Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestor/Descendant Interest

2014-01-02 Thread Cathy Pinner
Hi Joseph, If you use the Ancestor and Descendant Interest like tags, you have another 8 :-) Just keep a note somewhere of what each number means as you don't have a field to fill in like the real tags. Cathy At 01:40 PM 2/01/2014, you wrote: Thank you Cathy. I'm sorry now that I didn't pay

Re: [LegacyUG] Changing media folder structure

2014-01-02 Thread Brian
Thank you for the advice for changing folder structure. I'll be working on that this weekend. Thanks again and take care, Brian Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:

[LegacyUG] help receiving postings

2014-01-02 Thread aparsons
I subscribed Nov 30 - received message I was subscribed, nothing after this, subscribed again Dec 25, received message I was subscribed, nothing after this. Posted that I was not receiving messages. Received two replies from listers that my posting was received and 12/30 message from Legacy Family

[LegacyUG] Made a mistake in my request for help

2014-01-02 Thread aparsons
I gave the wrong email address my Legacy address is aparsons...@gmail.com 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 -

RE: [LegacyUG] help receiving postings

2014-01-02 Thread Michele/Support
Ann, Please send an email to supp...@legacyfamilytree.com mailto:supp...@legacyfamilytree.com and we will send the info through to the person that can manually subscribe you to the list. We like the requests to come through our tracking system. I am sending this message to the list as

Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread David Newton
I just thought I would stick my foot in here as someone who has suffered this problem a few times. I have yet to get a gmail address working properly so I changed to my ISP supplied email which was fine until I unsubscribed for the Christmas break. Subscribing again fed me no messages although I

Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread Ron Bernier
First, I and many others have no problems receiving Legacy UG messages using gmail accounts. Second, no one has said that Millennia does not control the content and use of the list. What has been said and is a fact, Millennia does not have control of the server/service that hosts the list. The

Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestor/Descendant Interest

2014-01-02 Thread JV Leavitt
That's a good point. The only thing is, that after making a search list of one of these -- I'll call them 'AD Tags' -- I would usually want to use a regular tag to make the information more visible, at least temporarily, which is inconvenient, but well worth keeping in mind, as with the ideas you

Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread David Newton
I am glad that you and many others have experienced no problems with this list. I would be even happier if that applied to me. This topic should perhaps be banned. Clearly subscribed members of a mailing list should have the right to expect to see the messages that are sent to the list but in

[LegacyUG] Can't Use Short Place Names in Legacy 7.5 Charting

2014-01-02 Thread T. A.
I recently transferred my Legacy 7.5 Deluxe (version 7.5.0.278) program and data to a new PC. The old computer was running Windows XP/SP2 (32-bit); the new computer is running Windows 7 Pro/SP1 (64-bit.) Now, on the new computer, in Legacy Charting (version 7.5.129.976), I can't use short

[LegacyUG] Missing icons

2014-01-02 Thread Bernd Hornung
I have noticed lately, that upon occasion the icons are missing under a person in Family View. Has anyone else had this experience? Sometimes it is the father and sometimes the mother, and not all the time. Bernie -- Bernie H Blog site http://haushornung.weebly.com/ Data site

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't Use Short Place Names in Legacy 7.5 Charting

2014-01-02 Thread Kurt Kneeland
Have you checked your master locations list and verified your short location names. Sounds like maybe in the transfer all the short location names got reset to match the long location names. I know when a new location gets created, the short is just set equal to the long. If the master

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't Use Short Place Names in Legacy 7.5 Charting

2014-01-02 Thread T. A.
Thanks, Kurt. I checked my Master Locations list and the short location names there are indeed short, as they should be. Todd From: kurt-kneel...@sbcglobal.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Can't Use Short Place Names in Legacy 7.5 Charting Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't Use Short Place Names in Legacy 7.5 Charting

2014-01-02 Thread Brian/Support
The general option to use short locations does not work. This is a known problem with charting. To use short names you must go to the appearance Ribbon, select Box items and select the short location option for each item which includes a location. In your old computer you had probably done this

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't Use Short Place Names in Legacy 7.5 Charting

2014-01-02 Thread T. A.
Thanks, Brian! That worked! Much appreciated! Todd From: br...@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Can't Use Short Place Names in Legacy 7.5 Charting Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 11:05:34 -0500 The general option to use short locations does not work.

Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread MikeFry
On 2014/01/02 15:50, Ron Bernier wrote: Second, no one has said that Millennia does not control the content and use of the list. What has been said and is a fact, Millennia does not have control of the server/service that hosts the list. The reality is, the company that Millennia is using

Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread Ron Bernier
I think you are reading way too much into Michelle's comment. I would surmise that they like requests to come through the tracking system to assist in ensuring requests for assistance do not fall through the cracks. I am positive that there is absolutely no intent to control who gets full

Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread Sherry/Support
We ask that all requests for support go through our tracking system so we have a history for reference if the issue comes up again or if a tech who is working with you is out for an extended time, another tech can step in and help resolve the issue. Not to mention the hundreds of emails we get to

Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread Robin Watson
So, Sherry, why can this problem not be fixed? Robin On 3/01/2014 6:18 a.m., Sherry/Support wrote: We ask that all requests for support go through our tracking system so we have a history for reference if the issue comes up again or if a tech who is working with you is out for an extended

Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread Sherry/Support
I don't know - it's something in the software, a third-party program. We only manage the *names* on the list, not how the software works. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Robin Watson rob...@xtra.co.nz wrote: So, Sherry, why can this

Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread Robin Watson
Thanks Sherry. Has anyone within Legacy thought to find out what the problem is and have it fixed? Surely, someone must be responsible for having this run smoothly. If there are problems or bugs in the main Legacy Family Tree program, it is looked at and fixed. There is a procedure for that.

Re: [LegacyUG] Missing icons

2014-01-02 Thread Wendy Howard
Hi Bernie, What version of Legacy are you running? How big is the window that you're using for Legacy? I usually like to work with my Legacy window snapped to the right half of my screen (a Windows 7+ feature) so I can look at other information (emails, web sites, etc) in the other half of the

Re: [LegacyUG] Missing icons

2014-01-02 Thread Bernd Hornung
Thanks Wendy I work on my W7 laptop in the same way you do, using L8.366. It's just an intermittent thing and not a regular problem, but in my case hovering doesn't reveal anything and there is no partial icon. Bernie On 02/01/2014 3:20 PM, Wendy Howard wrote: Hi Bernie, What version of

Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread Mary Young
David - Rather than unsubscribe for a short period like the Christmas break, couldn't you temporarily filter the LUG messages straight to an archive folder, or even to the Bin. BTW I'm using gmail and never had any problems with LUG or any other Lists. -- Mary Young Legacy User Group

Re: [LegacyUG] Missing icons

2014-01-02 Thread Wendy Howard
Hi Bernie, I expect the no partial icons for you is simply a matter of your screen size (or settings) compared to mine. Not something to worry about. I'm not sure which option you may need to display these information boxes I'm seeing when I hover over an icon. Perhaps someone else can tell us

RE: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread Alex MacPhee
couldn't you temporarily filter the LUG messages straight to an archive folder, or even to the Bin. This is exactly how I handle all my mail lists. When I set a list message stream to filter to archive or trash, I set a reminder in my Calendar to turn off the filter in one or two weeks' time

Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread David Newton
You're right about the unsubscribing but since the final LUG rule of etiquette requests that you temporarily unsubscribe when going away and using an autoresponder I assumed that temporarily unsubscribing would not be a problem. Had I realized the problem that it was going to cause I would not

Re: [LegacyUG] Missing icons

2014-01-02 Thread Cathy Pinner
This has been reported before. I haven't seen it myself. Apparently if you move around to other people or close and reopen Legacy, they come back. Any clues as to when it happens helps a fix. Cathy At 06:40 AM 3/01/2014, you wrote: Thanks Wendy I work on my W7 laptop in the same way you do,

RE: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread Alex MacPhee
David, You're right about the unsubscribing but since the final LUG rule of etiquette requests that you temporarily unsubscribe when going away and using an autoresponder I assumed that temporarily unsubscribing would not be a problem. I rarely use autoresponder mechanisms, except to those on

Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestor/Descendant Interest

2014-01-02 Thread Syble Glasscock
This is cool,  I've wished for a flag or something by the individuals name to remind me of certain things at a glance, so this will be helpful.  I just wish it could show on the Name list. On Thursday, January 2, 2014 8:18 AM, JV Leavitt jleavi...@att.net wrote: That's a good point.  The