr

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem

Apologies for sending this third e-mail, if the first e-mail makes it to the list. The second e-mail DID make the list, but is senseless without the first! I have several sources created with SourceWriter for online books as well as printed books with information in the Comments boxes of both t

Re: [LegacyUG] relationship while married & child custody

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:39:34 -0500, "Sheri Harris" wrote: >Did I enter these correctly and how do I get Legacy to put these into proper >sequence? You entered them correctly but you forgot a step. After you enter an out-of-sequence marriage (or child, or event, etc.) you need to go to the Spous

[LegacyUG] End of Line Ancestors

>From Legacy News: End-of-line ancestors. We all have them. We think about them. We study them. We even dream about them. Once we find their parents, we do a quick Genealogy Happy Dance, and then it starts over again - we now have new end-of-line ancestors. Who are your end-of-line ancestors? Let

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem

I should add that I copied the book sources to the Source Clipboard then to another event, and again no italics. Sherry - Original Message - From: "Kirsten Bowman" To: "LegacyUserGroup" Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 12:24 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template Problem I'

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations

Just added an UNLINKED PERSON to test this for you... listed him as born in Benton, , Illinois, USA -- and clicked on the GLOBE. The GEO LOCATIONS system listed "Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA" as proper. I double clicked on it - and changed the Benton, , Illinois, USA to Benton, Franklin, Illin

Re: [LegacyUG] never married

I don't get it. I have made sure and quadruple made sure that my cursor is no where near where that box is. The box is NOT checked and as soon as I hit the SAVE button in the upper right hand corner the person is not never married and no children. It doesn't matter if I am adding a child or

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations

My file in Legacy, Richard Ashby Johnson, b 1927, sent me to the Benton in Tennessee near Nashville. I know there is something weird going on. I've looked at the HELP pages in Legacy and will continue to read them - project in Legacy along with "photos" :-). . I'm wondering if there is s

[LegacyUG] relationship while married & child custody

This is a multi part question and not sure what I did wrong in entering this into Legacy. I apologize if this subject has surfaced before, but didn't see anything specific to my question in the archives. I have a person who was married, left the marriage, had a relationship with another person wh

Re: [LegacyUG] never married

Michele, I tested the latest version of Legacy 7.0 and was not able to confirm this. I added a new person with birth and death dates. When I clicked save the never married and had no children box was not automatically checked. Legacy DID automatically check the Living No box. Brian Customer

Re: [LegacyUG] removing a name from legacy

Thanks, Brian, that would appear to be the problem. I could have sworn that previously Legacy did upload the files. Obviously not, but I could have sworn. . . . I shall now go about uploading the current files. Thanks again, and my sincerest thanks to all who offered their good advice/suggestion

Re: [LegacyUG] removing a name from legacy

Frank, When I visited your site and looked at the pages the date those pages were created say they are from August 2004. It does not look like you have replaced the web pages there now with pages you recently created after you created the web pages in Legacy. Brian Customer Support Millennia

Re: [LegacyUG] removing a name from legacy

Frank, Between Paragraph 1 and 2 of your description of what you did there is a missing step. you should have mentioned that after reviewing the files in your browser you uploaded those files to your web pages using an FTP program. Legacy does not automatically send the web page files from you

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations

wrote When I tried to find "Benton" IL it said TN, MS, IA, and OR, yet when I SEARCH for it, Benton, IL comes up in Franklin County. When I try to find it in Legacy, it sent me to TN. Where do I learn more about GEO LOCATIONS? I don't really understand what you are saying. Where and how

[LegacyUG] Geo locations

When I tried to find "Benton" IL it said TN, MS, IA, and OR, yet when I SEARCH for it, Benton, IL comes up in Franklin County. When I try to find it in Legacy, it sent me to TN. Where do I learn more about GEO LOCATIONS? **Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (

RE: [LegacyUG] removing a name from legacy

Gene, Whilst what you you say can be true, Frank's previous email indicated that the reference to the deleted person was in the file on his PC. This would mean that the offending web page is actually being generated even though the person has been deleted. If so then this is likely to be the

RE: [LegacyUG] removing a name from legacy

very true LOL Ron Ferguson _ *New* Improved Interface for OpenOffice.org Contacts Database 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: htt

Re: [LegacyUG] removing a name from legacy

ronald ferguson wrote: Frank, Should that be Anton Kreamer? In any event he is not in the index of the URL on your site which was apparently last updated on 29 August 2004 (or don't you change the date when you update?). Ah! found his father. You are correct he is on the father's page and also

Re: [LegacyUG] removing a name from legacy

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:43:05 +, ronald ferguson wrote: >Before loading I would delete all the files on the Server and start from >scratch. Ron means only the Legacy generated files. ;-) -- Dennis Kowallek http://zippersoftware.com/ltools/index.htm Legacy User Group guidelines: htt

RE: [LegacyUG] removing a name from legacy

Frank, Should that be Anton Kreamer? In any event he is not in the index of the URL on your site which was apparently last updated on 29 August 2004 (or don't you change the date when you update?). Ah! found his father. You are correct he is on the father's page and also has his own page. So