Brian there still seems to be some confusion on this (if only mine). Are you saying this applies to the actual NOTES field or just the Desc/Place fields? If it's the actual NOTES field it does apply to my problem. If not, I still don't know why mine switched to the actual codes.
On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Brian/Support <br...@legacyfamilytree.com> wrote: > There was a discussion on our test list recently about when and where > codes should be displayed vs the effect those codes invoke. The > consensus was that the codes should be shown rather than their effect, > except in reports where the effects are displayed. This resulted in a > change in the way Legacy behaves. When viewing an event in the list of a > person's events, the codes and not their effects will be shown. In other > words when you have the person open for edit, if their are codes in the > notes for the event these codes will appear in the Desc/Place/Notes > section of the list. Before this most recent update the notes would > appear in bold. > > This change in Legacy behaviour may be what you are seeing. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > br...@legacyfamilytree.com > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > We are changing the world of genealogy! > When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. > Thanks. > > On 02/04/2011 2:07 PM, Dave Keeney wrote: >> Good thought, I just loaded it from the old drive. >> Same result. >> >> Maybe we headed down the wrong road since I don't normally import gedcoms >> either. >> >> BUT, maybe if you (or someone) could do a test for me. >> >> 1. Create a new event (Census) for someone. >> >> 2. Put a couple of Bold "test' texts in the notes field. Cntl-B test >> Cntrl-B, Bold button test Bold button. For me now the "test" fields show as >> bold. >> >> 3. Export - in my last test I exported to a Legacy file (not gedcom), only >> the person in question. >> >> 4. Open the newly exported fdb file. Shouldn't the "test" fields be bolded >> in the Census event? For me it now shows<b> test</b> for both fields. >> >> And sorry for the previous bad statement. I can see how you would have >> thought I had a new machine since I said "a new machine" LOL. I was thinking >> "new" just because it appeared new with Win7. >> >> My wife's machine is still XP, maybe I'll install Legacy there and see what >> happens. >> On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Ron >> Ferguson<ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk>wrote: 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
