Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 and GeoExtraCodes.txt and GeoStateCodes.txt files

2013-12-01 Thread 2marion wimps
Small query - should the date of the files be updated to 2013? I have downloaded V8 and also the Geo codes etc. but when I look under the [MyDocuments]\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Misc it is showing a 2012 date for Country Codes, a 2005 date for County codes. a 2008 date for Extra Codes and a 2008

[LegacyUG] FamilySearch Error

2013-12-01 Thread Mike Fry
Been getting a lot of these messages when trying to merge individuals on FamilySearch FamilyTree Error merging individuals: Error number 400: HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request This error can occur if the individuals are related or are different genders Message is totally useless! As far as I can see, the

Re: [LegacyUG] FamilySearch Error

2013-12-01 Thread Mike Fry
On 2013/12/01 10:36, Mike Fry wrote: > Been getting a lot of these messages when trying to merge individuals on > FamilySearch FamilyTree > > Error merging individuals: Error number 400: HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request > This error can occur if the individuals are related or are different genders > > Mess

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 and GeoExtraCodes.txt and GeoStateCodes.txt files

2013-12-01 Thread John B. Lisle
Marion, They have not changed. The ones installed for the base ones are good to go. The -alt files you create will be dated as you create them. Just never, never change the base ones. All changes in the alt. john. At 03:35 AM 12/1/2013, 2marion wimps wrote: Small query - should the date of the fi

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 and GeoExtraCodes.txt and GeoStateCodes.txt files

2013-12-01 Thread 2marion wimps
Thanks John - just happy to know they are the correct ones. I very rarely play with anything nowadays unless I am 100% sure I know what I am doing - learnt my lesson after deleting an m.bat file at the beginning of computer life many moons ago! Marion On 1 December 2013 17:42, John B. Lisle wrot

RE: [LegacyUG] Burial Location as a Cemetery Event

2013-12-01 Thread Ardenholme Genealogy
Hi Leo et al, Thank you for your detailed instructions on how to preview a list of people using one location that is great! However it does not seem to be in chronological order, how do I do that please? Loving L8 so far! Thank you guys for your hard work. Many thanks, Jemima Fro

Re: [LegacyUG] Newly Purchased V.8 Question

2013-12-01 Thread Jay 1FamilyTree
Roxanne, Go to Tools>Media Relinker> should fix all your links. On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 9:56 PM, Roxanne wrote: > Wendy, > It worked for my sources, but not for any of my images. Looks like I have > to relink my images all over again. Thanks for the suggestion, though! > > Roxanne Wolfe > > >

[LegacyUG] v8 Bug

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
I had a baptism dated Jan 6, 1698. I created an alt. baptism dated Jun 1, 1698. I then used the option to swap baptism and alt. baptism. The alt. baptism date ended up in both baptism and alt. baptism. C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTr

[LegacyUG] v8 Another Bug

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
When in Split View, after maximizing one of the panels, there seems to be no way to restore to dual panels. C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergro

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 and GeoExtraCodes.txt and GeoStateCodes.txt files

2013-12-01 Thread John Makepeace
John, Thanks for the info. FYI, copies of the subject files are also in: Program Files (x86)\Legacy8\_AppData\Misc\ I was making my changes in this (wrong) folder! After modifying the files in the correct folder, everything is working pr

[LegacyUG] turn off ribbon

2013-12-01 Thread Rose Hatten
Is there a way to turn off the ribbon and just have the 7.5 style vertical list of options for each menu choice? 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

RE: [LegacyUG] v8 Bug

2013-12-01 Thread Kurt Kneeland
Curious. I could not reproduce this problem. From: C.G. Ouimet [mailto:c.g.oui...@outlook.com] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 7:29 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] v8 Bug I had a baptism dated Jan 6, 1698. I created an alt. baptism dated Jun 1, 1698. I then used

RE: [LegacyUG] v8 Another Bug

2013-12-01 Thread Kurt Kneeland
I agree, it doesn’t function properly. On mine (currently on Vista OS): I can click the Maximize symbol on either panel to get that panel to full screen. If I click the Reduce icon, I get a reduced window show parts of the split screen

Re: [LegacyUG] v8 Another Bug

2013-12-01 Thread Paul Rogers
Also when in Split View there is no way to stack these horizontally - they stack vertically by default. In the help file it suggests that if *"you want to arrange the views as overlapping, choose Cascade from the Window menu. You can also choose Tile Horizontal or Tile Vertical to change the arran

