My apologies I didn't explain explicitly. A single click on someone who is not in focus puts them into focus. If they are already in focus there is no need to click again just select the pedigree tab.
David On 19/12/2013 23:53, Larry Lee wrote: > David, > > Minor correction. > > A single click on a highlighted person in the Husband/Wife section of FV > causes the Individual Information form to open, anywhere else it moves > that person to the Husband/Wife section with focus (highlighted). > > Larry Lee > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:19 PM, David Newton > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Oddly I don't have this problem. A single click on any name in the > family view puts them into focus (husband or wife, or whatever words you > are using) and then a click on the Pedigree Tab gets them into the root > of the pedigree view. Ditto right-click always brings up the pop-up > menu. > > However, I had a similar problem in 7.5 and it turned out to be caused > by a windows utility I was using to control my dual monitors!! > > David > > Using Build 8.0.0.366 & Windows 8.1 > > > > On 19/12/2013 22:45, C.G. Ouimet wrote: > > Well, I do not like the single click thing … > > > > When in Family View if I want to highlight an individual to then > switch > > to the Pedigree View based on that individual, I now end up > opening and > > having to close that individual’s edit window before switching > to the > > intended Pedigree View … > > > > Perhaps I’m old school but, new school isn’t always > better > school … > > > > Also, right clicking isn’t consistent … Sometimes you get > the > pop-up > > menu, sometimes the edit window … > > > > My $0.02 … > > > > C.G. Ouimet > > > > Kingston ON > > > > *From:*John B. Lisle [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] > > *Sent:* December 19, 2013 04:44 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy v8 - Highlighted colour > > > > Marion, > > > > Let me comment on 2 side items you mention ... > > > > 1/ Every new build of Legacy right now is fixing many issues. You may > > see a focus in the announcements on a particular issue, but right > now, a > > lots of little tweaks are coming in as a response to issues raised on > > this list and elsewhere. Maybe hold back a day to make sure there > are no > > humongous problems, but best to move forward. We have seen people > > reporting on issues this week on the initial L8 build as they never > > updated. > > > > --> When you report an issue with Legacy on this list, please try to > > announce what version of Legacy yo are reporting again, what > build, what > > Windows OS you are using. It turns out that some of the folks with > > problems updating the GeoDB had the problem because they were using a > > Windows 7 32 bit OS. And that made a difference. > > > > 2/ I was one of the loudest grumblers on the Test team when the > > programmers had to take out double click navigation. By now, my > fingers > > have learned single click and actually now prefer it. Double-click > > navigation has always been somewhat un-reliable in Legacy but > with the > > new L8 Family View it was completely unusable. Sigh... So, no, I > do not > > think it can, or should, come back. > > > > john. > > > > At 07:00 AM 12/19/2013, 2marion wimps wrote: > > > > Sherry, > > I have gone to the Brown Gradient Colours now to see if it makes a > > difference (I had my own colours in place as I had set them up > for 7.5) > > but in grid view the blue highlight on the first child is still > red and > > does not change to white. > > > > There is no highlight by using and of the columns view or the > best fit > > view but I like the information on the grid view. Also you cannot > scroll > > with the mouse on this view unless you go to the Mother, then the > > Father, then back to the Mother - and then the mouse scroll works (I > > realise I can use the scroll bar on the right hand side but the > mouse is > > an automation reaction!) > > > > If I go to the two, three or best fit view and right click on a child > > the highlight colour is bright blue and the writing underneath is > still > > red. I set the colours for text males as blue and females as red with > > Unknown as black - I assume this would not have anything to do > with it > > > > At the moment I am on .364 - the later build looked as though it was > > mainly concerning the geo basis but I can try that build if you > think it > > will make any difference. > > > > Also the highlight is still there on the Potential Problems > screen as well. > > > > (As an aside I also miss the two click - it is probably force of > habit > > but everything on my computer has my brain trained to double click to > > open) to my mind it is a time saving issue more than anything else > > (albeit will be argued by some that the time taken to do two > clicks to > > edit someone from the child list is minimal it is obvious that others > > are also finding it frustrating. Do you think that it could ever be > > brought back? > > > > Regards, > > > > Marion > > > > > > > > > > > > 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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