I have all of those boxes checked but that only affects the main views, not
the data entry window.
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Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:36 PM
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Hi, Donald --
Thanks for posting this. I sometimes get the impression that people
think they're bashing some distant, nameless, faceless corporate suit.
Maybe your insight will help.
I also thought I'd throw in that a couple of years ago, someone in CS (I
don't know if it was Brian, but I
Legacy 7 does include CHARTING - it does not use witnesses.
Keith
.. and pretty awful it is too
David - Genbox user, testing Legacy
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That's not a bad workaround, but then you lose 4 of your tags. I would think
without too much programming work this would be done at the click of a
button.
Keith Bage
BAGE one-name study (Goons registered #4451)
www.bage.org.uk
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I went through this also a few months ago, a cousin had some research
that he was willing to share with me, but he couldn't figure out how
to create a gedcom, he could only send me the full FTM file or pdf
reports. A willing soul in this list helped me convert the FTM file to
gedcom.
Thanks to all for the comments on Legacy vs TMG. I must say that I am a long
time legacy user and advocate of the program. My main aim here was simply to
get a view of what is seen to be in one program and not in the another.
My personal view on TMG is that it has some great features, but is
I use my bookmarks to get around the data quickly. I'm typically #1,
but # 2 #3 vary depending on what I'm doing.
Dawn
Dawn Del Guercio wrote:
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
I still seem not able to create a list of individuals that qulify for ordinance
work. If Legacy is so powerful, why can't they make it very user friendly to
do something like this?
michael
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Then how come you are still a member of the LEGACY USERS GROUP and not the
tmg group. Oh, I know you've seen the errors of your way and want to come
back
Steve
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 15:48:05 -0700
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To:
Hello Listers
Could sks tell me what a slave schedule is
Regards
John
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England
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Legacy 7 does not yet support witness, but it does have a very good CHARTING
addition.
See for an example http://rmhh.co.uk/ Descendants_of_John_HALL.pdf
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Broken URL in the last posting
Legacy 7 does not yet support witness, but it does have a very good CHARTING
addition.
See for an example http://rmhh.co.uk/descendants_of_john_hall.pdf
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I hadn't noticed that - I've had my mind on other things when doing data entry.
Submit a bug report.
Cathy
At 12:29 PM 30/05/2008, you wrote:
I have all of those boxes checked but that only affects the main views, not
the data entry window.
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Broken URL in the last posting
Legacy 7 does not yet support witness, but it does have a very good CHARTING
addition.
See for an example http://rmhh.co.uk/ Descendants_of_John_HALL.pdf
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Cathy wrote
Options Customise - Colours Tab.
check the 3D checkboxes.
I knew there was some option like that somewhere in V6, but I couldn't
find it. Using the Help Index, I found 3D borders in Family View
which brought up the page on Customise - View but I could find no
mention of the
Keith Bage wrote
That's not a bad workaround, but then you lose 4 of your tags.
Which implies that you have frequent use for more than 5 tags at any one
time. I am intrigued to know what these uses might be?
Since very early days with Legacy I have used 4 tags to indicate the
members of
OptionsCustomizeColors - in the center of the window check each box - 3D
for parents, husband/wife, child list
La Nell
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Ver 7 data entry window
Kathie,
Well spotted, I hadn't noticed that, nor can I see a way of switching it on
either.
Ron Ferguson
Thanks, Jim. Turning on the county verifier during data entry is what I
have neglected to do. Now to tidy up 11 pages of did not exist errors.
:-)
Judy
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Kathie,
Katie is *not* referring to Family View - see the thread
Ron Ferguson
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John,
In U.S. census the basic vehicle is the population schedule (usually what
people mean when they just use the word census.) For many of the census
years, however, there are additional census schedules: slave schedule
(census of slaves, listed by owner's name), farm schedule, manufacturing
A few months ago, I received immediate support from Sherry in solving
Vista/Legacy 6 picture issue. Frankly, I was very suprised to receive such
personal assistance in such a timely manner. Now, I know why!
