Jim,
Whilst I broadly agree with you comments regarding the Legacy reporting
(except for the blank page which I have never experienced) as I have said
before, it is my belief that those asking for what would amount to a fully
fledged word processor as part of the program are asking for far too much.
The total size of the package would be far too big for many, and why should
Legacy reinvent the wheel when it is there in Word, Open Office and a number
of other programs.
If it is ever done then let us add onto the list a fully fledged web page
designer, after all, why should the web creation section of users be not
have an equivalent tool for their chosen method of publication. Naturally,
it should have the attributes of Dreamweaver or Front Page in order to meet
all the demands which may be required. It shouldn't really be any bigger
than a word processor and the total package should come in at not a lot more
than 200MB.
Pity that this is too big for Africa and the rural areas of many other
countries (including the USA) where dial up is on the only access, but those
of us with broadband should be fine. Or maybe we should have several
different versions with escalating prices in order to meet all the available
customisations.
Please don't think that I am suggesting for one minute, Jim, that this is
your view, I feel sure that it isn't. In one form or an other this argument
has been going on for years, so please excuse the rant :-)
Ron Ferguson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Walton
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: 07 October 2009 20:42
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, & other bugs in
reports
A pdf file is an image, similar to a jpg file. If it is created from a text
file it has a text layer that can be indexed and modified, etc. It's quite
easy to move a text or rtf file into pdf format, but a totally different
matter to go the other way.
I think the problem is that Legacy is a genealogical tool, not a reporting
tool. The reporting section is very cumbersome and has no real formatting
capabilities beyond the bare minimum. It might be better for them to partner
with another company/program for the reporting functions. So far the main
use I've seen in the report feature is to dump reports to the printer for
proofreading and database corrections. I could never conceive of using it to
create a document for publication.
I did try to create one rtf report and got a single page that told me I
could now import into my word processor and create an index because all the
headings used heading tags. Very convenient, but the rest of the report was
blank. (grin)
Jim
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 1:21 AM, CE Wood <wood...@msn.com> wrote:
The problem / BUG is that when the report is Previewed or in PDF, The
Index/Indices is shown/printed. When it is Text or RTF (if allowed) the
Index/Indices are NOT!
If a report shows something in Preview, it needs to print it in ALL
permissible formats!
CE
From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf
Of Jim Walton
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 5:08 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, & other bugs in
reports
It seems to be designed that way. If you go through each of the reports you
will see what printing options are available on the right, under the image
of the printer. Family and descendant will do text, html, and pdf. Pedigree
will only do pdf. Not sure why they aren't available in rtf because it is
certainly capable of doing it. My plan is to do all my writing in Word, and
importing a pdf of group sheets, etc. as images into the document. I'm just
disappointed that I can't create an rtf of the source report so that I could
then create a bibliography and reference that in my text.
Jim
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 7:23 AM, CE Wood <wood...@msn.com> wrote:
I am trying to produce Individual, Family, Ancestor, Descendant, and Lineage
Reports. When I choose Text file or HTML (there is no option for RTF), the
file is produced without any indices, even though both Name and Location
indices have been selected and do appear in Preview and PDF.
Also, when using Publishing Center, the HTML report includes only the first
chapter of the book even though Preview and PDF include all the chapters.
And, in the book, the Name Index for the book includes ONLY the names from
the first chapter.
CE
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