On 2010/05/31 15:55, Ron Taylor wrote: > The reason I mentioned this "initial without a period" is because in > the past such a single letter in the name was identified by surrounding > it with quote marks as Glade "S" Price. This would indicate that the S > was not an abbreviation but just the letter. Now the use of quote marks > in Legacy is to indicate a nickname or preferred name so something else > is needed to identify a single letter name and not just exclude it from > potential problems. It may be too trivial for a standard to be adopted > but as several others have commented it has obviously not been resolved.
Not in Legacy! I've been using Legacy since 3.something and enclosing anything in quotes as part the given name has always been the way that a nickname or other family name could be defined and then used in reports. Personally, I detest "Initials With A Period". I think omitting the period looks neater, but that's only a personal observation. There is absolutely no need to introduce a 'new' standard. The number of individuals that this would apply to, world-wide, must be minimal. As others have said, this is what the option to Exclude From Potential Problems is for! The option works at the Global level *and* at the level of an individual. Your solution is already there! -- 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/[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
