Actually, the triple bar has not ALWAYS acted the same way. At one time in the distant past (ver. 4 or 3 or 2), it added the source(s) to all fields which had data AND no source.
In any event, when Legacy had the ability to include up to 5 sources on the clipboard, there were many, many posts on this board expressing confusion about how to use it. Probably more than are now lamenting its removal. A large majority of users stated that they had no use for this feature. With the introduction of Legacy 7, Millennia said they were eliminating the feature because it caused so much confusion. Personally, I used the feature a few times, but very rarely. I think its utility depends on how you research and how you format your sources. I usually have different source details for each individual and it doesn't work very well in those situations. That's not to say I would object to having the feature back, but I think very few people would use it. John S. Adams Hermosa Beach, CA -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jan Roberts" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 3:37 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7.4 & Sources > The triple bar icon has ALWAYS been for adding a single source to all > fields which have information. > Cheers > Jan > > -----Original Message----- > From: J B Coats [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, 12 February 2010 9:57 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7.4 & Sources > > > Think if you are tracking a single family through 5 census records, then > you have to enter EACH source separately to each individual. > > Example you track a family, husband, wife, and any number of children. > Each source of the 5 it is necessary to go through the 'single bar' > routing > for each individual for each source. An extremely lot of wasted extra > effort. Yes it can be done. 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
