Sherry...
I wish legacy would officially take a look at http://www.winehq.org/ and see
how well legacy v5 works under Unix and Mac OSX under wine. It's almost
flawless.
There are some help issues (based on the new windows XP's Help files) with
the v6 but I can get it to work and do all the
It will run directly with WINE... will even have some OSX Functionality and
will behave much like a native OSX (or Unix if you are using the Unix
flavor of Wine) program.
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From: Leon Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:49
Oh ... and Wine is free... and opensource ... those emulators are high
dollar since you have to buy an emulator and a version of windows bundled
together.
Allen
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Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:37 PM
To:
I have never used a feature like this myself, but I find in Legacy with
the use of both the Event clipboard and the Source clipboard it makes
pretty quick work of entering data for multiple persons involved in the
same Event.
--
JL
JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists
How do I create a report of qualified LDS ordinances for all individuals
in my database with out going through each and every name?
In the Name list (not the index, use the icon on the upper line), click
Temple, then Submit. There are many choices, including your whole database.
The Legacy
Hi JL,
You don't need to make it that complicated.
Never make a Gedcom to transfer Legacy stuff from one Legacy database
to another.
Export your tagged group or focus group to a new Legacy database
You were searching for Advanced Deleting ;-) Tools menu
It's good to see you're not staying
Thanks, Gene. In GMAIL, my emails always look like plain text. I'll be
sure to double check in future.
Susan
On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Gene Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Susan Daily wrote:
Hi Anne,
Since you are new, this is just an FYI:
[And please also check the etiquette
If you use XP, and click on Help and Support, then type change drive
letter into the search box, it will give you some simple instructions.
Otherwise, I don't know.
--
JL
JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists
http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html
Mary Figgins wrote:
That sounds
I am abolutely -not- running Legacy on a virutal windows environment. Wine,
while it can use windows .dlls if you copy them over is 100% -NON- microsoft
code.
Check out http://www.winehq.org/ to see how it's running.
And as for IE7 wine may still be able to use it since it's code will allow
Carol,
Dawn's clarification is correct - when you press the Options button on the
Index screen, the third option down in the drop down menu is Customize
columns...That takes you to the Index View Columns screen. Say you
want the 4th column to show your relationship to everyone - press the
Ron and others,
Thank you for clearing up the Witnesses issue. I appreciate your
clarifications!
Jay
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Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 8:23 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re:
That's a feature that is used in The Master Geneologist... and it is
interesting in the way it generates it's narrative reports... for instance,
in TMG you would use... John Smith as the primary event person and add
anyone under the event as a witness. As I recall you also assign a role to
BTW... WINE stands for Wine Is Not An Emulator meaning you are effectively
running windows programs directly on a Mac without an emulator.
Here is the version for the older macs http://sourceforge.net/projects/darwine/
I'm hopeing that this will lead more mac users to the most useful PC
Note... this will require you to install x.11 off of your Mac OSX Tiger or
above install disc and it is -not- exactly for the beginner... but works once
you take the time to download all the fonts and files needed.
http://www.kronenberg.org/darwine/
Allen
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Hmm... Guess they are just not Nerd enough... I run into that with our Apple
store... the clerks are just that... Clerks.
Wine means Wine Is Not an Emulator .
The earlier versions of WINE were not very good at running legacy. I think
that they are only recommending legacy 5 right now but it
Go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/virtualearth/product/coverage.aspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/virtualearth/product/coverage.aspx
You get an idea coverage
On 5/27/08, Kimberly Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks, Cathy and everyone who responded. I checked out Virtual Earth
and it does provide
I'm glad to hear this because in the past, WINE for Linux did not test well
with running Legacy!
Is this something new for the Mac? Is the speed adequate? Previous
emulators have been painfully slow for Legacy users.