RE: [LegacyUG] v8 Bug

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
I did replicate on 3 different records in v800-353. I just updated to v800-356 and it seems fixed … Perhaps one of the miscellaneous fixes … C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON From: Kurt Kneeland [mailto:kurt-kneel...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: December 01, 2013 09:09 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers

RE: [LegacyUG] v8 Another Bug

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
It’s a problem to be resolved as it worked as expected in v7.5 … C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON From: Paul Rogers [mailto:rogers...@gmail.com] Sent: December 01, 2013 09:32 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] v8 Another Bug Also when in Split View there is no way to

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 Installation - GLBF797.tmp

2013-12-01 Thread Glenn Woodman
Bill Boswell, Regarding conflicts with AV software and installing Legacy (as well as other downloaded programs), I share the experiences of you and others using Norton. Before Norton, the freebie AV software I used had a check box for disabling protection. That allowed the target software to "co

[LegacyUG] Excruciatingly slow gedcom export

2013-12-01 Thread Brant Gibbard
I sincerely hope that some effort is going to be put in to optimizing the gedcom export code for Legacy 8, particularly for large files. In Legacy 7 the export to gedcom of the section of my file that I use to update my TNG site took about 10-15 minutes to complete. In Legacy 8 the same proce

Re: [LegacyUG] PP Alert Details Hang [was: Legacy 8]

2013-12-01 Thread Glenn Woodman
My experience is that the program hangs when I "click to see details." I get no run-time error. If I right-click, or shift-right-click, I am taken to the correct dialog boxes However, if I left-click to see details (which I presume is intended to inform me of where the problem lies), the program

Re: [LegacyUG] "Legacy setup not completed properly" ADDITIONAL info

2013-12-01 Thread Yvonne Morehouse
John: Thanks so much for your message about GLB popup. I just can't get past this. I have a new Dell computer and Windows 8 (no Avast)...plenty of room on my computer. One time when I got the GLB message, I closed it using the X button in the upper right hand corner. No luck. Then, I attempte

Re: [LegacyUG] Excruciatingly slow gedcom export

2013-12-01 Thread Cliff Gittens
Just as information I just did my first v8 export. The file has 55,000 people in it and it took only about 10 to 15 minutes. Cliff Gittens Surrey, BC, Canada On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 7:39 AM, Brant Gibbard wrote: > I sincerely hope that some effort is going to be put in to optimizing the > ged

Re: [LegacyUG] event sorting

2013-12-01 Thread Gene Wheeler
Wow! What a neat tip! Thanks for sharing! Gene == At 08:54 PM 11/30/2013, you wrote: >AND... let me remind people of a trick they can use to make undated >events appear in a particular order: Use private dates: [[1925]]. >Any date field in Legacy can be populated by a private date. Priv

[LegacyUG] edit child

2013-12-01 Thread Rose Hatten
In v 7, I could edit a child by hovering, and having a box pop up with the editing option. That isn't working for me in version 8. Does anyone know what setting I may have missed? Rose Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21

Re: [LegacyUG] edit child

2013-12-01 Thread Bert van Kootwijk
No missed setting. This feature is removed. Bert Rose Hatten schreef op 1-12-2013 17:22: > In v 7, I could edit a child by hovering, and having a box pop up with the > editing option. That isn't working for me in version 8. Does anyone > know what setting I may have missed? > > Rose > > > > Leg

Re: [LegacyUG] v8 Another Bug

2013-12-01 Thread JV Leavitt
Regarding Spit Screen view -- there is a very small Icon next to the word "About" in the upper right hand corner of the screen. The Icon looks like a cascaded double-window, like the Icon you see on any window that is maximized. Clicking on that will put the two panels into split screen view agai

Re: [LegacyUG] Shared events

2013-12-01 Thread Glenn Woodman
Dave: Thanks. That is excellent information. I have not yet tried using Shared Events. But I envisioned using it for census records. I do transcribe the census records as Geoff describes. I copy the census event including the source info to the clipboard, and then paste it into each individua

Re: [LegacyUG] v8 Another Bug

2013-12-01 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 01/12/2013 13:52, C.G. Ouimet wrote: > When in Split View, after maximizing one of the panels, there seems to > be no way to restore to dual panels. > Works fine for me. I split screen, maximised one panel. Clicked on the Restore button/icon and the maximised panel returned to previous half-sc

RE: [LegacyUG] v8 Another Bug

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
Ah … Depending on the colour scheme (I had Office 2010 Blue) that little blue icon can be tough to spot … C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON From: JV Leavitt [mailto:jleavi...@att.net] Sent: December 01, 2013 11:56 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] v8 Another Bug Rega

[LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread Brian
Hello Lug, I'm testing my Lug address and wanted to say I purchased full version of Legacy 8 about 2 hours ago and just received my customer number. Thank you Legacy! Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail

[LegacyUG] Shared events

2013-12-01 Thread porter
http://tinyurl.com/orfwapf How many used Commsoft the first to share events? Porter 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

[LegacyUG] Source detail

2013-12-01 Thread Terry L .
Hi, I have downloaded Legacy8 standard edition. I am trying to add the text to the source detail, but seems there is a limit on how much you can add. Is this because I am using the standard edition? Thanks Terry Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Arch

[LegacyUG] v8 Hide/Show Spouse/Child and Siblings List

2013-12-01 Thread Charles Apple
Is there an option in Legacy v8 to turn on or off the Hide/Show Spouse/Siblings list in Pedigree View as was in Legacy 7.5? I have searched and cannot find it, perhaps I am overlooking something. Charles Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messa

RE: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread porter
Lucky you. Purchased mine 26th and still waiting. Porter -Original Message- From: Brian [mailto:blr...@optonline.net] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 10:30 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number Hello Lug, I'm testing my Lug address and

Re: [LegacyUG] v8 Hide/Show Spouse/Child and Siblings List

2013-12-01 Thread JV Leavitt
I don't see it either. Unless I'm missing something, It is no longer possible to highlight a person on the pedigree either. Is this another step backward? I see that you can right-click on a name there, and view lists, but that doesn't buy you any other option, like to navigate to one of them.

[LegacyUG] Time setting problem

2013-12-01 Thread Brian
Hello, I'm running V8 full version and cant seem to set the alarm properly. I can set the "Current Alarm Setting" time but the AM/PM keeps reverting to AM, I need it set to PM but PM wont save. Brian Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messag

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 Installation - GLBF797.tmp

2013-12-01 Thread William Boswell
Legacy 7 seemed to work better in its own folder on the C drive. However, I reinstalled Legacy 8 into the default (Program Files) folder. The email you're responding to was when I first installed Legacy 8 and thought I'd do the same for it that I did for Legacy 7 not knowing that I would have

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 Installation - GLBF797.tmp

2013-12-01 Thread John B. Lisle
Glenn, One of the changes in Legacy 8 is to install by default into Program Files to comply with Microsoft standards. Prior to L8, the install directory included files that Legacy edited during program execution. Now, those files show up in the user's My Documents folder. The Avast problem does n

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 and GeoExtraCodes.txt and GeoStateCodes.txt files

2013-12-01 Thread John B. Lisle
John, et al, You do NOT want to mess with any files in Program Files (x86)\Legacy8\ and in this case... Program Files (x86)\Legacy8\_AppData\Misc\ The install works by first installing the software to Program Files (x86)\Legacy8\  (unless you designated somewhere else...) Then copies files from

Re: [LegacyUG] Excruciatingly slow gedcom export

2013-12-01 Thread John B. Lisle
Cliff and Brant, As has been discussed day before yesterday on this list, the issue seems to be related to Shared Events, even if you have no shared events. In the Gedcom Export Customize form, exclude Shared Events from the items to be exported and the export speeds up. Development is aware of t

Re: [LegacyUG] PP Alert Details Hang [was: Legacy 8]

2013-12-01 Thread John B. Lisle
Glenn, All of the evidence points to this being some problem with customizations as not everyone sees it. However, it seems to have been fixed with Build 356. I was seeing it previously and cannot reproduce it now. john. At 10:51 AM 12/1/2013, Glenn Woodman wrote: My experience is that the progr

[LegacyUG] Pedigree View Not Showing All Information

2013-12-01 Thread Kay Fordham
Legacy 8.0 The pedigree view is showing only names and birth/death years. I am unable to locate a setting to include the full dates plus the locations for all (birth, death). Thanks, Kay Fordham Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages afte

