John B. Lisle schrieb am 03.12.2013 20:25:
Pam,
Please indulge me to talk about Location in
Legacy 8. Actually, little has changed since
Legacy 7 but many users do not have a strategy
for locations and mapping and such.
-- Sometimes, neither works. This is when I go
to Wikipedia or
Dan,
Welcome aboard.
This is not the easiest of subjects, so I would ask if you have read the Help
File? Would you also specify which version of Legacy you are using, this is
most important especially just after a new release.
To find the Help (V8.0.0.356 deluxe) click HelpHelp IndexSearch
Sebastian,
As you are probably aware, but I will mention it anyhow!
Just because Legacy gives a box a name does not mean that you you have to
use it that way. For example, if one regularly uses the mapping function
then it is probably best to use the modern name in the Long Name - I don't,
I
Actually I just went through this BETA process for 'Perfect Photo Suite 8' by
Onone Software. They actually went through 3 public BETA versions before the
final version was released last week.
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 11:37 PM, Lee Bruch
lbr...@nwlink.com=mailto:lbr...@nwlink.com; wrote:
In the version 8.0.0.357 dated 4 dec. 2013, notes are viewable.
I only work with version 7.5.
I purchase v. 8 and I just test for the moment waiting for a nearly bug free
version.
Pierre Simoneau
Legacy User Group guidelines:
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
Archived messages after
I am experimenting with shared events and am confused.
The help file gives example usage in the event/fact field this is OK as these
are single events.
However, I want to share a vital event, in this case a birth event. I apply
this in the individual screen by using the drop down + (address,
On 2013/12/04 04:36, Glenn Woodman wrote:
On another matter, you stated above to C.G. Ouimet that but I will also
repeat... you want to install Legacy in your C:\Program Files folder.
Virtually
no testing was done with Legacy installed anywhere else. On my C: drive I
have
two folders --
Thanks Ron
I check for updates every morning.
V8.0.0.356 yesterday currently running V8.0.0.357 build 4 Dec 13.
I had checked the Help file and Manual.
Possibly I missed something.
Dan
From: Ron Ferguson
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 4:51 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject:
To all of our awesome Legacy users,
We would like to give thanks to all of you for making the release of Legacy
8 the most successful software release we've ever had - way more successful
than we ever anticipated! It's been a week since the big
Lee Bruch,
I think you are referring to the Microsoft “Public Beta’s”.
Microsoft is the only software OEM that I am aware that has done this.
I have done Beta testing for several OEM’s and it is not unusual to go through
3-5 versions. On one beta we had 9 versions to test, before it was sent
David,
I purchased the download-only versions of Legacy 8 and the manual. The email
containing my customer number contained not only the instructions for
downloading and unlocking the deluxe version but the manual as well. Look down
towards the bottom of the email for those instructions.
He does not have 5 shared events. He has the five SOURCES for the one
shared birth event. These are the five sources from Asa's assigned
sources list for Asa's birth.
Brian
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
br...@legacyfamilytree.com
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
On 04/12/2013 9:09 AM,
On the menu under Reports, I clicked on the Other Reports icon and selected
Relationship Report. It doesn't do anything. Is this broken?
All the others in the drop-down list work except Relationship Report.
Bill Boswell
Legacy User Group guidelines:
Sorry but now I find that when I open Legacy - and presumably the last
version of the family file opens too - some of the recent changes don't
seem to be there. For example, since I started using Legacy 8 I added a
new preferred picture to my mother-in-law and yesterday when I opened the
file,
Bill
The report works for me
Don Brown
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
From: William Boswell [mailto:whbosw...@gmail.com]
Sent: 4-Dec-13 12:33 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Relationship Report doesn't work
On the menu under Reports, I clicked on the Other
I want to use the v7 TYPE Geo Databases.
I have spent time in the past setting up altering (as per Legacy
instructions) the various Geo databases to produce an output that I liked.
I don't like to long spelling of the States and United States for one
thing (takes up to much space)
I still
Then I wonder why mine isn't working.
From: Don Brown [mailto:donbr...@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 12:46 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Relationship Report doesn't work
Bill
The report works for me
Don Brown
Orangeville, Ontario,
I just discovered that I had to set my relationships under Tools first and now
it works.
From: William Boswell [mailto:whbosw...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 12:50 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Relationship Report doesn't work
Then I wonder
Have you run the set relationship in the tools menu before trying the report?
Don Brown
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
From: William Boswell [mailto:whbosw...@gmail.com]
Sent: 4-Dec-13 12:50 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Relationship Report doesn't work
Those GeoDatabase files are where you state along several more sets
scattered over the computer.
BUT - they have no relevance to the GeoDatabase Legacy 8 is using. They
appear useless.
Try this - move those files (they are just text) out of the folder say
to your desktop - then open legacy and
Folks,
I really need some help. My old PC died, but I had my files backed up. I
just bought a Samsung Windows 8 PC and am trying to load everything onto
it. I DO NOT understand Windows 8, so when I purchased Legacy 8, and
downloaded it, it went to:
C:/Users/myname/documents/Legacyfamilytree/ -
I just discovered I had to do that first. I thought it would have already been
set in Legacy 7. I guess this is something new.