It's interesting - I don't know anyone who uses a Mac and when I go into the
Geoff,
If I use the Legacy 7 nag screen to order the training video CDs, the
packages are different from how they are on the web:
Using the NAG screen (or HELP, ORDER FORM): bundle 1 is 5 CDs, and bundle 2
is 3 CDs
On the web: bundle 1 is 5 CDs and bundle 2 is 4 CDs
The NAG screen bundle 1
Ron,
Thanks, I understand now. It sounds like it would be a very useful feature.
G.C. Oliver
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Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:23 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: FW:
Thanks, Geoff. I guessed that override was an option. Just wanted to be
sure I hadn't overlooked them somewhere.
Dede
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Geoff Rasmussen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Dede,
Good question. While the majority (plus many more) of the models from
Evidence Explained
Is it possible to add a different medium to a template list provided?
For example, I work a lot with a database in the Netherlands called Genlias
(www.genlias.nl). This database contains transcriptions of civil register
records (such as births, marriages, and deaths) that are archived at
Does anyone have a copy of FTM 2008, or know of someone, who can help me
with a file I need imported and then a gedcom produced please.
Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney.
Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Belfast, Dublin, Wicklow
Wexford
Guild of One-Name Studies No: 4825 for
Hi -
MRIN - stands for Marriage + RIN number, RIN being the computer /
database identification number. Marriage Record number is also the RIN
number.
Backup your file.
Here are two ways to work on this error:
(1) along the bottom of the family screen - are three boxes: HRIN
(husband rin
I have one question. If you have your current Legacy file on a USB drive how
do you your multimedia files attached and current? Do they also reside on
the USB drive?
Thanks,
G.C.Oliver
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Sally,
I ditto your sentiments and comments.
Jim
Jim Smith
Tampa, FL
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On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:48 PM, Heeren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So order it on Amazon. I doubt you'll get it much quicker and until the
prices are up on the Legacy site you won't know if you are
Peter,
I'm out the door in just a minute to fly to Toronto for the Ontario
Genealogical Society conference this weekend. I'll address this more when I
return. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Really quickly though, we've
added most of the media as shown in the models in Evidence
Hi Bob,
We noticed this recently too. Dave will be updated the nag screen to match
our new bundle pricing. Thanks for the heads up.
Thanks,
Geoff Rasmussen
Millennia Corporation
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www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
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Ana,
Thank you very much for your suggestions. While I couldn't find the records
in the Search area, both of your suggestions worked great and allowed me to
access the records.
I had never used the clicking on the RIN numbers in the lower right side,
this makes things much easier.
Thank you
G. C. Oliver, Hello
Yes I have all my files on a USB drive and my back ups of all files are on the
two seperate computers
It has worked okay for the last twelve months
Laurence E Stephenson, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
29-05-2008
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I don't have V7 yet, but it seems to me that index and transcription are
two general options that I would pick frequently. Documenting the index
is important to follow the trail of work accomplished. Sometimes a
transcription is more readily available (and in my budget) than an original.
Thanks all for your information, links and opinions. sigh I'm going to
keep my spouses family in the same tree, but it's a real pain to look
through the list of people, and half of them are not even related to me by
blood!
Dawn
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Thanks so much for the quick reply. Have a good conference!
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From: Geoff Rasmussen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: May 29, 2008 7:49 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] V7 SourceWriter: Adding a medium
Peter,
I'm out the door in just a minute to
Version 7 of Legacy has just been updated from 7.0.0.38 to 7.0.0.41
Is there any way to see a list of what the changes were between 7.0.0.0 to
7.0.0.38 and between 7.0.0.38 to 7.0.0.41
Thanks!
Tom Herson
Ithaca, NY
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Hi Dawn,
I have heaps of people in my file that aren't related to me because
of the way I've traced some families back to migration into
Australia, done some area one name studies and some area studies as
well as tracing the ancestors of some of the in-laws etc.
Most of the time I don't even
Dawn,
But you put them there didn't you :-)
In any event I think you have made the best descision.
Ron Ferguson
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http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the Grimshaw Family
My opinion, and I haven't used multimedia but plan on it eventually, is to
keep my multimedia on the USB drive, AND at least occasionally keep another
back-up in another place like my hard drives and or 500 gig back-up drive!
