SourceWriter Kind Regards, Mark
> -----Original Message----- > From: Elizabeth Cunningham [mailto:drybo...@netreach.net] > Sent: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 9:04 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] sources > > I missed something. What is SW? > > Elizabeth C > > Ward Walker wrote: > > Tim, > > > > The quality of the conversion varies with the nature of the template. > Some > > SW templates intersperse master and detail fields in the formatted > output. > > Once the source is converted to Basic, you get all the master info > followed > > by all the detail info. The result can look rather scrambled, for some > > templates. Also, certain punctuation and abbreviations (like "p." for > page) > > can appear out of place or be missing. > > > > It's easy to experiment and see the results by importing the GEDCOM > back > > into a test family file. > > > > Other genealogy packages have the same issue. There are several > threads on > > this in the mail list archive. > > > > Ward > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tim Rosenlof"<spa...@xmission.com> > > To:<LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> > > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 8:58 PM > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] sources > > > > > > Brian, > > > > I understand you would loose the SW style and revert to a Basic > source. > > Would that Basic source which was reverted from SW style meet/keep > > Evidence! style ? > > > > Tim Rosenlof > > > > On 12/27/2010 3:16 PM, Brian/Support wrote: > > > >> If you imported the data from a GEDCOM all the sources were created > as > >> Basic style sources, even if the data was originally from Legacy as > SW > >> style sources. The GEDCOM format for sources does not support the > >> detailed source fields needed by the SW system. If the data was > >> originally from Legacy you would have to import from the Legacy File > in > >> order to preserve the SW sources. > >> > >> To see the Master Sources and edit them go to View> Master Lists> > >> Sources. > >> > >> NOTE: You cannot convert a Basic Style source to SW style by the edit > >> process. You will have to create a New SW Style source for each Basic > >> Style Source in the Master Source List. There is an Add button on the > >> Source List screen that will let you create those new sources in SW > style. > >> > > ... > > > > > > > > > > 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/legacyusergroup@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/legacyusergroup@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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
