I think a cautionary note in the Help file would assist. If there is a common problem in using Legacy that this list has highlighted (e.g. that has difficult to retrieve consequences)then that would be a good source for taking this step. Perhaps those who have fallen into this trap could suggest some wording for a cautionary note.
Anne On 27/07/2011 10:55 AM, Jan Roberts wrote: > Don't get me wrong, I'm not *complaining* about the three bar capability - I > also find it very useful - at least I did until I realised that it adds the > source in places I didn't expect it to. I still say the Help file is not > really clear - certainly I misunderstood it. By 'all events' I presumed it > meant all the vital events which is what you can see on the individual > information screen. To add a source to any of the other events individually > I have to physically go to the screen for that event - I didn't think the > three bar icon would be any different. > I will still use it, but I'll be more careful in my future use. And I do > think it would be a good idea, and therefore even more useful, if it only > applied the source to the VISIBLE fields of VISIBLE events that happen to > contain information. > > Cheers > Jan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherry/Support [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, 27 July 2011 9:22 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Using Source Clipboard > > I find it *very* useful. Let's say you're adding a new individual > from a census record. You have not only birth info, but can also add > a census event, residence event, occupation event, maybe property > event (to show the value of personal and/or real property), schooling > (yes, the person went to school or can read/write) etc to an > individual. > > Or you have a book and have been able to add all the vitals on an > individual but have not yet added any events.... > > Do you want to do one click to add that source to all the new things > you just added or do you want to click several times? > > Honestly, this thread is the *first* complaint I've seen about the > three bars that I can remember. I started using Legacy with v2 in 1997 > and have been doing support since v4 in 2002..... > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Jerry<[email protected]> wrote: >> Since that 3-bar icon is not liked and not intuitive, why wouldn't the >> programmers consider changing it for a future update? �Sounds like other >> people will continue to have the same issue, whether new to Legacy or not. >> �Jerry �/http://www.MerriamFamilyTree.org > > 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
