stan megraw wrote: > ---------------------------------------- > Leo wrote: > >> Hi Stan, >> >> You will likely get lots of different replies to this problem, when >> I have unknow parents I use a ? for the given name and also for the >> surname, a lot of researchers do not like this, but its what I >> choose to use. >> >> As there is no immediate fix in the works, you will have to try to >> come up with a compromise that will work for you and that you are >> happy with. >> >> If you have two known brothers, Frank and Robert Smith, but you do >> not know their parents names, you are quite safe in deducing that >> their father's surname is Smith. >> >> Have you considered entering their father's name as (given name >> (Mr.) and surname (Smith); now enter Mr. Smith's wife as give name >> (Mrs.) and surname (Smith), without the ( ). >> >> You can also give Mrs. Smith an AKA as Unknown, Unknown or ? ?, at >> least until you learn their correct names. >> >> You can play with your own combination until you find a solution >> that will satisfy you. >> >> Myself I would not unlink, if you do unlink make sure that you do a >> backup first just incase there are siblings that may become >> disconnected. >> >> Leo > > Hi Leo > > Thanks for your reply. > > As Ron pointed out there is supposed to be an option to leave the > parent's name blank, but it's not working. I would rather not have to > work around this bug, but to have it fixed and the option working the > way it should be. > > Stan
Stan, As you have probably realised, I totally agree. It worked perfectly until an update only a few months back, which is when I first raised the matter with Legacy. I refuse point blank to have possible (known) inaccuracies in my published data and will not publish work arounds in the form of "?" etc. which I consider to look very amateurish when used solely to overcome the inadequacies of a program. They do have the place in reports, but that is not one of them! Meanwhile, I will have to continue to jump through hoops to remove them; I am far from happy that this problem has not yet been rectified. 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/ ____________________________________________________ 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
