I concur with Brian's suggestion: "warn the user that no data exists but it will create a marriage link -- Continue or Cancel."
Doing nothing shouldn't result in doing something. Mike On 6/8/2010 11:13 AM, Sherry/Support wrote: > The issue is if you click on "Save", Legacy thinks you want to add a marriage. > > When you exit a window without adding or editing any data, it's always wise > to click on "Cancel" > > > Thanks for using Legacy. > > Sherry > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > supp...@legacyfamilytree.com > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > We are changing the world of genealogy! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: BMcL Robinson [mailto:b...@vodafone.co.nz] > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 5:10 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7.4 -- Young Children have Unknown Spouse > > Hi Brian - I would not say "bug", but "design weakness" (worthy of review, > as you are implying). > > Cheers, Brett > > BMcL Robinson, NZ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian L. Lightfoot"<br...@the-lightfoots.com> > To:<LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 11:42 AM > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7.4 -- Young Children have Unknown Spouse > > > Wow, that's right. I just went to an un-married child, intentionally clicked > on the Marriage Information window, entered nothing, typed nothing, and > clicked on nothing other than SAVE. Legacy creates an unknown spouse for > this person but does not display any name or any other indication of a > marriage. > > In fact, the Family view of the person would continue to look just as it did > before. And if the user happened to select in the Customization > (Preferences), Data Format tab, Child List indicators to NOT display the > special symbols at the ends of names, then they'd have no way of knowing > that there is an unknown spouse. They would never know this problem exists > unless they created certain types of reports in which case we'd see the > infamous "Persons-name married SOMEONE". > > And then another problem is that it is difficult for a novice or beginning > user to figure out how to eliminate this unknown person (actually it's an > unknown marriage). You can't click on the area where the unknown spouse's > name would be to edit it because....well, Legacy won't allow you to edit > something that doesn't exist. Clicking to open the Marriage Information > window provides nothing but a blank window. There is nothing to edit, no > indication that a marriage exists, and no means of telling Legacy that there > really isn't any marriage. > > I can only encourage beginning users to make sure they remember to right > click on everything and anything. Right clicking on the marriage info brings > up the desired "Remove the marriage link" option. > > But now, my big question. Do the rest of you believe that this is a bug --- > create a marriage when the user enter absolutely no data whatsoever? I > should think that if the SAVE button is accidentally and unknowingly > clicked, Legacy should warn the user that no data exists but it will create > a marriage link -- Continue or Cancel. > > Brian in CA > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> > > >> Or you might have gone into the Marriage Information window and clicked >> on "Save" when you closed the window. That would add an unknown >> marriage. >> >> >> Thanks for using Legacy. >> >> Sherry >> Customer Support >> Millennia Corporation >> supp...@legacyfamilytree.com >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com >> > > > > > 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 > > > > > 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
