Re: [LegacyUG] River as Place of Death

2013-09-17 Thread Ron Ferguson
Roger, DC death certificate. You could also search for the inquest, I suspect that there should be one. Otherwise go with what you have, as Jenny.said. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov.

Re: [LegacyUG] River as Place of Death

2013-09-17 Thread Roger Noonan
Ron, The death is too early for a certificate. My information is from a newspaper report which refers to the boat he was in being "overtaken by a sudden squall of wind which upset the boat near the Northwest Buoy" and states that my ancestor sank immediately. Mention is also made of "the floating

[LegacyUG] Bookmark List

2013-09-17 Thread Kathy Thompson
Wondering if it is possible to rearrange the order of the bookmarks at all? Thanks Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail serve

[LegacyUG] Re: Error Getting Next RIN

2013-09-17 Thread Cheryl Rothwell
I opened maintenance and tried file sorting order. Took a nano second. Then I tried repair and it took maybe two seconds but it did do it. And the problem seems to have disappeared. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Cheryl Rothwell wrote: > >> I open my Legacy, added one person, went to add anoth

Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages

2013-09-17 Thread Mary Young
While one is tackling the CSS learning curve, there is a quick fix for the tiny font in the Family Links Box, which is hard to read without zooming in. Use an html text editor (e.g. PSPad free download) and run a global search'n'replace: search for size=-2 replace with size=-1 Of course, the

Re: [LegacyUG] You Use WHAT For Genealogy? Wonderful Uses For Unusual Tools

2013-09-17 Thread Howlanddavisii
Geoff: I just watched the subject webinar (afternoon of 17 September 2013) and the poll questions were not shown although Thomas referenced one of them. Did you also sneeze early in the webinar and deleted that part? May I ask what the questions were and the percentages/numbers for each

Re: [LegacyUG] Error Getting Next RIN

2013-09-17 Thread Cheryl Rothwell
I did that. There were no missing RINs, five missing MRINs. But since it is working now I'm going to cross my fingers and hope for the best. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot < br...@the-lightfoots.com> wrote: > I would suggest to renumber your RINs. Go to Tools > Renumber RINs

RE: [LegacyUG] Webpages

2013-09-17 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
What? Did you try this out ahead of time? First, the created Pedigree pages don't even use CSS at all. They rely solely on the supposedly "outdated" tags. But as I said, these tags work just fine with any browser. With that being said, try editing the HTML code for any of the names in a Pedigree

RE: [LegacyUG] Error Getting Next RIN

2013-09-17 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I would suggest to renumber your RINs. Go to Tools > Renumber RINs and check the option to fill in all missing RINs from the highest (compacts the records). You have this option only with the Deluxe version. If you are using the Standard version, go here: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/helpWeb

[LegacyUG] Problem 2 - Person in name list, click takes to another person

2013-09-17 Thread Lucy Abbott
Example: Name list is up, click on person 1, all the info to the side is correct, parents, notes, data, double click and it takes you to person 2 Name list is up, click on person 2 (the one that comes up in family view if you click on person 1) all the info to the side is correct, double click a

[LegacyUG] Problem 1 - View to name list

2013-09-17 Thread Lucy Abbott
Have current version, deluxe user for many years. Problem: When on family view or pedigree view, name of person is highlighted. Previously when you would click on the Name List, it would bring up the person you were on and you could navigate from there to another family name. Currently this is

Re: [LegacyUG] Problem 2 - Person in name list, click takes to another person

2013-09-17 Thread Jay 1FamilyTree
Lucy, If the person in the Family View page who you have highlighted was added after the last time Legacy "rebuilt" the indexes, it would probably take you to the first person in your name list. Run your File/Check repair. Jay On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Lucy Abbott wrote: > Example: N

Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages

2013-09-17 Thread Bernd Hornung
That's why was considering option #.5, which is to add a note(s) to the leading pages explaining the use of control-shift-+ as an option if the viewer has problems seeing the page. I tested it and it stays at the level you choose when you switch pages. Thanks all, Bernie On 17/09/2013 12:59 PM,

Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages

2013-09-17 Thread singhals
IMO/IME, best to pick Door #1. If the webmaster fiddles with the font-sizes so they look good on his DogBrowser v16, they're not gonna fit on Vistor Blx's CatBrowser v6. Most folks with vision issues have their browser/monitor display options set for their own use. Cheryl Brian L. Lightfoot wro

[LegacyUG] Error Getting Next RIN

2013-09-17 Thread Cheryl Rothwell
> > > I open my Legacy, added one person, went to add another got Error Getting Next RIN. Error 3021. It advised me to file maintenance/repair. I did and repair gave me the same error. I went to another computer, opened the same database, got the same error. Repair did the same. I restored the

Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages

2013-09-17 Thread Ron Ferguson
Bernie, I really do suggest looking at LTools as well, it is easy to use and only costs around $10 Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Bernd Hornung wrote: >Thanks all, > >As usual there is no easy fix and I am not comfortable with messing >around in CSS. I use a very simple WYSIWYG edito

RE: [LegacyUG] Webpages

2013-09-17 Thread Ron Ferguson
Brian, You overlook one problem, if one increases the font size alone then for Pedigree pages, the names and details no longer fit in the boxes Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:

RE: [LegacyUG] Webpages

2013-09-17 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
One does not NEED to use CSS. That's just another learning obstacle after learning the basics of HTML editing. One can safely throw out any mention of a CSS and revert back to tags (or similar sizes) within the actual HTML document. But just to be fair, the World Wide Consortium regards the us

Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages

2013-09-17 Thread Bernd Hornung
Thanks all, As usual there is no easy fix and I am not comfortable with messing around in CSS. I use a very simple WYSIWYG editor for my main pages, not very sophisticated but serves the purpose. I did not know about . I have tried several ged to html editors and they each have their own pluses

RE: [LegacyUG] River as Place of Death

2013-09-17 Thread Ron Ferguson
Roger, Have you got the death certificate? This would normally give at least the district. If it doesn't there would have been an inquest where the information would have been given. I do have experience of this as my grandfather drowned in the Manchester Ship Canal in Trafford - details from

Re: [LegacyUG] River as Place of Death

2013-09-17 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 17/09/2013 09:47, Kathy Thompson wrote: > River Mersey, Liverpool, county, country ? > > I'll be interested in the replies though as I have someone who was born > at sea but who I have a reasonable location for. I have quite a few "on the water" locations in my file. Eg: At sea "HMS Hannibal"

Re: [LegacyUG] River as Place of Death

2013-09-17 Thread Roger Noonan
Kathy, I don't know if the Mersey is in a particular county - it has Cheshire on one bank and (old) Lancashire on the other before emptying into the Irish Sea. On 17/09/2013 8:47 p.m., Kathy Thompson wrote: > River Mersey, Liverpool, county, country ? > > I'll be interested in the replies though a

Re: [LegacyUG] River as Place of Death

2013-09-17 Thread Kathy Thompson
River Mersey, Liverpool, county, country ? I'll be interested in the replies though as I have someone who was born at sea but who I have a reasonable location for. On 17 September 2013 18:44, Roger Noonan wrote: > I have an ancestor who drowned in the River Mersey near Liverpool when > his boa

[LegacyUG] River as Place of Death

2013-09-17 Thread Roger Noonan
I have an ancestor who drowned in the River Mersey near Liverpool when his boat sank. Any suggestions as to how I should record the location? (I assume his body was washed up as there is record of his burial) Roger Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Arch

RE: [LegacyUG] Previous LUG messages?

2013-09-17 Thread Ron Ferguson
Dick, Yes, details at the end of every LUG post. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail se

[LegacyUG] Previous LUG messages?

2013-09-17 Thread Dick Hillenbrand
Is there a way to browse previous Legacy User5 Group messages? TIA Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov.