Syble you can just leave your previous version "locked and loaded" making a new Legacy file (NOT a gedcom) load it to V 8 and you will have two totally different options <>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 Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 10:46 PM, Syble Glasscock <syble_...@yahoo.com>wrote: > I certainly don't want the program to become stagnant either, and I was > excited to hear about v.8, but from being on the list for a number of > years, I've observed each release with numerous problems. More to the > point, how can I get my data into v.8 ? > In the past, I have downloaded updates and upgrades, then opened my > Family file knowing that I could not go back to the previous version, but I > really have reservations about doing that this time due all the work I've > put into these files, and I want to keep v 7.5 as is, but yet move all my > data in v.8 to experiment with. Is there a way to do this? > Thanks, > Syble > > > On Friday, November 29, 2013 7:23 PM, Ron Bernier < > ronaldbern...@bernfrin.net> wrote: > > Sybil, > Regardless of how much testing is done, you will never see a program > released that is 100% error free. In fact, if any company were to hold off > releasing a program until it was 100% error free, the program would never > get released. > > That being said, the problems that have been encountered are relatively > minor. There are a couple of people that have encountered problems that > are specific to them (their system) and no affecting the majority. > > If you read the messages to the list carefully, the majority of the > comments/complaints are from people who are not happy with some of the > desigh changes. Unfortunately, no programmer will ever satisfy all users. > Some people (myself for one) are very pleased and happy with the design > changes. Others (from the comments) don't deal well with changes and > apparently prefer to see the program remain stagnant. > > On Friday, November 29, 2013, Syble Glasscock wrote: > > Re: Ron's comments: > " Legacy cannot satisfactorily import its own GEDCOM." > > I'm not one to be among the first to download and update, nor to buy an > update due to the many problems that I've read about since I began using > Legacy years ago starting with version 5 or 6. I'm not as computer > literate as some, and my main concern is to have Legacy operating properly, > I can wait on all the "bells & whistles". My horror is to loose all these > years of work just to get a few more options. > > I was very disappointed when I read the about updates for version 8, some > sound okay, but when I do buy v.8, I had every intention of keeping Version > 7.5, until I felt comfortable with v.8, now I read that I should not import > my Legacy 7.5 as a Gedcom to v. 8, so it's there a simple process, without > overriding v.7.5 > > WHY release something that seemingly has so many problems? > Thanks, > Syble > > > > -- > Ron Bernier > Woonsocket, RI > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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