Re: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
Nov 26 was unlucky day. I paid the 26th also and still waiting. -- Richard Van Wasshnova On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 10:19 AM, porter wrote: > Lucky you. Purchased mine 26th and still waiting. > > Porter > > -Original Message- > From: Brian [mailto:blr...@optonline.net] > Sent: Sunday, Decem

Re: [LegacyUG] Pedigree View Not Showing All Information

2013-12-01 Thread Bob Janice
Go to the Customize screen and then option 1.7. Put a check mark in "Popup Automatically". Worked for me . . . On 12/1/2013 2:19 PM, Kay Fordham wrote: > Legacy 8.0 > The pedigree view is showing only names and birth/death years. I am > unable to locate a setting to include the full dates plus

Re: [LegacyUG] Excruciatingly slow gedcom export

2013-12-01 Thread Jay 1FamilyTree
Cliff, Just FYI, My file Ver 7 exports (a complete gedcom) in under 7 mins and I have 225,000 persons, 34,000 media and 116,000 events. On a windows 7, Intel I5, with 16GB Ram. The TNG import takes approx 15 mins not including branch relabeling which takes over 30 mins. In Legacy Ver 8 the same

RE: [LegacyUG] PP Alert Details Hang [was: Legacy 8]

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
Thanks John, I can confirm that … However … This has revealed another issue with v8 (My list is getting very long). In previous versions, the Legacy Update defaulted to install the update in the folder where the existing version is installed. V8 defaults to C:\Program Files (x86\Legacy8 regar

[LegacyUG] Yet Another v8 Issue

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
I have posted re a few issues with v8 but there's a lot more. Reporting them all would be too time consuming. But here's one that became evident after going from 800-353 to 800-356 . In previous versions, the Legacy Update defaulted to install the update in the folder where the existing versi

Re: [LegacyUG] Excruciatingly slow gedcom export

2013-12-01 Thread Cliff Gittens
Again just for info-- my gedcom export for 55931 people and 20135 marriages took 10 minutes WITH shared events selected. Mind you I only have 1 shared event in my file and I don't know if this is the reason I don't seem to be experiencing the same issues as some others on this list. Cliff On S

[LegacyUG] Favorite Option

2013-12-01 Thread Randy Clark
I love Option 8.11 as it lets me turn off those annoying warning symbols. 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

RE: [LegacyUG] turn off ribbon

2013-12-01 Thread Paul Gray
Hi Rose, The answer is 'sort of'. You can 'hide' and 'reshow' the ribbon by clicking the little arrow near the top right of the screen beside the word 'design'. When you click to reshow, you don't get the vertical list (you get the ribbon) but at least you are only viewing the options when you

RE: [LegacyUG] Favorite Option

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
Especially since many of the problems are really false alarms … Too many false alarms leads to ignoring real ones … C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON From: Randy Clark [mailto:ceddaco...@gmail.com] Sent: December 01, 2013 03:22 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Favorite Opt

[LegacyUG] Syncing with Families

2013-12-01 Thread Judith
Hello: Here's a new one, I think. when I tried to sync with the program 'Families' I get the message "This database version is not supported". I clicked on convert to SQlite file, and the same message came up. Any thoughts? Judith Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.co

RE: [LegacyUG] Syncing with Families

2013-12-01 Thread Paul Gray
There a post on the TelGen board that says they are working on an update to Families Sync to support the new Legacy file format, expected out by end of December, So for now, we are out of luck. I wonder if this is an issue with other ‘companion’ programs that directly read Legacy files? Paul

Re: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread John B. Lisle
Richard et al, If you are still waiting since Tuesday and you got an email confirmation of your order, somehow your customer number was lost in your spam or something. Everything I hear tells me that they have caught up on their backlog. If you do not have your number by now, write Customer Serv

Re: [LegacyUG] turn off ribbon

2013-12-01 Thread Ron Ferguson
Rose, On the top right, on the left of the Design Button there is an Up Arrow, using this will convert the ribbon into a drop-down which is only visible when you click on one of the buttons. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -Original Message- From: Rose Hatten Sent: Sunday, Decembe

RE: [LegacyUG] PP Alert Details Hang [was: Legacy 8]

2013-12-01 Thread John B. Lisle
C G, Let me say something at the outset what may be uncomfortable to hear, L8 was released with fewer known bugs than L7.0 had when it was released and that L7.5 has now. This is just a numerical fact from the bug tracking system. We are just accustomed to the bugs in L7.5... That does not say th