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Slave schedules are basically census records taken in 1850 and 1860 in states
where there were slaves.nbsp; They usually listed the owner, then gender,
color and ages of the slaves they owned, sometimes the names were listed.
Mary Beth Figgins
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Thank you Janis
Regards
John
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Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] What is a Slave schedule
John,
In U.S. census the basic vehicle is the population schedule (usually what
people mean when they just use the word census.) For many of the
Write to suggest a new feature from the Home tab down on the right
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It's probably easy, but I cannot figure out what it is referring to?
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I am one who has used practically every Genealogy software,all have some
features that are better than others, but overall Legacy is for me , the
best. I cannot fatom all the whingers who are not even Legacy users, yet
are members of the LUG. Strange or what ?
Bill, Plymouth, UK
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It's probably easy, but I cannot figure out what it is referring to?
It's a program The Master Genealogist
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Legacy 7 does not yet support witness, but it does have a very good
CHARTING addition.
See for an example http://rmhh.co.uk/descendants_of_john_hall.pdf
Thanks for the link to the PDF. For years TMG could print that kind of
chart and many more. In
I'm wondering if a lot of people aren't reading all their e-mail before
responding to a quesion. That could be the reason why hours after a question
has been posed people continue to respond even though the answer has been
posted a dozen times or more.
.
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Officially, it is The Master Genealogist. It is a genealogy program
wannabe as good as Legacy, but they never seem to measure up. Jokingly,
I call it The Murky Genealogist!
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It's probably easy, but I cannot figure out what it is referring to?
Legacy User Group
In some of the years, there were slaves and they were kept tract of in
the census
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Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 2:09 AM
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Subject: [LegacyUG] What is a Slave schedule
TMG is short for The Master Genealogist, another genealogy software program.
Janis Walker Gilmore
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What does this have to do with Legacy?
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Subject: [LegacyUG] What is a Slave schedule
Hello Listers
Could sks tell me what a slave
La Nell Kathie,
Sorry about the mix up in names - I was thinking more about cooking my lunch!
Ron Ferguson
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It's probably easy, but I cannot figure out what it is referring to?
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Hello again Legacy,
I have been lurking now for a few months and though the recent posts concerning
OS and genealogy programs were something I could comment on.
Back in the early part of this year I decided to begin weaning my self off Win
98 and begin exploring OS and genealogy programs. I had
This was my experience with TMG, as well. I even got the TMG training
videos in hopes they would help sort out why this thing was harder-to-use
than any genealogy program should be.
And ... Oh my gosh. Those stupid films they made us watch (to keep us busy)
in 6th grade were not as
Thank you Mary
Regards
John
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From: Mary Figgins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] What is a Slave schedule
Slave schedules are basically census records taken in 1850 and 1860 in
There might be a delay of a couple of hourse between sending and receiving
mails (when (mail)servers are very busy).
That might be the reason why different people respond to the same question.
They have all read the question but haven't seen the answers of the other yet
because of the delay.
For someone of African descent whose ancestors lived in the US, the slave
schedule is where they might find their ancestors in the 1850/1860 US
Census.
Since it's a source, it has a lot to do with Legacy.
I've not used the schedules as my southern US ancestors were not of
African descent and
It's pointless when so many of us reply to the same small question (in this
case What is TMG ). The problem is clearly the time lag. I posted my reply
at 11:52 am, but it did not appear until a few minutes before two. Would
sure be more efficient if some of that time gap could be eliminated.
That is your opinion... others may differ.
Indeed, I find it amusing that most programs have been scurrying around trying
to add features that TMG has had for years
What might be interesting is to conduct a survey of the 50 Fellows and see
which, if any, genealogy program they use.
-
I agree whole heartedly. Every time I have ever contacted Legacy the
service has been exemplary and these days you do not see that very
often. Even when we did not totally agree on a solution, Sherry (and
the others) goes out of her way to try, and come up with something
workable. I am NOT
Phil,
In Legacy 7 Delux, Legacy Charting is sort of both. It is a separate program to
which Legacy has a direct link via the Tool Bar Icon. It will directly read
your .fdb files and also files from other sources.
