Clarify for me please. Joshua's comment implies the church controls Legacy. I understand the people at Legacy (and some other gen software) are at least predominately church members but I thought the software was independent and not a church product.
On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 12:07 AM, Kathy Thompson <kmthoms...@gmail.com>wrote: > I think the reference to it not being included in version 8 is that > version 8 is already nearing release and there is no time to make that > change - not that legalities etc need to be dealt with > perhaps in 8.5 or 9 we can hope > > > On 17 August 2013 14:29, Joshua Levy <joshua2l...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> Are you sure about that? The church has shifted it's position on gays >> (they stopped objecting to gay scouts, for example). If you ask them >> again, they might approve it for 8.0. >> >> Joshua >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Jim Terry/Support <jimte...@legacyusers.com> >> *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> *Sent:* Friday, August 16, 2013 5:56 PM >> *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] Same gender marriage??? >> >> >> This may change in a future version of Legacy, but *not* version 8.0. >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> > From: "Jim Terry/Support" <jimte...@legacyusers.com> >> > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 5:03 PM >> > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Same gender marriage??? >> > >> > Legacy won't let you do a same sex marriage or partnership. This may >> change in a future version of Legacy, but *not* version 8.0. There is a >> work-around. Before you start, backup the family file. The first steps are >> exactly what you do when entering a straight couple. The change in sex is >> made in Microsoft Access. >> > >> > After adding the couple in Legacy (one will be male the other female), >> make note of their RIN numbers and close the program. Next open the file >> in >> Microsoft Access. Here are the steps: >> > >> > 1. Start MS Access. >> > 2. Click on File and select Open. >> > 3. Type *.fdb in the File name field at the bottom of the window and >> press Enter on the keyboard. Access will now see all files with a .fdb >> extension. >> > 4. Browse to the directory where the family file is saved and open it. >> > Change the gender of one of the partners: >> > 5. Open the table named tblIR. >> > 6. The IDIR field holds the RIN numbers. Use these to find an >> individual. >> > 7. The Surname and GivenName fields are self-explanatory. >> > 8. The Gender field holds the sex of the individual: Male = "0" and >> Female = "1". >> > 9. Change the gender to be the same as his or her partner. >> > 10. Save the file and close Microsoft Access >> > >> > Jim >> > >> > Legacy Family Tree >> > Technical Support >> > >> > >> > -------- Original Message -------- >> > > From: "Sandy Inklebarger" <sandy...@gmail.com> >> > > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 4:23 PM >> > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Same gender marriage??? >> > > >> > > I tried the "Unknown" and once I put them as married & the marriage >> date it shows with a "M" on the left & a "W" on the right. L >> > >> > >> > >> > Legacy User Group guidelines: >> > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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 Nov. 21 2009: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> > Online technical support: >> > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> >> > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) >> and >> on our blog >> (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com<http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/> >> ). >> > To unsubscribe: >> > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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 Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and >> on our blog >> (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com<http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/> >> ). >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >> >> >> >> >> >> 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 Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and >> on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> > > > > 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 Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > 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 Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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