Re: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread Ron Ferguson
I suspect that John is correct, I only applied for my number yesterday, and received it today. Somewhere in the world that is probably same day service!! Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: John B. Lisle Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 8:20 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subjec

RE: [LegacyUG] Syncing with Families

2013-12-01 Thread Judith
Paul: Thank you for the message, which I then found it on-line. December seems rather late, but I guess it will have to do. Judith From: Paul Gray [mailto:graypa...@outlook.com] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 12:54 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Syncing with

Re: [LegacyUG] v8 Hide/Show Spouse/Child and Siblings List

2013-12-01 Thread Sherry/Support
In Options > Customize > General, setting 1.7 enables popup information boxes, which you need to do to see additional information in the Pedigree View. Siblings aren't included however. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Charles Apple wrote

Re: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread grayscot2
When I purchased 7.5, they said there was no manual for it and v. 8.'s manual would be sent when it was available. I'm still waiting for that .pdf now after months. From: Ron Ferguson [ronfergy@tiscali.c

RE: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread Paul Gray
One point that should be made about spam is that in certain cases valid messages may be deleted before they even make it to your account. One of the options some ISPs offer is ‘delete spam at server’ so that one would never see the vast majority of spam, even in the spam folder. The flip side o

Re: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread Dan Toshack
I had the same problem. Sent them an e-mail and had e-mail with customer number within 10 minutes. GREAT SERVICE! Dan From: Ron Ferguson Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 4:05 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number I suspect that John is corr

Re: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread Ron Ferguson
Three very simple questions, which you might care to think about. How can a manual be published before the way in which a program works has been finalised? Or are you proposing that the release should have been delayed until the Manual had been printed? Or would you like it to be full of errors on

Re: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread grayscot2
As I understood it, those getting their numbers now for Deluxe are also getting the .pdf. And I guess I am objecting to the fact that 7.5 was sold to me without a manual or any information on how Family Search worked from LDS, since that was the draw they were selling on. =

[LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
Thanks John but … >From my perspective (I’ve been with Legacy since 2.0), v8 has more issues than >any other release and I’ve had all the versions. And BTW, Legacy used to install where you wanted it to and updated there. V8 broke that mold and that Windows standard. There’s a lot of his

Re: [LegacyUG] Shared events

2013-12-01 Thread Leonard Johnson
Glenn, I used to use Geoff's method, but I no longer wish to use his method. I think it is enough to record it as a shared event. However, that being said, there space for notes. I have entered a Residence event as a marriage event for my parents, and then have shared that event with myself and

Re: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread Lloyd Hite
On 12/1/2013 4:56 PM, C.G. Ouimet wrote: > > But I _may_ also move to RootsMagic and, since there’s no Legacy > ability to import from RootsMagic, that would be a one-way move … > > As far as I’m concerned, I wasted $39 to downgrade to v8 > I have already made the move. Lloyd Legacy User

Re: [LegacyUG] Syncing with Families

2013-12-01 Thread Ron Bernier
The Families program does not yet support Legacy 8.xx. Malcom Green (Families developer) told me an updated version is in beta right now and should be released within a month. On Sunday, December 1, 2013, Judith wrote: > Hello: Here’s a new one, I think… when I tried to sync with the program >

Re: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread Don Hendershot
Bu-bye! ~DonH On Dec 1, 2013, at 3:22 PM, Lloyd Hite wrote: > On 12/1/2013 4:56 PM, C.G. Ouimet wrote: >> But I may also move to RootsMagic and, since there’s no Legacy ability to >> import from RootsMagic, that would be a one-way move … >> >>  >> >> As far as I’m concerned, I wasted $

RE: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread William Boswell
I paid for the PDF manual for Legacy 8 as part of a bundle so I don't think it's free unless in the last few days they made it free. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: grayscot2 [mailto:graysc...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 4:43 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Su

Re: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread Jay 1FamilyTree
Well, I for one think that the additional features and improvements are WELL worth the upgrade! We all no that not everyone will be pleased, so a few unhappy soles are to be expected. I think they did the right thing in that the location of installation was previously causing them much time and e

Re: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread Sherry/Support
The free upgrades to v8 for those who purchased v7.5 after early May are now being sent out - either the physical product, if that's what you ordered in v7.5 or an email with download information for v8, if you purchased v7.5 download. Considering there are thousands of upgrades to process we ask