Ron Ferguson
I already had Tim, just wanted others' feedback on the usefulness of this
possible feature.
Keith Bage
BAGE one-name study (Goons registered #4451)
www.bage.org.uk
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Rosenlof
Sent: 30 May 2008
Penny,
I agree. I do not want an event driven style of database but, like you, one
that is people/family driven. I would think also that it would be extremely
difficult to combine the two approaches into a unified database
Ron Ferguson
Charting is an *integral* part of Legacy7. It is also available as a
stand-alone program.
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Heywood, Lancashire
Suaviter sed fortiter
Agreeably but powerfully
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Thomas Herson wrote:
I'm wondering if a lot of people aren't reading all their e-mail before
responding to a quesion. That could be the reason why hours after a
question has been posed people continue to respond even though the
answer has been posted a dozen times or more.
.
Because, due
I noticed in one of the v7 videos an additional tab titled Familysearch.
Do you need to check an option in v7 for this or is it a future development?
Keith Bage
BAGE one-name study (Goons registered #4451)
www.bage.org.uk
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Hi --
Is there a option in Legacy v7 which has both Modified and NGS Register
Descendant Format for doing books on descendants?
Also is the same in v6?
Thank you,
Christopher T. Smithson
127 N. Main Street
Port Deposit, Maryland 21904-1211
(410) 378-2733 (Home)
(410) 690-1299 (Cell)
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I beg to differ with you. This is a support list for Legacy and its
add-ons. Using your definition, anything to do with genealogy would be
on-topic. Not so even if you want it to be. This is not a general
genealogy list but there are some available for that type of discussion!
That's funny :)Which video was it in?
We are working on a cool new interface for the New Family Search that will be
really cool but it's not going to be available for a (LONG TIME). I have to
say LONG TIME that way I don't get myself in trouble when it's a little late.
But we are
It was primarily for tax purposes. As a result many of them are VERY much in
error as the larger planters rarely reported the correct information. The
small operation with five or less had a hard time trying to do the same
thing as it was much more difficult. TomM
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Hello Users Staff,
I can't seem to find this answer.
How do you make a simple location list which includes basically only the
physical locations and the longitude and latitude?
I would like to figure out which locations do not have the longitude and
latitude so I can edit these locations.
More likely that some of us don't get a chance to read our messages
right away. I try to check my mail once a day, but if I am busy it
could even be every two or three days.
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Thomas Herson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm wondering if a lot of people aren't reading
Hello Dave,
I will try to answer.
This answered one of my questions regarding version 7 so I was glad to have
this question asked.
The original question (if I remember right) was what to do in Legacy 7 when
the source (slave schedule) was not on the source list.
The US Federal Population
This is probably because messages often take 12 hours or so to appear on
this group!
This subject has been exhaustively discussed already.
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I actually use 6 in this way. Four for my grandparents' lines and two for my
husband's mother and father lines. (I have very little information on them
at the moment.) I've still never needed to use more than the 3 tags
remaining since they're used for very temporary purposes.
-Original
On 30 May 2008 Thomas Herson wrote:
I'm wondering if a lot of people aren't reading all their e-mail before
responding to a quesion. That could be the reason why hours after a
question has been posed people continue to respond even though the
answer has been posted a dozen times or more. .
Gene Young wrote:
Thomas Herson wrote:
I'm wondering if a lot of people aren't reading all their e-mail
before responding to a quesion. That could be the reason why hours
after a question has been posed people continue to respond even though
the answer has been posted a dozen times or more.
It is a future development. It will eventually take the place of the IGI
Search feature and much more. You will be able to sync you information with
the New FamilySearch when it is available.
Renee Zamora
www.harrisena.com
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Keith Bage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I
All is OLD reviews!!!
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Carneal USA
Sendt: 29. maj 2008 20:47
Til:
Everyone, note that I said Jokingly!
Robert
Robert Carneal USA wrote:
Officially, it is The Master Genealogist. It is a genealogy program
wannabe as good as Legacy, but they never seem to measure up.