Bill Boswell
From: Don Brown [mailto:donbr...@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 1:06 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG]
Dear Group
For a recent research trip I exported a GED Legacy file from my main computer
to a laptop. On my return I imported onto the main computer the updated GED
Legacy file. At first no one appeared in the Index view, but then I saved the
file (backing it up) and when I reoped it i was
Dear Group:
I am hoping someone can help. I exported my Legacy file (on main computer) via
a GED to my laptop for a research trip. I came back and did the reverse
exporting a GED file from laptop to main computer. Now nothing appears when I
do an Index view. All the other fields appear to be
Margaret:
Legacy 8 has been updated to install the software in the more traditional
areas of Windows which provided enhanced security.
The older version 7.5 installed at the root level of drive C at C:\Legacy\
and this by-passed the normal security built into Windows.
I recommend you use the
Anne:
If you are talking about the alt.Txt files use for locations, then:
You just need to copy your old GeoStatCodes-Alt.txt, etc and put them in
the following location:
[MyDocuments]\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Misc\
Leon Chapman
___
Leon Chapman
chap...@gmail.com
-
On Wed, Dec 4,
Margaret:
I forgot to tell you when you open and convert your Legacy 7 database using
Legacy 8, you will need to run: Tools Media Relinker and then Gather
Media.
This will location and link all of your old picture files and the Gather
Media allows you to make a copy of your picture files in
On 04/12/2013 16:44, Brian/Support wrote:
He does not have 5 shared events. He has the five SOURCES for the one
shared birth event. These are the five sources from Asa's assigned
sources list for Asa's birth.
The more I read about Shared Events, the less I think they are going to
prove useful
Hi Dorothy,
Can you give us some information about what happened on the laptop? Did you
import the GED into Legacy or some other program? How did you update data on
the laptop?
Paul Gray
From: Dorothy Klein [mailto:scubam...@aol.com]
Sent: December-04-13 11:41 AM
To:
did that already - still not the hidden geo base in use by L8
On 12/4/2013 2:48 PM, Leon Chapman wrote:
Anne:
If you are talking about the alt.Txt files use for locations, then:
You just need to copy your old GeoStatCodes-Alt.txt, etc and put them
in the following location:
This worked for me:
I let Legacy 8 load in to the suggested Program Files(x86).
Opened the program and used the Customise option from the Options Tab, then
Locations changed 6.1 to where I kept my Ver.7 files, having first made a
copy of the ver.7 files, just in case.
Thanks, Dan,
With something as complex as merging it would be easier if you broke the
process down into stages and give baby steps details as to what you have done
and why/how it seems not to work. I do find that if I try to guess I get it
wrong as often as I am correct!
Ron Ferguson
This is not directly in response to Steve’s question, but more a comment on how
the shared events function in general.
Earlier there was some discussion about the shared event being a proprietary
format, and what programs might or might not take advantage of Legacy’s codes.
I didn’t pay a
Geoff,
It is expected that you would have already given the description for the
original person in the Event details for example in a Census Event (although
I don't use them) one might expect it to be head of household - at least
in England.
Ron Ferguson
http://www.fergys.co.uk/
-Original
Does it show up on the person you begin with (who may be a son) or only on
head of household?
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Kirsty M. Haining khain...@comcast.netwrote:
This is not directly in response to Steve’s question, but more a comment
on how the shared events function in general.
The Geo Location Database does seem to be somewhat hidden, compared to
other files. Here is its location using a Windows XP operating system:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Legacy Family
Tree\GeoDB
I'm not sure that is what you meant, but thought I should mention this
--
Hi Paul,
I imported the GED file into a copy of Legacy. I then inputted data as I
normally would adding sources when needed. Then I did the reverse. I thought it
would be so simple
Dottie
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 4, 2013, at 2:58 PM, Paul Gray graypa...@outlook.com wrote:
Hi Dorothy,
Thanks guys,
I have been using Family Tree Maker and had not yet imported the Gedcom in L7.
I forgot to uninstall L7 before installing L8. I was hoping to easily have a
‘do over’. But, I think it best to do it the ‘right way’ rather than the
easiest.
Don
From: John B. Lisle
As long as you did NOT install Legacy 8 in the C:\Legacy folder you will be
fine.
BUT if you have installed Legacy 8 in the above folder, you need to save your
data including pictures and several other folders to the correct folder under
My documents.
Then uninstall Legacy 8, clear all of
Dottie,
For other reasons, I have recently been creating GEDCOMs in V8.0, and Exporting
them into a new file in Legacy V8.0. Subsequently I have created a GEDCOM from
this file and imported this into a new file. I used GEDCOM5.5.1 only, with the
ANSI coding for both exports. I had no problems
I think the staff deserves a bunch of thanks for doing an outstanding job in
getting the product in the hands of the users.
