Thanks, Ron, for your insightful comments. I consider you efficient! You have reinforced my decision to continue using SW.
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]>wrote: > Bobby, > > None that I am aware of. > > As many will know, I am averse to standardisation, but I like, and use SW > because it saves me time and effort, not to mention that I no longer have > to think about the construction of a Source - a god send for those of us > who are lazy (or efficient - take your pick) . > > Do I export to a GEDCOM - yes I do; to a PHP web site; do I lose some of > the detail - yes I do, but does it matter - not really as the important > bits are still there, and visitors can email me if they want the exact > reference. > > I do not often use a GEDCOM to export to non-Legacy programs, if the other > program happens to be Legacy then I send my back-up. > > Will I continue to use SW? Of course, and the Basic Sources which I have > never bothered to convert. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > GOONS #5307 > > > "Bobby Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >I too would like to know why people are bailing out of SW. The only > problem I have been able to see in all of the discussions is that gedcom > does not handle it properly. Are there other reasons? > >Bobby > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Suzanne Scheraga [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 8:42 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [LegacyUG] Basic Source Format vs Source Writer > > > >I have been following the thread of changing sources entered in Source > Writer to Basic format but I'm totally confused. Could someone give me�the > pros�and cons of each format (in simple language)? > >� > >Thanks, > >Suzanne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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