RE: [LegacyUG] Time setting problem

2013-12-01 Thread Kurt Kneeland
This appears to be fixed in the latest release 366 - 11/30/2013. -Original Message- From: Brian [mailto:blr...@optonline.net] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 12:21 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Time setting problem Hello, I'm running V8 full version and cant s

Re: [LegacyUG] v8 Hide/Show Spouse/Child and Siblings List

2013-12-01 Thread JV Leavitt
Thank you, Sherry! That is very helpful. Joseph Leavitt On 12/1/2013 1:14 PM, Sherry/Support wrote: > In Options > Customize > General, setting 1.7 enables popup > information boxes, which you need to do to see additional information > in the Pedigree View. > > Siblings aren't included however.

RE: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
Cool … C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON From: Lloyd Hite [mailto:lhit...@gmail.com] Sent: December 01, 2013 05:23 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8 On 12/1/2013 4:56 PM, C.G. Ouimet wrote: But I may also move to RootsMagic and, since there’s no L

RE: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
J C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON From: Don Hendershot [mailto:donald.henders...@gmail.com] Sent: December 01, 2013 05:28 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8 Bu-bye! ~DonH On Dec 1, 2013, at 3:22 PM, Lloyd Hit

RE: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread C.G. Ouimet
I’m glad you’re happy but in my opinion, v8 is the worse Legacy update to date … More broken things than in any other release … Have fun … C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON From: Jay 1FamilyTree [mailto:1familytree@gmail.com] Sent: December 01, 2013 05:40 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.co

RE: [LegacyUG] v8 Hide/Show Spouse/Child and Siblings List

2013-12-01 Thread Kurt Kneeland
Option 1.7 controls the popup information for spouse(s) and children on the Pedigree view. You can set it off, for right-click or for automatic (hover/rollover). There is an Edit individual button on the popup. You can also double-click an individual in the popup list to make them the primary

RE: [LegacyUG] Time setting problem

2013-12-01 Thread Brian
Just did the update to V. 8.0.0.356, the current version, and indeed it is fixed. Brian 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

Re: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread Ron Bernier
On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 4:56 PM, C.G. Ouimet wrote: > Thanks John but … > > > > From my perspective (I’ve been with Legacy since 2.0), v8 has more issues > than any other release and I’ve had all the versions. > > > > And BTW, Legacy used to install where you wanted it to and updated there. > V8 b

RE: [LegacyUG] Pedigree View Not Showing All Information

2013-12-01 Thread Kurt Kneeland
The popups show that information along with the spouse(s) & children. See Customize option 1.7 if you’re not getting the popups. From: Kay Fordham [mailto:kayhawo...@earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 1:20 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Pedigree View Not

[LegacyUG] Installing on Second computer

2013-12-01 Thread Mary LeClerc
I installed Legacy 8 on my laptop a couple of days ago and unlocked the Deluxe version. Today I decided it was time to update the software on my desktop so downloaded the free version of Legacy 8 and was expecting the need to enter my Deluxe Customer # to unlock Deluxe on that computer. Imagine

RE: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread Lee Bruch
Maybe its because you didn’t install v.8 in the default location … that’s the location that Microsoft’s windows now uses as a recommended standard From: C.G. Ouimet [mailto:c.g.oui...@outlook.com] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 2:50 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG

[LegacyUG] Legacy now adds a period after the day of the month.

2013-12-01 Thread Darryl Bonk
When I converted several files to Legacy 8 from 7.5 when ever there was a day in the month it puts a "." after the day.  For example 12. Mar 1888 Darryl Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.co

Re: [LegacyUG] Excruciatingly slow gedcom export

2013-12-01 Thread John B. Lisle
Cliff, If you have shared events and want to export them, you cannot exclude them so you are going to experience some decrease in speed. (If you try your export with L7.5, you should see it faster, based on my personal testing with files that size.) The people who are seeing unreasonable time dif

RE: [LegacyUG] Favorite Option

2013-12-01 Thread John B. Lisle
C G, Randy, et al, When we first got to testing the PP Alerts, I felt the same way you are feeling. Today, the number of PP Alerts that pop up incorrectly - as determined by your settings - is very small. And when they happen, tell us about them so that the developers can look into them and get t

RE: [LegacyUG] Syncing with Families

2013-12-01 Thread John B. Lisle
Paul, Judith et al, Another "sync" problem is with Family Tree Maker 2014. Last time I tried, it did not yet have the ability to read L8 files. This says that the GenBridge technology from Whollygenes (The Master Genealogist) that FTM uses is not available for L8 yet. Several vendors of 3rd party

Re: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread John B. Lisle
CG, You are free to do what you wish. As a tester, I know that myself, and most of my testing colleagues, were not just testing that new features worked but that all of the functions worked. I personally built new large family files with L8, faster that I could have with L7.5. Created reports, ex

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy now adds a period after the day of the month.

