I agree, all the events that make it to my Legacy file are in the past, even the Announcement event for pregnancies where no one is born yet. Maybe I'm superstitious, but I don't enter babies until they are born. So for me, "had" is always correct.
I also don't feel a need to check "Had no children" unless it is final. The absence of children suffices to tell me for close family, and I cannot be sure of knowing for more distant cousins. Have none would be just as wrong as had none is the condition changed. Cary [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Abell Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 10:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Tense suggestion for people alive Jeremy, It is correct to say "had no children" even with the parents living. The birth would be past tense and so is "had". I think the Legacy programmers thought this through and correctly. Paul Jeremy Knowles wrote: Can I make a suggestion? It would be nice if the present tense could be used for people who are still alive. For a couple with no children and the 'This couple had no children' ticked, it says in the children box "** Had No Children **", and similarly on reports. It would be nicer if it said "Have no children" since it they are still with us. Similarly, in reports with the 'did not marry' ticked, the reports say that the couple "did not marry", rather than "are not married". Jeremy <http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