Just my opinion!!! I'd rather be over-cautious about saves.
On 29 May 2008 G. C. Oliver wrote:
If you have your current Legacy file on a USB drive how do you your
multimedia files attached and current? Do they also reside on the USB
drive?
They could. But for my own purposes I decided to keep them on both
my desktop and laptop computers. The
I've kept my mouth shut on this subject, but this is getting beyond old.
**Any** publisher of software, books, movies who sells their product through
Amazon.com has that product offered as a Pre-published Item. That means
that you can buy it (pay for it - not get it) now at Amazon.com's
Will Italian reports be available in version 7? I belong to the Italian beta
group, but it's necessary to uninstall the English version to use it, so I
keep it on a different computer and export/import when I want to print that
way.
Dee Whiting
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Tom,
I don't know of one - but it does go to show that some bugs or functions are
still being sorted out doesn't it?
Ron Ferguson
_
New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office
http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the
Dawn, this may be a painfully tedious workaround, but I'm offering the idea
anyway.
You might consider creating user ids that include an indicator of whether the
person is on your side of the family or your husband's. Maybe the person's
RIN prefixed by an initial?
If your db is extensive,
Dawn,
If the index or transcription is in a book, then you'd select to cite a book.
If it is in an online database, then you'd select the online database, etc.
Thanks,
Geoff
(from the Las Vegas Airport) :)
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To:
Yes
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To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 5:56:20 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Using Legacy on 2 Computers
I have one question. If you have your current Legacy file on a USB drive how
do you your
Penny, you wrote this much better than I would have. What is wrong with
people that they can't wait? I have been using Legacy since the
beginning and I would much rather wait until the majority of the bugs
are gone. So I say Amen and thank you for your kind words.
Ann in So. CA
Penny wrote:
Penny is so right, except on one thing. Amazon usually credits your credit
card for the difference if the actual selling price is less than the
pre-release list price. I know that for a fact
I've also been wondering why all of those who have been griping about
Version 7 hadn't purchased
Keith- I imagine we all could. Instead, please go to this page:
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Compare.asp
There, Legacy is compared against several others. It is compared against
PAF, FTM, RM, and TMG.
Thanks.
Robert
Keith Bage wrote:
Can anyone tell me what functionality that Legacy
I know for version 6, there's a link on their web site you can go to that
will list the basics of what's in the update, but I don't see this for
version 7 updates yet.
FYI - once again my upgrade stalled at 7%, and eventually gave me an ABORT /
RETRY button. I clicked RETRY and it took
Dave's approach works very well. I use his method among several different
computers. So far, no problems keeping all updated/synchronized.
FL Rose
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To:
My data entry window in ver 7 has lost it's 3D look. Is there a setting I
need to change to get it back?
Kathie
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Can anyone tell me what functionality that Legacy offers over and above TMG?
Has anyone moved over from TMG to Legacy recently and if so why?
Of course I'm also happy to hear what TMG can do that Legacy can't but that
might be slightly off topic (not sure).
Keith
Legacy User Group
Keith,
For an extremely unbiased :) comparison see our comparison chart at
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Compare.asp.
Geoff (...still...at the Las Vegas airport...)
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To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Thu, 29
I Moved from TMG to Legacy, but that was a long time ago.
The main reason I have a large file, and making a GEDCOM of that file in TMG
took
more than 4 days, in Legacy abt 2 hours. Making the report I always use took
in TMG 4 days, in Legacy less than 2 hours.
The one thing I miss in Legacy is
Thanks to both Cathy and Penny for the suggestions of how to work around the
uninterested names in my list :)
And yes Ron, I suppose I put 'em there, so I gotta deal with 'em now ;)
Dawn
On 5/29/08, Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Dawn,
I have heaps of people in my file that aren't related
I have heard about the mapping feature that is in V7.
I have been considering buying AniMap sometime, but wonder if I will need to
now.
Would I be duplicating if I have both or do they each have different features.
Thank you,
Nancy
Hi Cathy,
Thanks for your response. but I still need help.
