Interesting. I did not know there was an option to show "Possible not proved" in the children's settings. I wonder how that prints in a report? Say - a descendant's narrative report?
Jane On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Robert57P_gmail <[email protected]>wrote: > I like the below suggestion - obvious in all reports. But that POSSIBLE > would show up for ALL children and it may only be one child that you are > unsure of. Another option: > In family view, right click on ANY child > Select CHILDREN'S SETTINGS > Hi-lite the appropriate child > Under RELATIONSHIP TO FATHER (or MOTHER), you can create your own options > - click the down arrow and a new window pops up > Click ADD > Put in POSSIBLE PARENT (side note - I preface my own manual entries with > a period (.Possible Parent), or you could make them all CAPS or some such > other indicator. This reminds me that it is not a pre-canned item. > Since I added it some wordings and such may need tweaking.) > > I really wish Legacy allowed us the OPTION of having this box come up on > every child add (just like the Marriage window auto-pops up when adding a > spouse). This way we could remember to set if it is a "blood-line" > (Biological) child or some other relationship. > > I also wish this would show up in the child's listing on Family View (as > an option). You'd think that going to OPTIONS, CUSTOMIZE, VIEW, SHOW > STATUS ON FAMILY VIEW would cause this to happen, but it doesn't. And I > think I ran into a report or two where I wish this could optionally show up > - but I could be wrong about that. > > Do not get RELATIONSHIP TO xxx mixed up with CHILD STATUS that is also on > this screen. Use CHILD STATUS for something that pertains ONLY to the > child (twin, still-born, etc). (I originally was putting "guardianship" > in the CHILD STATUS field, but that ended up not working well because it > implied that relationship for both parents.) > > Bob > > > > On 06/15/2013 12:39, Eliz Hanebury wrote: > > I use Possibly as part of the first name, cheap and easy to figure <G> > > Eliz > Not Today and Not without a Fight > (Anon) > > For all that has been, thanks. > For all that will be, yes. >   (Dag Hammarskjold) > > > On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Jane Sarles <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Geoff, >> >> Excited to see the new version and it's looking super.  If I  may >> make a suggestion- someday I should like to see an enhancement that would >> solve many problems for me:  I have several ancestors for whom I have >> POSSIBILITIES as their parent - but nothing set in stone.  Is it not >> possible to have a category of "parent possibility" or some such name, >> which would link to an ancestor SEVERAL people as prospective fathers or >> mothers?  It would need to have an option to print or not print of course, >> so that a print out might say: >> >> Candidates for the father of Joe Jones are: >>    Jim Jones (RIN#), born 1744, etc., etc. >>    Jerry Jones (RIN)#, died 1682 in Portugal, etc. etc. >>    Jeffrey Jones, (RIN#)  living next to Joe in the 1800 census. >> >> I realize that it is possible to manually type in the above >> information, but when I haven't worked on a person for a while, it would be >> helpful for research to review the possibilities. It would seem (to someone >> who knows nothing whatever about programming and development) that links to >> several persons who MAY be parents could be done.  Something I have needed >> for a long, long, time. >> >> Thanks for listening. >> >> Jane Sarles >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Geoff Rasmussen >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Here's the next article: >>> >>> >>> http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2013/06/legacy-family-tree-8-revealed-qa.html >>> >>> Thanks, >>>  >>> Geoff Rasmussen >>> Millennia Corporation >>> [email protected] >>> www.LegacyFamilyTree.com <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> >>> >>> >>> 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 > > > > > 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). 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