I am not asking Legacy to be a word processor. I am asking that, when a report is Previewed and there are check boxes for printing various types of files, that those options be produced in whatever format which has a checkbox.
The simplest would be a text file because then you could format the file in your word processor. When the opening page allows you to choose Index Options, you assume that the indices will be produced in whatever format is allowed, i.e. Screen/Printer, Text file, HTML, RTF, PDF. When the Preview shows you a report that includes indices, you assume that when produced in one of the formats with a check box, that the indices will be produced when you choose one of those formats. This does not happen! The indices are missing!!! THAT is what the problem is. CE -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 1:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] No report indices in text format, & other bugs in reports 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 _____________________________________________________ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ ____________________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Walton To: [email protected] 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 <[email protected]> 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Walton Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 5:08 PM To: [email protected] 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 <[email protected]> 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 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 No virus found in this incoming message. 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