I have had a modicum of success cutting and pasting both Given and Surname fields that contain diacritical marks in the Individual's Information dialog box. For example, "Matevž Štalcar", my wife's grandfather from Slovenia, has a mark above the z and the S that do show up properly. They even print out of Legacy for me in the reports I've tried so far.
There are some diacritics, however, that don't copy/paste and I don't remember what those are off-hand. You'll have to experiment and discover what works and what doesn't. Perhaps copy/paste will serve as a (abeit weak and only partial) work-around till Legacy gets that pretty necessary requirement implemented. It doesn't seem to me that it would be rocket-science for a good software company to implement. I suspect one could somehow install and/or select a proper Windows True Type Font (TTF) for their particular PC and Legacy might use it as-is. I've been out of the PC Super-user loop too long to remember exactly how to (potentially) work-out that process. I used to know a process to install, implement and select new TTF in Windows. One could likely be obtained from the Web. Perhaps a PC "guru" (Legacy?) could suggest a step-by-step for the more sophisticated user to follow with a strong disclaimer for the novice that it could really, really mess up his/her PC. -- Or, not. Just a thought. Best, Don Hendershot On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 4:53 PM, John Bernacki <[email protected]>wrote: > It is very inconvenient that Legacy does not handle Eastern European > diacritics. I suggested that capability to Legacy a few years ago, hoping > it would be included in an updated version before I was ready to publish my > family history. 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