Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-29 Thread Karen and Jim
mailto:LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried Brian, Let's start with a fact, a fact of life in the real world. In the real world we have many unwed mothers and unwed fathers. I have a similar issue as Pat's. I have a man and a women who had a child

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-29 Thread Mike Fry
On 2012/09/29 18:20, Karen and Jim wrote: First off there is not a bug! I disagree. Reasons to follow. No bug. Missing feature maybe. Did you mark this couple an not married on the marriage info screen? Originally I marked their marriage status as unmarried. If you did then the labels

RE: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-29 Thread Paul Gray
the case, upgrading to V7 is the solution. Paul Gray -Original Message- From: Mike Fry [mailto:emjay...@gmail.com] Sent: September-29-12 11:11 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried On 2012/09/29 18:20, Karen and Jim wrote: First off

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-29 Thread Brian/Support
The ability to change wording for marriages is a new feature in Version 7. It does not exist in versions before that so any discussion of labels for unmarried couples and the wording of sentences for unmarried couples will only apply to Version 7. Karen and Jim indicate they are using Version 5.0

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-29 Thread Karen and Jim
Brian, This is good to know. Thanks Brian. I'll tag your email as a keeper. For now I can live with this issue. As y'all know now, I'm still using v.5 Deluxe on an old PC that would be retired in business. This pc does only Legacy. No Internet connection. I've cleaned up M$ Windoz XP for

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-28 Thread Brian/Support
The request to have two separate settings, one for never married and another for had no children has been argued on our tester email list. So far the programmers have not elected to separate the setting. In Legacy 4.0 and 5.0 the setting was just This individual never married, no mention of

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-28 Thread Pat Hickin
Brian wrote, there must have been a relationship between a man and a woman to have a child. But with *in vitro* fertilization I don't think there has to be a relationship. Not what I would call a relationship anyway. Pat Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-28 Thread hwedhlor
Biology 101: In human reproduction there is always an egg and a sperm! Whether the contributors were married, cohabited outside of marriage, had consensual sex, used artificial insemination, or any other means of bringing the egg and sperm together, there was still a female who contributed the

RE: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-28 Thread Terry L .
, Bristow, Haines, Hill, Hollowell, Jeffs, Lewis, Marsh, Reid, Shand, Tink, Wadsworth, Warner Families. From: hwedh...@cox.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:56:46 -0700 Biology 101

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-28 Thread barbsnow
Amen. - Original Message - From: Terry L. nemesi...@hotmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 3:30:25 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried One of the reasons I left this group before was peoples attitudes on here. Pat had a legitimate

RE: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-28 Thread Robert Austen
Well said Terry, and the main reason I seldom participate. Bob -Original Message- From: Terry L. [mailto:nemesi...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 12:30 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried One of the reasons I left

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-27 Thread Karen and Jim
Brian, Let's start with a fact, a fact of life in the real world. In the real world we have many unwed mothers and unwed fathers. I have a similar issue as Pat's. I have a man and a women who had a child. The couple did not marry each other. But Legacy labels them Husband and Wife. Unlinking

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-26 Thread Pat Hickin
Yes, I hadn't even noticed the date, Jenny, which is when she wrote her will -- she was never married. I just don't want Legacy telling us that she was unmarried AND that she married someone! It does that even when there's no date involved. Pat On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Jenny M Benson

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-26 Thread Brian/Support
Since you have made an entry in the marriage info for this person Legacy has linked her to an unknown husband (The married someone comes from that link). If she truly never married and had no children then you should indicate that on the person's individual information screen not by setting a

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-26 Thread Pat Hickin
Thanks, Brian, I knew that option was somewhere but couldn't find it. However that brings up another matter, especially for men -- I may pretty well know that he never married, but he could certainly have fathered children that I know nothing about. I wish the option simply said He never

Re: [LegacyUG] problem with unmarried

2012-09-25 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 25/09/2012 19:55, Pat Hickin wrote: How can I get Legacy not to do this in reports? In Jane's marriage info, I have her marriage status marked as unmarried. Here is what Legacy has to say about her in a report: Jane married someone. Marriage status: unmarried in 1824. I presume you put a