Angelique I am the opposite of you. I have used FTM since version 2.0 when it was dos based. I beta tested versions 9 through 2008. I HATE the new interface, don't find it very intuitive, takes too long to move between screens and takes much longer to add one source to a person. FTM 2010 still has not finished removing all of the bugs on the new interface regarding large files (mine is over 48,000 people) which makes it extremely slow and unresponsive at times.
I had been experimenting with Legacy for about 3 years and finally make the switch totally to Legacy after the new FTM 2010 still did not address all of the problems. It will take FTM years to get up to the speed of Version 2006/Ver 16 which is still years behind what Legacy has to offer. Laura Marvin & Angelique Welch wrote: > Hello All, > > My name is Angelique and I am just joining. I have used Legacy for a > few years (my first v. was 6.0 Deluxe) so I am still fairly new to all > the features. I just recently upgraded to 7.0 Deluxe. > > I recently purchased FTM 2010 and have been divided about what program > I like better. > > Here are my pros and cons for each: > > Legacy Pros > > * I have preferred Legacy to most other programs in the past > * Great features that FTM does not have > * Ability to create CD/DVD's using Passage Express > * Various tools such as the relationship calculator etc. > > Legacy Cons > > * Why does it have to take a separate window for EVERYTHING? I > find myself spending hours doing one task due to all the > clicking needed to get where I need to go. For example, just > entering a source and attaching it to the various individuals > takes much longer than in FTM, even using the source clipboard. > (Another example, just changing the color scheme requires one > click to the "options" tab, another to select the "colors" tab > and then ANOTHER click on the huge button that says, "click here > to change user interface colors". Now come on, is that last > button really necessary? Then you can finally select your > colors, but not without clicking some more for EACH component > and change you want to make) > * The new source templates are confusing (why is there no template > for a book without an author?). When I import my Legacy file > into anything else, the sources made with the new templates all > have a "/i" in front of and behind the title in the main source > list. I am guessing this is because the source made with the new > templates have a *bullet* in front of them in the main source > list and the export process is not getting rid of it and instead > adding all sorts of other fun characters to my source names. > * The user interface in Legacy could be a lot simpler. There is no > need to have a separate tab for the pedigree view when the > family view could be reduced to include it, along with a name > index along the right or left side (similar to FTM view). I like > the views in FTM much better because of this huge convenience. > * I have a hard time working with my file when I cannot see the > individual source citations from a main source. I see we can use > the "show list" feature to show which individuals are using a > "main" source, the source list does not detail each /individual > citation and the facts it is connected to/. I usually have to > find an individual that the source is attached to, open their > source list and see what exactly what facts the source is > attached to. In FTM, the source tab allows a view of each source > title, each individual source citation, AND the individual facts > it is attached to, very simply. > > FTM 2010 Pros > > * I love the ease of adding sources, records and images in FTM. It > is definitely not this easy in Legacy and I am not sure why. > * I love the views in FTM, allowing you to view the family page, > pedigree, index and more in one window, much easier. > * FTM's media center is the easiest way to attach images to a > family tree. In Legacy, there is no one media gallery that can > be accessed to see what images are attached to what or to modify > the caption for an image and have it reflect wherever else the > images is attached. I have used the "picture center" in Legacy, > but it is still not as efficient as the "media center" in FTM. > * I prefer FTM's layout for sources since I can view the source > titles AND what they are attached to (specifically), text, > citation detail, and more in ONE view instead of clicking around > in various tabs for the text and list like Legacy. > > FTM Cons > > * I will never be able to open my Legacy file in FTM without > losing data, even though FTM markets the new software as being > able to import Legacy files, I know from my own experience that > this is not true. I have tried importing using every format and > have lost data every time. Vice Versa, if I create a file in > FTM, I will never be able to get it into Legacy to create a CD. > This is why I am stuck on what program to use. I want to use FTM > for the EASE of working with all of this stuff (sources, images, > etc.) and Legacy for it's features and ability to create cd's. > * Technical support has not been as helpful as I would like > regarding some functionality issues in FTM such as some buttons > not working at all. > > I am slowly learning that I should not use the programs to write > reports, but I do want a program that is going to be easy to work with > when entering information and keeping it sorted. So far, my vote is > for FTM 2010 in that arena, but I dread the idea of trying to get > information back into Legacy to create CD's for my family members. Ugh... > > Anyone else in this boat? > > Angelique > > -- > Books to the ceiling,/ Books to the sky,/ My pile of books is a mile high./ > How I love them! How I need them!/ I'll have a long beard by the time I read > them. > - Arnold Lobel > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
