Damned if I do, damned if I don't. I'm certainly not keen on going back through 10,000 people changing the location formats. On the other hand, I spend a lot of time changing how my cousin does hers. I'm leaning toward quitting right where I am. Interesting discussion anyway. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/
On 9/8/2012 1:12 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > > I would advise you to think carefully before you do something which you feel > is not right for you. I do not have a problem along the lines you suggest, > perhaps because I rarely have a full address for a birth or death, and I do > not have residences visible in Family (if it is possible - I haven't > looked), or perhaps I may not consider it a problem, as you may do. > > As I have said many times I do things in a way that suits me, and the > applications which I use, hopefully, my thoughts may encourage others not to > think inside boxes designed by others, but they are not recommendations. > Just as I read about other ways of doing things, and then make my own mind > up, I encourage others to do the same. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: JLB > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 7:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] proper format for Washington, DC > > No, not misunderstanding. That's what I thought - that's where you put > everything. I just don't like it but I can see it would be easier than > trying to fit things into the 4 fields and then the Address fields to > take up the slack. > > The problem, as I see it, is that it wouldn't fit nicely into Family > View or Individual Info when practically all the room could be taken up > just by the street name. > --- > JL Beeken > JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists > http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ > > On 9/8/2012 11:00 AM, Ron Ferguson wrote: >> There seems to be misunderstanding here, that is where Jenny and I put >> them! >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> GOONS #5307 >> >> >> "JLB"<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> That sounds like a plan. Lots of back-tracking though. I hate the way my >>> cousin puts everything including street name and number into the Master > >>> Locations and I changed them all. >>> --- >>> JL Beeken >>> JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists >>> http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ >>> >>> On 9/8/2012 2:21 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: >>>> On 08/09/2012 01:48, JLB wrote: >>>>> I'm about to launch into England locations. Can hardly wait. My theory, >>>>> so far, is to fill in the 4 blanks as applicable and either leave the > >>>>> rest or put it under the Address. For instance, in English locations, > >>>>> there's often a parish in a city. I put the parish under Address. How > >>>>> this prints out in reports I have yet to see. >>>> >>>> I hate the way Reports print out if you use the Address field so I long >>>> ago stopped using it and followed Ron F in putting the complete address >>>> in the Location field. And I don't faff about with extra commas or >>>> trying to fit Locations to 4 elements, I just put as much or as little > >>>> as I know. >>>> >> > > > > > 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: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5256 - Release Date: 09/08/12 > > > 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
