Thanks Ron. As always I appreciate your views, this will help those starting out.
Leo ---------------------------------------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family Group Pictures > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:41:34 +0000 > > Leo, > > You are quite correct about my views on spaces in file names. Apart from the > web, some programs don't like them either. But that aside, I hate to think > of the number of times I have seen on this people, who "had no intention of > creating web pages" when they first named the files, having problems with > spaces in file names later. > > Numerous problems are caused by people ignoring the basics of computing, and > then blaming the program. In my view, providing one knows the rules, there > is no excuse for not getting right in the first place. > > Ron Ferguson > _____________________________________________________ > > Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: > 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/ > ____________________________________________________ > > > leo macdonald wrote: >> Marilyn, >> >> The picture of your mother and father, I would place in their >> marriage events. >> >> If the seven sisters are your sisters then I would also place them in >> the marriage events of your mother and father. >> >> As for naming the file, everyone will probably use a different style. >> >> For the first picture I would use John Smith and Mary (Brown) Smith. >> For the second picture I would use John Smith and Mary (Brown) Smith >> (1). >> I know that Ron will not like the spaces but I will not be posting my >> files to the web. >> >> I would enter all their names into the notes section of the events, >> going from left to right. >> >> Leo >> >> ---------------------------------------- >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [LegacyUG] Family Group Pictures >>> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:06:30 -0500 >>> >>> I have several picture of a group of people that I would like to >>> place in the Legacy database I have. >>> Where should I place them so they show up in the reports in their >>> correct place? >>> For instance I have a picture of my mother and father standing >>> together, my concern is where do I place it to get the biggest bang. >>> Right now I have an event called Family Picture to which I attach >>> the picture so I can get the picture to show up on print outs. This >>> event is under my mother's section. Another picture I have is of >>> seven sisters in a family. How do I place it so it doesn't show up >>> seven times taking up space when once should be sufficient and it is >>> related to all he sisters? >>> I also wish to know if it is possible to name each person in a >>> picture so that my file names are not long. Right now I use Picasa 3 >>> to do this but it doesn't carry over into Legacy. At least I haven't >>> figured that out yet. Is there another program I could use that will >>> interface with Legacy and do the same job. >>> Thanks >>> >>> Marilyn >>> > > > > > 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 > > > 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
