I've just purchased "Family Tree SuperTools v2". It is extremely capable
and only costs 17.95. Uses Legacy's file (and many others) directly.
Essentially gives you all the capabilities in "The Master Genealogist" using
Legacy as the front end. Seems the best of both worlds. I suspect this
will be off-topic in the Legacy newslist but will try to send it go them
too. It is of use to all Legacy users.
Jeff
Chick Lewis wrote:
I have been following this thread with interest. I too am looking for
a convenient way to include descendant charts in a book. A multiple
generation descendant tree is much too large to fit on one page. Is
TreeDraw capable of splitting a large descendant tree onto multiple
pages?
FTM16 was able to do that but it was not efficient because there was
no control over where the blocks would split and sometimes a page
would only have one block on it. I am looking for something similar to
a pedigree chart that prints multiple pages by referencing itself to
the next continuation page. Any ideas? What say you, Ron?
Chick
On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 1:30 PM, michael
barberi<michaelbarb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Ron:
My style is to always keep searching for various "best-in-class"
tools. I agree with you that this depends on what I want to do. The
truth is my objectives are quite simple. I like to see different
styles of charts, fancy charts, unique charts, charts with other
information you can display on them etc. I would like charts to
convey the information easily "at-a-glance" and not require the
viewer to spend a lot of time figuring it out. I realize that
different people may find one chart easy to understand and while
others like something different. I will be writing a book later this
year...it will take awhile. Hence, I am looking for software that is
unique, easily to understand for readers/viewers and very
eye-appealing. In other words, I like to know the best tools out of
the world of available tools. I hate using one tool only to find out
2 years from now that another tool was available that I might have
like to use (even if this tool was used for a specific purpose with
other tools I have).
I have tried to understand and work with TreeDraw. I don't find
TreeDraw very intuitive. It does not seem to have templates of
charts to choose from. It looks to me like a tool you can use to
customize charts. I don't see any color variations for the family
generations. I don't see various boxes to use, etc. Maybe I have to
spend more time with TreeDraw as you suggest. However, I don't know
even how to get it to print a TreeDraw chart in a certain size. As
you can tell I like simplicity but I don't mind spending time to
understand something that will be worth the effort in the end.
Any further assistance and suggestions would be appreciated.
Mike
In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus autem caritas.
In essentials unity, in doubtful things liberty, but in all things
love. St. Augustine (A.D. 354 - 430)
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From: ronald ferguson <ronfe...@msn.com>
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 12:55:09 PM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Charting
Mike,
I use Legacy Charting and Tree Draw Legacy depending on what I wish
to do. It is not really possible to afvise you unless you tell what
you are doing, and why they are not suitable.
BTW, whilst Tree Draw does take a bit of getting used to the effort
is well worthwhile.
Ron Ferguson
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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:38:55 -0700
From: michaelbarb...@yahoo.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Charting
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Is anyone familiar with the best Charting Program for Legacy?
I have purchased Legacy Charting Companion and TreeDraw for Legacy.
I find that the Legacy Charting Companion is no better than the
charting in Legacy 7+. Also TreeDraw is very complicated (for me)
and I so far I hate it.
Mike Barberi
In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus autem caritas.
In essentials unity, in doubtful things liberty, but in all things
love. St. Augustine (A.D. 354 - 430)
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