It's a technique that's been used in computer applications for decades, all the way back to mainframe apps.
-----Original Message----- From: Evert van Dijken [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 1:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] appending sources I think that was one of the things that was discussed, but I don't remember every detail. Evert 2011/6/9 Bruce Jones <[email protected]>: > Would it help if a warning appears telling the user that more than one > source is on the clipboard and do yo want to continue, Yes or No? > > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Larry McCumber <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> It's a training issue; not a feature issue. The feature should never >> have been removed. You should learn how your software works so that >> you don't "screw" up your database. Making software idiot proof never >> works. There is always one more idiot you didn't plan for. >> >> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Evert van Dijken <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Backing up wouldn't help in this case because you wouldn't notice that >> > some events have wrong sources after a very long time and you wouldn't >> > know which backup isn't corrupted. >> > If the programmers leave it alone it's ok for me ; ) (the feature >> > isn't part of legacy anymore). >> > There were good reasons to remove it from the program and there were >> > lot of discussions before it was removed (in the LUG and in the Legacy >> > Test group). So no need to do this discussion over and over again. >> > Evert >> > >> > >> > 2011/6/9 Tim Rosenlof <[email protected]>: >> >> Ditto ! I also agree. Leave it alone, and I look forward to the next >> >> features. Always backup regularly, to keep your data safe. >> >> >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> On 6/9/2011 8:26 AM, Bob wrote: >> >>> I absolutely agree. There are lots of ways to screw up your database, >> >>> and I've found a number of them, but don't dumb down the product. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: Dennis M. Kowallek [mailto:[email protected]] >> >>> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 8:17 AM >> >>> To: [email protected] >> >>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] appending sources >> >>> >> >>> On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 07:31:40 +0200, Evert van Dijken >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> And to add it an option doesn't seem ok to me, because users will use >> >>>> that option and a lot of family files will get corrupted again. >> >>> Leave it for the users to decide. >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> >> >>> Dennis Kowallek (LTools) >> >>> http://zippersoftware.com/ltools/index.htm >> >>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) >> >> and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> >> 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 >> > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and >> > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> > 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 >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and >> on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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