Brian, Kurt, Paula, It may not be simple Brian but it isn't complex and the usefulness certainly makes it worth doing. I totally agree with Kurt and Paula. In addition only options 3.9, 6.3, 9.1 & 9.2 would require color settings blocks everything else is text.
Larry Lee On Jan 10, 2014 6:30 PM, "Kurt Kneeland" <[email protected]> wrote: > All the .usr files are cryptic, which is why just being able to view them > with a text editor is insufficient. > > Colors would be represented as a small block of the applicable color or > the word "text" in the applicable color on a block of the applicable > background color. > > Obviously, the report would not have much meaning printed to a black and > white printer. > > I think the initial impetus is for a report of all the Options->Customize > settings, but it certainly would be beneficial to extend it to include the > other .usr files. > > It would also be beneficial to have for each setting name/description (at > least optionally) the Legacy Default, User Default, and Current Setting > included on the report. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian/Support [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 7:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Settings Printout > > It may not be as simple as you think Paula. > > Have you ever looked inside one of the .usr files (they are plain text). > All the report .usr files are just a list of cryptic numbers with an > occasional path name, file name or people readable value. The program opens > those files to write the options and reads the file when creating the > report. What the numbers mean to the program are not documented without > reading the code for the report or the option setup screen. > Translating those into a user friendly report to print out would require > quite some work. In some cases too there may be no easy translation. How do > you translate a number representing a colour choice into something a human > can understand when the colour palette is 16 million colours? > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > On 10-Jan-2014 2:22 PM, Paula Ryburn wrote: > > Submit a suggestion. It's a great idea, and should not be a hard thing > for the programmers to do -- surely they have the ability to look at all > the settings when they are researching bugs, testing new code, etc. > > > > --Paula in Texas > snip > > ________________________________ > > From: C.G. Ouimet <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Saturday, January 4, 2014 2:26 PM > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Settings Printout > > > > Is there a way to print all the settings (Options-Customize)? > > > > > > C.G. Ouimet > > Kingston ON > > > > 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
