I think the reference to it not being included in version 8 is that version 8 is already nearing release and there is no time to make that change - not that legalities etc need to be dealt with perhaps in 8.5 or 9 we can hope
On 17 August 2013 14:29, Joshua Levy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are you sure about that? The church has shifted it's position on gays > (they stopped objecting to gay scouts, for example). If you ask them > again, they might approve it for 8.0. > > Joshua > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jim Terry/Support <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, August 16, 2013 5:56 PM > *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] Same gender marriage??? > > > This may change in a future version of Legacy, but *not* version 8.0. > > -------- Original Message -------- > > From: "Jim Terry/Support" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 5:03 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Same gender marriage??? > > > > Legacy won't let you do a same sex marriage or partnership. This may > change in a future version of Legacy, but *not* version 8.0. There is a > work-around. Before you start, backup the family file. The first steps are > exactly what you do when entering a straight couple. The change in sex is > made in Microsoft Access. > > > > After adding the couple in Legacy (one will be male the other female), > make note of their RIN numbers and close the program. Next open the file in > Microsoft Access. Here are the steps: > > > > 1. Start MS Access. > > 2. Click on File and select Open. > > 3. Type *.fdb in the File name field at the bottom of the window and > press Enter on the keyboard. Access will now see all files with a .fdb > extension. > > 4. Browse to the directory where the family file is saved and open it. > > Change the gender of one of the partners: > > 5. Open the table named tblIR. > > 6. The IDIR field holds the RIN numbers. Use these to find an > individual. > > 7. The Surname and GivenName fields are self-explanatory. > > 8. The Gender field holds the sex of the individual: Male = "0" and > Female = "1". > > 9. Change the gender to be the same as his or her partner. > > 10. Save the file and close Microsoft Access > > > > Jim > > > > Legacy Family Tree > > Technical Support > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > From: "Sandy Inklebarger" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 4:23 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Same gender marriage??? > > > > > > I tried the "Unknown" and once I put them as married & the marriage > date it shows with a "M" on the left & a "W" on the right. L > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog > (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com<http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/> > ). > > To unsubscribe: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog > (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com<http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/> > ). > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<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