Using a census record for example.
In the past (Legacy 6) in the Master source list--
For the source list name I recorded it as 1860 US Census: Washington DC.
FRASER, James
(I could easily find my sources because they are sorted
I downloaded a trial of TMG last night to see what all the fuss about
Witness' was about.
Took quite awhile to download, quite awhile to install, and after an
enormous amount of time waiting for the process to import my current
database - I got tired of waiting and went to bed, this morning the
I have just submitted a suggestion regarding colour coding in Legacy for the
future and would like to get others thoughts.
One suggestion is to use the ancestor colour coding within the Index view
(though I forgot to mention the Name Marriage lists). Imagine being able
to see in these lists
Thanks Geoff! And completely unbiased eh.
To be fair it did remind me of some damn good options TMG doesn't have.
Still, very interested to see how the sourcewriter compares. Obviously I
still haven't seen that BUT I think it was a big miss not to allow the
user to create their own source types
FYI ONLY
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Dave,
You've got a great system going from what I'm reading. Do you mind emailing
me off-list with more information about this program, and also how to add an
icon to the drive?
NJHeart2Heart -at- gmail -dot- com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks,
Dawn in NJ
On 5/29/08, Dave Naylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kathie,
Well spotted, I hadn't noticed that, nor can I see a way of switching it on
either.
Ron Ferguson
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Keith
This link may help
http://genealogy-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
Brendan Caley
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Sent: 29 May 2008 18:21
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy vs TMG
Can anyone
Nancy,
V7 Mapping and AniMap-two different programs not even close.
Check out:
http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ANB
AniMap is primarily a USA-map of the states and counties that allows you to
check the various county locations by year as they are
What Ann is referring to in her final paragraph is the TMG witness feature
that someone was asking about earlier today (or yesterday?)
Janis Walker Gilmore
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Hildrum
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 3:06 PM
Hmmm - interesting:
* This page of the website has been updated for Legacy 7.
* The Videos webpage has been updated for Legacy 7.
* Some of the Help Center pages now include Legacy 7
But the Legacy Store, the Legacy home page, and some other pages still only
reference version 6.
They are
I have TMG 6 that I upgraded from TMG 5. I have tried on many occasions to
work with it and cannot.
If you want to spend you time fooling around with the software and forget
about Genealogy it's the program for you. You can dot your I's twice and
cross you T's three times.
In all honesty I am sure
Yes Valerie I have a copy of FTM 2008 version 16. I believe it is their
latest version. If you will email me at my email address, in my signature
block, and create a copy of a standard GEDCOM. Have a good day.
Samuel Weldon
9344 Lait Dr.
El Paso, TX. 79925-6639
915-592-6935 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
to all,
My whole family switched to TMG, by Wholly Genes!
TMG is orders of magnitudes better than Legacy!
TMG handles duplicates much better!
TMG handles and sorts on aliases!
TMG has a bigger learning curve.
In TMG, you can customize your working screen(s) - better than Legacy ever will
be.
Go to Options Colours You will se about half way down choices for 3D
borders
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Don Brown
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
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ferguson
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:54 PM
To:
AniMap gives you historical locality information. Legacy 7's mapping
feature is only for the current time frame. I don't plan on giving up my
AniMap.
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Nancy Bender [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have heard about the mapping feature that is in V7.
I have been
I suggest you wait - I think you will be pleased.
Keith
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On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Nancy Bender [EMAIL
Dear Valerie
Wouldn't it be easier to request a gedcom from the person who gave you
the FTM2008 file?
--
Mary Young
On 5/28/08, Valerie Garton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone have a copy of FTM 2008, or know of someone, who can help me
with a file I need imported and then a gedcom
In a way, you already can. Try this:
Open Legacy, and open your sample file.
Click on the Index View tab.
Almost at the top right corner is a button labeled: OPTIONS. Click it.
Look for the Tags. I use four. Tag 1 in my paternal grandfather's
family. Tag 2 is my paternal grandmother's family.