2013-12-01 Thread Michele/Support
Darryl, Options > Customize > Dates 5.1 Dates Displayed As (gbl) Uncheck the box that says "Format day with period" Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com From: Darryl Bonk [mailto:darryl_b...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, December 1, 2013 5:49 PM To:

RE: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread Donna Newell
Everything comes with some issues at first. We just have to be patient and look for the positive and stop only dwelling on the negative. We should all be really thankful that the programmers are not the ones that put up the Obumer care web site. See there is a really big positive. Nothing is

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy now adds a period after the day of the month.

2013-12-01 Thread Darryl Bonk
Seems unusual that the default would be with a period after the day of the month "21. Nov 1953"  and the old format which is standard "21 Nov 1953" is not option anymore on the program.  Hope this will be restore with a new update, as "21. Nov 1953"  is not as far as I know is useful or standard

Re: [LegacyUG] Time setting problem

2013-12-01 Thread Dan Toshack
Latest release is Version 356 - 11/30/2013 -Original Message- From: Kurt Kneeland Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 5:43 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Time setting problem This appears to be fixed in the latest release 366 - 11/30/2013. -Original Messag

[LegacyUG] Not interested in political social insults

2013-12-01 Thread Suzanne
Etiquette: "From the Legacy website" : The LUG is not a free forum for political or social commentary, activist issues, religious opinion or morality lectures. Millennia Corporation reserves the right to ban discussion of "hot button" topics that are divisive; disruptive to the LUG; or are not i

RE: [LegacyUG] Not interested in political social insults

2013-12-01 Thread Donna Newell
I just thought that everyone should look on the positive side. Sorry I hit you hot button. -Original Message- From: Suzanne [mailto:sjs...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, December 1, 2013 5:42 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Not interested in political social insults

RE: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

2013-12-01 Thread William Boswell
Yeah, I left that bandwagon after 2009 and unfortunately FTM doesn't make it easy to move to a different product. Bill Boswell From: John B. Lisle [mailto:leg...@tqsi.com] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 6:13 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Not happy with v8

Re: [LegacyUG] Not interested in political social insults

2013-12-01 Thread Suzanne
I just think changing the spelling of our president's name in such a negative fashion, even if you disagree with his attempts to fix our messed up healthcare system, is unfair at best and disrespectful, to be sure. Best to just stick with genealogical discussions here, I think. I wish you a goo

Re: [LegacyUG] Installing on Second computer

2013-12-01 Thread Mary LeClerc
The lightbulb just went on. Because I sync my two computers using Skydrive, the Customer number was already there from the initial installation on the laptop.I love it with I can answer "why". On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Mary LeClerc wrote: > I installed Legacy 8 on my laptop a couple

RE: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread grayscot2
I don't know how they are handling L8 in pricing for the manual but this was to be included with 7.5 as it usually is for all software. From: William Boswell [whbosw...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 20

Re: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

2013-12-01 Thread grayscot2
Thank you. Nice to know. From: Sherry/Support [she...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 04:39 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] E mail test and customer number

RE: [LegacyUG] Favorite Option

2013-12-01 Thread Kurt Kneeland
Great tip on the UnknownName.txt file. I’ve also seen mention of .txt files for customizing the GeoCodes data. Are there any other of these little know customization techniques? From: John B. Lisle [mailto:leg...@tqsi.com] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 4:41 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUse

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy now adds a period after the day of the month.

2013-12-01 Thread Wendy Howard
Hi Darryl, "the old format which is standard "21 Nov 1953" is not option anymore on the program" That's odd, it's exactly what I selected when I was reviewing the options, and have it set now. On my screen, looking at Customise 5.1, it's the second option in the left-hand column, below "Nov 21,

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