I'm not sure I understand what your problem is with using AKA and with linking
one generation to another of a different surname. I have very complicated
situations with my medieval ancestry, with the surname, or spelling of the
surname, changing from generation to generation, or even with sibli
Incredibly unintuitive. Why can't everything between the quotes be handled as
one alphanumeric character string? I love Legacy, but this is one of the
things that drive me up the wall.
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From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 0
I absolutely agree. There are lots of ways to screw up your database, and I've
found a number of them, but don't dumb down the product.
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From: Dennis M. Kowallek [mailto:kowal...@iglou.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 8:17 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subje
So you refuse to acknowledge that the developers may have blundered? You caved
in to a few people who just couldn't get a handle on one of the most useful
features in the product. Remember, developers and tech support almost never
hear from the ones who find the features useful and working wel
Definitely. Most Windows applications have Yes/No type dialog boxes when the
user is about to do something that might have undesirable results. You should
also include in that dialog box the option to turn the prompt off for those
users who understand what they’re doing.
From: Bruce Jones [
It's a technique that's been used in computer applications for decades, all the
way back to mainframe apps.
-Original Message-
From: Evert van Dijken [mailto:evandij...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 1:29 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] appending s
This touches upon something I've had discussions about before. In many ways,
Legacy's GUI (Graphical User Interface) is more like old DOS applications than
standard Windows ones. The Shift-Click and CTRL-Click selection method is one
area. The ability in Index view to sort the grid on any col
Personally, I hope that Legacy never becomes so rigid that we won't have the
option to ignore standards if that is our wish or need.
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From: Kirsten Bowman [mailto:vik...@rvi.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:31 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [Lega
This may open a can of worms, but I’m having a hard time understanding the
point of having so many people in a database. What is you purpose in doing
your genealogy? Is it to have every single person in any way related to you?
Personally, I have no interest in some 13th cousin, 10 times remov
researchers now have access to more and
more documents. These include the Cockayne's Complete Peerage, Europaiche
Stammtafeln, Baronetage of England, Scottish Peerage, et alia.
CE
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From: Bob Vary <mailto:oldcro...@optonline.net>
To: LegacyUserGroup@Lega
In my case I descend from prominent colonists who came to America in the early
17th century and who came from English nobility. Although not 100% accurate,
their genealogies are well documented going back many centuries. If you can
connect with English or Scottish nobility, it is relatively ea
I agree with John. From my own many years writing help screens and providing
customer support, you need to put that information prominently up front. Most
users will not read all the way to the bottom of the screen if they don't think
they're being helped right away. Should they read the whol
The programmers are not involved in writing the help files? Not a good
practice. So, are you using professional technical writers? And if so, how
familiar are they with how the program functions? I maintain that programmers
should be closely involved in writing the user documentation, includ
I don't know how easy it would be to program, but I'd like to see an undo
capability throughout Legacy for just about any action. This is something that
has become pretty standard in Windows applications and I often miss just being
able to click on undo when using Legacy.
Bob
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And you're correct about the need to read the entire topic. The point I was
trying to make is that the average user simply doesn't, and the writers need to
take that reality into account. When analysts and programmers design menus and
screens and then write documentation and help files, they n
I may be going slightly off topic here, but what is a deed poll? I've never
heard the term before. I take it is has something to do with name changes?
Where are you located? It sounds British.
Bob
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From: Jan Roberts [mailto:poo...@ozemail.com.au]
Sent: Friday, Jul
Unless you're using strange spelling, it's more likely to do with the order and
format of the numbers. Mm-dd-yy, mm-dd-, yy-mm-dd, -mm-dd, dd-mm-,
mm/dd/yy, mm/dd/ etc, etc. Programs get confused whenever there are
unorthodox formats, symbols, or spelling (if you're entering it
Strange, but the icons never "danced" for me. Could there be a Windows setting
that suppresses such movement? I turn off all Windows sounds and most special
effects. And I agree that the programmers jumped the gun in turning off
something that most seem to like before looking at alternatives.
not say which version you are using, nor which Icons you were looking
at?
Ron Ferguson
http://www.fergys.co.uk/
-----Original Message-
From: Bob Vary
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 4:25 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] New Update
Strange, but the icons never &quo
With all due respect, you're mistaken. The Windows standard is to exit without
saving when the "x" is clicked. Clicking "Apply" saves any changes without
exiting the dialog and clicking "Save" saves the data and exits. Legacy also
doesn't always make standard use of the "Apply" button, althou
o file.
Ron Ferguson
http://www.fergys.co.uk/
-Original Message-
From: Bob Vary
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 1:15 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Using "x" to exit/cancel - bug?
With all due respect, you're mistaken. The Windows standard is to exit
wit
I was also raised a Methodist in an almost exclusively Protestant community.
Right or wrong, the term "christening" was considered to be one of those
strange Catholic things and therefore suspicious. I have found this entire
thread to be very enlightening in the discussion of differing viewpoi
This sounds like a very minor maintenance release. I think what Joshua was
asking, or at least what I would like to know, is what is happening as far as a
major new release with actual enhancements.
Bob
-Original Message-
From: Ron Taylor [mailto:doit4...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, Janua
For encryption on my laptop I use TrueCrypt. It's powerful, effective, easy,
and best of all it's free.
Bob
-Original Message-
From: Tim Rosenlof [mailto:spa...@xmission.com]
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 12:57 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Security
Howdy.
I wouldn't use cloud storage for anything except backups. If your internet
connection is down for any reason, you wouldn't have access to your data.
Bob
-Original Message-
From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com]
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 1:03 PM
To: LegacyUserGro
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