Options Customise - Colours Tab.
check the 3D checkboxes.
Cathy
At 04:54 AM 30/05/2008, you wrote:
Kathie,
Well spotted, I hadn't noticed that, nor can I see a way of
switching it on either.
Ron Ferguson
My data entry window in ver 7 has lost it's 3D look. Is there a setting I
need
Has anyone discovered a sure-fired way to select the proper city/county
listings for US cities when the city remains the same, but the county
changes.
For example - Attica, New York. Prior to 1841, Attica was in Genesee County
and after it was in Wyoming County. I've noted the boundary
Kathie- you might have that unchecked. Try this:
1. Open legacy.
2. Go to Options Colors.
3. Look for a check box labeled 3D Borders. It needs to be checked.
Thanks.
Robert
ronald ferguson wrote:
Kathie,
Well spotted, I hadn't noticed that, nor can I see a way of switching it on
Is it possible to create a GEDCOM on LEGACY FILE using only short location name?
Dave Broom
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I have used both programs and yes TMG has a major learning curve but as
stated it goes way beyond Legacy however the majority of us will never need
the in-depth functionality of TMG.
Speaking of which does the new version of Legacy include an entry for
witnesses and can it print family trees?
I'm not generally considered to be computer illiterate. However, you are
apparently way ahead of me! Is there anyway you could explain in simple
terms how the autorun program checks for new multimedia files?
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Group,
I am normally a lurker, have been since Legacy v2. I think it is time to
put things into perspective for all the new users and some old time
users of Legacy. Millennia Corporation produces the software product that
we use Legacy Family Tree. However, Millennia Corporation is NOT the
Hi Listers
Just a quick question about the format of locations in v7 and the
mapping features, I'd like to know early if the v7 mapping features
require locations entered in a specific way to work effectively.
I don't use the standard USA location format, ie for v6 geodatabase
locations, I change
Roberta, about a month ago I did the same after a number of comments on the
LUG, I didn't have any trouble importing my db into TMG but I found it to be a
very unfriendly interface as compared to Legacy. It reminded me of the sort
of interfaces one would see in the days of my old Atari 1040
Since re-installing Legacy 6 on a new computer, I've not been able to
get the RIN numbers to show in the Family View or Chronology View.
They're in the Index View, show on Family Group Descendant Reports. In
the Customize View tab I have RIN checked in the numbers to add to
names section.
Donald,
One very big correction! Luc is one of the programmers for Legacy, not a
support person although he's very active in supporting the features he's
works on. At the very least, Research Guidance and Legacy Charting are his
babies.
We have another support person helping with emails now -
Hi Angela,
I've never thought about using Sources the way you have to find if
people live near each other.
You could find this out by doing a search on Source Detail - possible
in Legacy 7.
The Master Source templates for US Censuses are set up to have a
Master Source for each County -
Latitude and Longitude should take care of it - that is the main locater!
Keith
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Tracy Skegg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Listers
Just a quick question about the format of locations in v7 and the
mapping features, I'd like to know early if the v7 mapping
Judy,
You should turn on the option for the US County Verifier. Click on
Options Customize and select the Data Entry tab. Make sure there is a
check in the box for 'Verify US Counties in Place Names'.
Now when you are in individual's information screen and type a date
place like: 17 April
Hello Valerie
My V6 (still waiting for 7) has option to import from gedcom created by
other programs, so may I ask why you need someone else to import the file
and then create a gedcom, why not simply have person with TM make a gedcom
and send that direct to you ?.
Reg A SHERLOCK
Legacy 7 does include CHARTING - it does not use witnesses.
Keith
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:10 PM, philip thorne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have used both programs and yes TMG has a major learning curve but as
stated it goes way beyond Legacy however the majority of us will never need
the
Hi Jerry,
Go back to that View tab and check what is checked in the box above
the Numbers to add to names box.
One is where to show the numbers, the next is which number to show.
Cathy
At 11:26 AM 30/05/2008, you wrote:
Since re-installing Legacy 6 on a new computer, I've not been able
to
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