Fair enough. I guess for my taste it seems a little odd to start the narrative with a name that hasn't been introduced yet. So I could do without 1) if 3) were presented before the nickname is first used in the narrative. If that is not possible, then I would prefer the option stated -- to include 1) and omit 3) altogether.
As an aside, I see another advantage to using 1). In families where there are a lot of people with the same name, highlighting the nickname is helpful for the readers who only skim quickly through the report. Ward ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Ferguson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] He/She was usually called Ward, It would seem that our optimal outcomes are different. I do not want 1) especially when 2) and 3) are present. 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 ____________________________________________________ Ward Walker wrote: > Ron, I'm curious what exact combination 'worked' for you. As far as I > can see, there is a no-win situation. The desireable outcome is: > 1) The quoted name is still present in the initial full name; > 2) The narrative uses the quoted name; and > 3) The offending sentence "She was usually called ...." does not > appear at the end of the narrative. > > I don't think there is any combination of options that produces this > result, and I agree with Wanda that there really should be. Someone > else suggested a different enhancement option: placing the "usually > called" bit at the beginning, right after the name, in which case the > nickname need not be in the name. That would be OK too. > > Ward > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Ferguson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 8:16 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] He/She was usually called > > > Wanda, > > It worked the last time I tried! I suggest that you use the reset > button on the bottom right of the screen. I'm afraid it will mean > redoing all your report settings though. It is too late here for me > to test it tonight, but if you haven't managed to resolve the > problem, please leave a message on the list and I will have a look > when I get up. Just a last thought, you could try File>File > Maintenance>Check/Repair first. It may just work and save you > resetting. > > Ron Ferguson > -------------------------------------------------- > From: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 12:26 AM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] He/She was usually called > >> Ron, I've tried doing just that; checking "remove quoted names" while >> checking "use quoted names in narratives", but I still get that nasty >> sentence. The only way to not have that little sentence show up in >> the Descendant Narrative, is to uncheck the box "use quoted names in >> narratives", but, then the first name is used, which I don't want >> when the >> middle name or the nickname is what the person used. >> >> Since Legacy gives us flexibility with wording, I had hoped that an >> option to change this sentence was hidden somewhere. For now, I >> create a PDF of the report, then copy the text of the PDF into >> OpenOffice and go through and >> delete the sentence. >> >> Wanda >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Ron Ferguson" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 6:52 PM >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] He/She was usually called >> >>> Wanda, >>> >>> Although it is a confusing name for a button, you need to check >>> "remove quoted names" (or words to that effect) it is the one below >>> "use quoted names for narratives". This will remove the quoted name >>> only from the full >>> name and Lizzie will still be used in the narratives. >>> >>> Ron Ferguson 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