Jokingly, I call it The Murky Genealogist!
To unsubscribe:
Thanks, and I found out. It's THE MASTER GENEALOGIST.
In a message dated 5/30/2008 2:43:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There might be a delay of a couple of hourse between sending and receiving
mails (when (mail)servers are very busy).
That might be the reason
Hi, Penny -- You obviously have a lot more experience with it than I do.
I tried TMG (and a bunch of others, like PAF, Roots Magic and GenBox)
before I committed to Legacy. It was a no-brainer for me. Legacy
was user-friendly enough that I could start using it right away, without
any tips,
The latitude and longitude should show in the Master Location list, over
on the lower right side. As you click on each location in your list,
either they will show or they won't, so that's how you know which
locations have the info attached and which don't. If you need Lat/Long
for
Chris:
The option is either Modified Register or Register in both Legacy 6 7.
There is also a Descendant Narrative report.
Leon Chapman
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Christopher T. Smithson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi --
Is there a option in Legacy v7 which has both Modified and NGS
Sorry all but guess I will just stay with Roots Magic since it is much, much
easier to get a qualified for LDS Ordinance Report created.
michael
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Try -- VIEW - MASTER LISTS - LOCATIONThat should do it for you
(and will give you a map for each location once you have Legacy 7.0!)
Keith
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Debbie Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Users Staff,
I can't seem to find this answer.
How do you make a
It might be another one of those situations where it's easier to delete
the unwanted messages than try to change the world.
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JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists
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Dave Naylor wrote:
On 30 May 2008 Thomas Herson wrote:
I'm wondering
I created a chart with Legacy Charting (Pre-release) after choosing the
Publish option PDF as file to export, the program will create the pdf but
the pdf is blank. I can calculate the size as 1930kb but the generated file
is 2kb blank. I have created a couple charts previous as pdfs and they
Cathy wrote:
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
:From: Debbie Freeman
:How do you make a simple location list which includes basically only the
:physical locations and the longitude and latitude?
In Legacy Deluxe,
go to View Master Lists Location Options Print Location List
Please see if this is what you're looking for.
Mary
Legacy
Thank You JLB. I appreciate your reply.
I have a lot of work ahead of me.
Debbie Freeman
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:41 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Simple
Hi Jane,
Three comments.
Legacy 7 reports give the option to have sources as footnotes,
endnotes or endnotes at the end of each section/generation.
Re importing an FTM generated GEDCOM into Legacy. There are notes on
the Legacy Web pages on what options to choose when exporting the
Gedcom
Hi Debbie,
You are looking for the Master Location List
View Master Lists
You can view or print a location report. - see the Options button in
the Master List
May I suggest you wait for Legacy 7 and use the mapping to add your
remaining Lat/Longs? It will save you time.
You can also see a
I totally endorse an event-driven approach. I try to maintain that approach,
even within the parameters of the Legacy software.
Janis Walker Gilmore
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ferguson
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 3:32 PM
To:
Keith,
I wondered if anyone would notice that. It will be available in the future.
Thanks,
Geoff Rasmussen (enjoying the Ontario Genealogical Society conference)
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From: Keith Bage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Fri, 30 May
Mike, et al,
That is not the problem. The problem is the several-hour time lag between
posting and receiving. I had carefully read to the end of my email to see if
anyone had replied to the What is TMG question. No one had. But by the
time my reply was posted, several other people had replied.
Sorry People, but I don't understand anything else... Does the list subject
change to TMG discussions?
List Managers, please change subject from LUG to LUTMG.
Regards,
Ricardo Veloso
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Rodney Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is probably because messages often
Well from my perspective the virtual downloadable product only needs to be
set up once and takes absolutely no time and physical work to ship out.
It's merely a download.
From my perspective it would be best to get the product in their older
user's hands first... then the newbies second.
Privately, so as not to clog the list even more.
Sometimes you are right that people don't read all replies in the
thread before responding. I've got an email program that sorts mail
so that this is easy to do (Eudora) but I know many use inferior
email programs ;-)
However, the time lag on
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