Elizabeth, I think that you are correct, and I did suggest that Chapman codes can be misleading as you suggest. However, I would always recommend using the full address in reports, web pages etc. so to use them in the short location would be fine.
Mike, my point was/is that genealogists everywhere would/should recognise them, but the proverbial man in the street may not, as they are not the abbreviations commonly used by him. Lancashire: Lancs; Yorkshire: Yorks; Hampshire: Hants; etc. etc. 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/ ____________________________________________________ Elizabeth wrote: > Someone (possibly Ron Ferguson?) once suggested the Chapman codes were > misleading, especially to those not living in the UK. > Elizabeth > > On 9 March 2010 22:59, Mike Fry <mike...@iafrica.com> wrote: >> On 2010/03/10 00:49, Elizabeth wrote: >>> Yes, thanks, I did find that way of reading them, but surely >>> there's a way to see the whole list at once? I have, in the past, >>> used the Chapman codes for county abbreviations (England) and I >>> wanted to change them. >> >> The Master Location List is no good? I find that strange! Disable the >> mapping and showing of people to get a longer-looking list. >> >> Okay, you can, from the Reports menu, produce a list of all >> locations, long & short together, but not edit them. >> >> Why do away with the Chapman Codes? They're recognised everywhere. >> Generally, they should only be used in the short form of locations. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Mike Fry >> Johannesburg >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
