Also Turn OFF the Show People so the system doesnt stop and collect everyone with that place name.
On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Bernd Hornung <[email protected]> wrote: > I have turned off 'Show Map' but it makes no difference. > > I am editing the Locations list, combining myriads of duplicated > locations. File maintenance does not seem to deal with it since it does not > recognize the minute differences (i.e. commas). > > At this stage I do not necessarily need Legacy to put the 'V' in, I just > want to combine and not take until Legacy 10 comes out, to finish it. > > As an aside, does Legacy "read" Location connections made it another DB? > It seems that it is making connections of some places I remember having > worked on in two of my other DBs. > > Bernie > > > On 09/09/2013 11:56 AM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > > Bernie, > > Are you talking about the time Legacy Mapping takes? If so switch it off. The > switch is above the map screen on the right. > > If it's then please spell out exactly what you are doing or what it is you > want. > > Ron Fergusonhttp://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > Bernd Hornung <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ron, > > When you click on a location, the program tries to find it > geographically. It goes into "thinking" mode (in my case), the little > circle goes round and round until it is done. Then you can click to > edit or whatever else you need to do. Then you click on the redundant > location you want to combine and again it's "thinking". Finds the same > information it did on the first location. Once it stops, then you can > combine. > > Also, the program sometimes comes up with some weird connection, such as > a location in Ontario, Canada somehow gets connected to a location in > the USA. As far as I know they are still part of Canada even though > they don't always act like it (I'm in the west). What it does to some > English locations is sometimes quite laughable. > > Bernie > > > On 09/09/2013 11:03 AM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > > Bernie, > > I am not certain as to what automatic thinking is, but at my age any sort > will do! > > Perhaps you could clarify. > > Ron Fergusonhttp://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > Bernd Hornung <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Is there a way to turn off the automatic "thinking"? I have a large > database with 100s of locations that are a total mess. I just want to > go through it and combine those locations that are the same (as far as I > can tell). I don't want it to be "thinking" for each of, for example, > the 10 different descriptions for Herkimer, NY. > > Once I have pared down the list then I can go through and verify > locations and geocode. > > Thanks > > Bernie > -- > Bernie H Blog site http://haushornung.weebly.com/ Data > sitehttp://www3.telus.net/hornunghouse/ > > > > 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 > > -- > Bernie H Blog site http://haushornung.weebly.com/ Data > sitehttp://www3.telus.net/hornunghouse/ > > > > 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 > > > -- > Bernie H Blog site http://haushornung.weebly.com/ Data site > http://www3.telus.net/hornunghouse/ > > > 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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