RE: [LegacyUG] Showing Short Location Names on Screens From: M. Brenzel Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 12:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Showing Short Location Names on Screens Mary,
My locations vary enormously due to the nature of the way that English locations have developed since Watling Street in about 300AD (maybe a bit earlier), so they basically comprise: house name/number, Street, local district/town, (parish), (city), County, Country The brackets indicate a level which may or may not exist. The only difference for Short Locations is that I drop the country. However when I eventually get round to it I intend to change the counties from their full name to the abbreviated Chapman Codes (just the name for our system) eg. Lancashire will become LAN. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Ron, Yes, that's how I have started to change them. I wanted to experiment first so I updated only a handful of my locations. Looking back in the Archives, I see a message from Jenny about this earlier today. That’s what she said she is doing. Can you provide an example of what you have for long and short names? Thanks! Mary -----Original Message----- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 5:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Showing Short Location Names on Screens Mary, Are you long name and short name examples correct? I only ask because it is not the way I do it, not because there is anything particularly wrong with it - just looks a bit strange to me! The Help Files are clear that the long name will always be used on the Information Screens - when you think about it, it has to be so, because that is where the long name is entered. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: M. Brenzel Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 9:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Showing Short Location Names on Screens I think that I have found a bug. Either that or my interpretation of the effect is incorrect. Has anyone else set the option for "Short Location Names on Screens" on the Customize View tab? It isn't working the way that I thought it would. As others do, I do not use the "4 field" format for locations. My locations contain the full address including names of churches, cemeteries, etc. Some users have suggested separating the number portion of a street address from the street name itself in order to improve sorting by keeping streets together. I sort my location list right to left. For example, I have the following set for 123 Main Street, City, County, State, Country: Long name = 123, Main Street, City, County, State, Country Short name = 123 Main Street, City, County, State, Country I have done that but I don't like the way that it looks on the Legacy screens. Family and Chronology views are good. The short location name is displayed. Individual's Information and Marriage Information screens show the long name in the vital info and events/facts sections. I suspect that I still see the location long names because those screens allow for the selection of the location so it displays the long names, whereas the other screens are display only. 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 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1831 / Virus Database: 2092/4565 - Release Date: 10/21/11 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
