Thanks Ron. I figured I needed to input the two fields manually, as that's what the program appeared to require and that's what the Help file said. But, I wanted to see whether others had a different experience.
It's not a problem. I just want to take opportunities where they exist to import 'similar' data from other systems, not so much to save data entry (which is no big deal in this case), but to keep data consistent between those systems. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: August-30-10 6:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Picture Gallery Text fields Paul Gray wrote: > Hi, > > When I load a photo in the Picture Gallery, the "Description" field is > populated with the "Windows Photo Gallery Caption" that I previously > entered in Windows Photo Gallery (specifically the contents of the > EXIF metadata field "Image Description"). > > The other two Legacy fields "Caption" and "Date" need to be entered > manually. I am trying to determine if that is the expected behavior > (i.e. Legacy never tries to populate these fields from data in the > picture file), or whether I am not populating the fields that Legacy > requires in my multimedia management program (currently Photo > Gallery). > > Has anyone seen Legacy fill in these two fields automatically, or in > your experience do they always require manual input? The Help file > suggests that all three fields need to be manually input, it makes no > mention of even the description field importing data from the picture > file. > > Thanks for your assistance. > > Paul > Paul, I believe that it has to be entered manually, and I have never thought otherwise. Since most of my images are, by far, censuses, BMDs etc. I would not expect Legacy to even try and find data for Caption and Date. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England ____________________________________________________ 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 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