Not only was this over a “Holiday” weekend, the turn around on releasing
“Patches”, 4 of them, to fix the reported issues so quickly and without
creating more issues.
I
Randy — the event shows up with the data of the individual whose event
initiated the sharing (regardless of what role that particular person plays
within the shared event).
cheers,
Kirsty Haining
Seattle, Washington
J
From: Randy Clark [mailto:ceddaco...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday,
This, for me, makes shared events useless since the census data won’t appear
on the household member’s page in my Rootsweb exports. This makes sense when
you think about it, because of the limits of the gedcom format.
Sorry I haven't looked at this yet but are you saying you shared an
Ron,
All my program says is gedcom export
Produce file for: Legacy
Character set: ANSEL
Dottie
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 4, 2013, at 6:32 PM, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
Dottie,
For other reasons, I have recently been creating GEDCOMs in V8.0, and
Exporting them into
Oh now I see the Gedcom 5.5.1 but I chose Legacy which is the default
Dottie
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 4, 2013, at 6:32 PM, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
Dottie,
For other reasons, I have recently been creating GEDCOMs in V8.0, and
Exporting them into a new file in
Gavin, that is exactly what I’m saying. Using a gedcom export, the data shows
up ONLY under the event initiator’s dataset.
Keep in mind, however, that if you use Legacy to create your reports, charts,
sharing via PDF files, etc. then the shared events should appear properly
within the
As happy as I have been so far with the newest version, I do have one
suggestion.
Since, hopefully, an obituary is usually printed after someone dies and
since many of us use obituaries as an event listing, is there a way to
exclude an obituary from the problems list as occurring after a death of
Thanks Kirsty,
Well I will be putting a change proposal in because it would be simple to
export a copy of the events to each person. Yes it won't be shared anymore but
that is far preferable to not existing at all. Essentially, with this as it is
you can't use shared events and then give
Jackie,
If you go to the Edit Event Definition screen, there is a place where you can
say to have that event excluded from the Potential Problems. This is a global
change.
Michele
Technical Support
mich...@legacyfamilytree.com mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com
Jackie - are you using the Deluxe version or the Standard Version?
Michele - please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the Event Definitions
only accessible from the Deluxe version?
On 5 December 2013 11:59, Michele/Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.comwrote:
Jackie,
If you go to the Edit
There are all kinds of little goodies in Legacy :)
Michele
Technical Support
mich...@legacyfamilytree.com
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
From: Jackie King [mailto:jskin...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:12 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] A
Dottie,
If you have Legacy installed on both your laptop and pc and you have kept the
file directory structure the same on both then the correct way to move your
file between the computers is to use the Backup and Restore functions. Backup
the family file and media files then copy the resulting
Group,
Are dictionaries from V7 [default folder] compatible with V8 and if so can they
be copied across to C:\Program Files (x86)\Legacy8\Dictionaries?
Our L7 dictionaries contain numerous “Change” and “Add” resulting from spell
checking many thousands of events.
Barry
Legacy User
Anne,
Let me try again to explain this...
The GeoDB in L8 is an improved version from what Legacy has used
previously. It is smaller without losing any content. It runs faster. It
supports your GeoXXXCode-alt.txt completely.
If you are a Deluxe user, go to the Tools Ribbon and Click on the
Legacy 8.0.0.357
Windows 8.1
I have myself recorded as a Residence Event living in a certain city from quote
“2002 - Present”.
If on the individual Edit Event window I check “Exclude this instance of this
event from problem checking” and Save, the problem still remains. Or is there
another
After 2002 (in date)
and to present date, as at December 2013 (in Notes)
is how I am doing this kind of thing
On 5 December 2013 13:39, Bryan Pratt brya...@slingshot.co.nz wrote:
Legacy 8.0.0.357
Windows 8.1
I have myself recorded as a Residence Event living in a certain city from
quote
Don,
Did V7 really uninstall? There have been problems with that.
From: Don Hanson [terra...@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 05:59 PM
To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
Subject: RE:
Much against my will, I'm probably going to follow this for Data, if
not for media, but I would like to propose that hereafter all user data be
allowed to be put somewhere else besides the Microsoft categories. Doesn't
anyone else resent the patronizing, over-possessive My Documents
I've described the problem earlier but there seems to be no solution
available: All the Notes portions of views in 7.5 and now 8 are black
backgrounds with apparently only black type available. Technical support
can't help. Otherwise the program seems to be working fine. This is
When you go to back up your file, on that pop-up window there should be an
OPTIONS button right next to the Backup button
Click on OPTIONS and then select Append Date /or Append Time to default
backup file name
With both selected you can back up 10 times in the one minute and not
overwrite
I had both of the boxes checked. I may have checked them this afternoon.
Everything is working just like I wanted it to work this afternoon, so I
must have checked them when I was so frustrated. Now, to redo all the
input. Thank you so much.Orinda
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 11:47 PM, Kathy
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