There's also a bug in names where if you accidently use a mix of upper & lower case (ie john william Doe), it ignores preferences for capitalisation and leaves it exactly how it is.
On 12/23/13, Kurt Kneeland <[email protected]> wrote: > Options -> Customize 3.4 if set to Show Surnames in uppercase DOES NOT > change how the data is stored, only how it is displayed. > > Curious – for Mc names the c is NOT capitalized. This appears to be > intentional, though does not extend to Mac names, de names, la names or le > names. > > Applies to Family View, Pedigree View, Descendant View, Index View, Name > List, Marriage List and possibly others. > > In Chronology View, it seems to only be applied to non-bolded names (this > appears to be a bug). > > It does NOT apply to the Individual Information screen, where surname is > displayed as entered/stored. > > For Reports, there are separate options for displaying surnames in uppercase > under Report Options, Format Tab. > > > > Options -> Customize 3.3 DOES change how the data is stored. It only > affects newly entered data unless you click the Apply button which then > changes existing data. > > This option needs to used with great care. > > > > From: David Abernathy [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 10:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Potential problems and capital surnames > > > > If one types in the CORRECT case of the surname, then when the “Show all > caps” is used and then turned off, the same case as typed should be > displayed. > > It may NOT always happen, that is why I never use the All caps for any > surname, and there is NO rule that I shall or should, use them. > > > > Thanks, > > David C Abernathy > > Email disclaimers > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com > > == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == > > > > From: Douglas Tighe [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 6:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Potential problems and capital surnames > > > > How do you easily fix the problem of, if you change to "ALL CAPITALS" then > if you convert back to first letter capitols only surnames commencing with > MacZyz or McXyz the x and y will be in lower case, and it should not be. > > Hopefully you understand what I am getting about. > > > > Regards > > Doug Tighe > > > > 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
