Thanks for explaining that David. My curiosity has been satisfied. Diane
On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 8:58 AM, David Newton <lugda...@drdavid.plus.com>wrote: > It seems that the embedded codes only occur natively and hidden in Notes > fields, which are Rich Text Format. The codes are visible when they are > shown in lists where all fields are shown in a plain text format So a > decision was made to show the markup when showing a rich text field > within a text field, a possible alternative would have been to suppress > the codes but then it would be impossible to detect which text is bold, > italic etc. Despite the negative effect on appearance I think this is > the right decision since it makes direct editing of an RTF field > possible while displayed in a plain text field. For example in the Name > list it is possible to directly edit notes fields and although there is > no collection of formatting buttons you can apply formatting using > keyboard shortcuts which then put visible formatting codes in as text > markup. > > David > > On 04/01/2014 14:23, Kurt Kneeland wrote: > > Yes. This is a carryover issue from 7.5. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Newton [mailto:lugda...@drdavid.plus.com] > > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 3:59 AM > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Embedded codes displayed > > > > I don't think this is specific to Legacy 8 as I am getting exactly the > same in Legacy 7.5 DeLuxe in the Namelist and the Events window. > > However, in the main edit screens for notes or events the formatting > shows as it should. > > > > On 04/01/2014 08:04, Diane Sye wrote: > >> I wonder if this occurs in other places too. > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Kurt Kneeland > >> <kurt-kneel...@sbcglobal.net <mailto:kurt-kneel...@sbcglobal.net>> > wrote: > >> > >> OK. I see it there, too. I had not had a case where a bolded part > >> of an Event Note showed in the Desc/Place/Notes field on the > >> Individual Information screen. Description and Place usually take > >> up all the space and very little, if any, of the Notes ever show up > >> there. I think there are also places where the info is displayed > in > >> just plain text – not formatted and no formatting codes. That > would > >> also be a bug.____ > >> > >> __ __ > >> > >> *From:*Diane Sye [mailto:dnk...@gmail.com <mailto:dnk...@gmail.com > >] > >> *Sent:* Saturday, January 04, 2014 12:06 AM > >> *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > >> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Embedded codes displayed____ > >> > >> __ __ > >> > >> In the Events/Facts window the codes appear when I point the mouse > >> onto the Desc/Place/Notes field and it displays what is written in > >> that field.____ > >> > >> __ __ > >> > >> On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Kurt Kneeland > >> <kurt-kneel...@sbcglobal.net <mailto:kurt-kneel...@sbcglobal.net>> > >> wrote:____ > >> > >> There is no option to turn these on and off. When they are being > >> displayed in that format, it is a bug. I’ve seen it before on > the > >> Notes tab of the Name List, but had not noticed on the Events Tab > of > >> the Name List until just now. Is that where you are seeing it? Or > >> are you finding it someplace else?____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> *From:*Diane Sye [mailto:dnk...@gmail.com <mailto:dnk...@gmail.com > >] > >> *Sent:* Friday, January 03, 2014 4:55 PM > >> *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > >> <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> > >> *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Embedded codes displayed____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> I have converted my family file from Legacy 7.5 Deluxe to Legacy 8 > >> Deluxe. How do I turn off the display of embedded codes, for > example > >> <<b>>, which appears on my Census events when I have used bold text > >> to highlight a line of text. These did not appear in Legacy 7.5 > >> Deluxe.____ > >> > >> Thanks, Diane____ > >> > >> > >> > >> 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 - 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