Legacy does not use HTML codes for special attributes like Italic, bold etc. We use the coding scheme used in RTF format reports in all our text coding except HTML Reports and Web pages.The RTF re recognized by most word processors.
Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation [email protected] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 26/01/2015 10:59 PM, Jackie King wrote: > Actually we are talking about Legacy. When I do a source in Source Writer > and then go to copy it for Wikitree - i go to the detail - then the > overrides tab, it gives me the source nicely written out - and I SHOULD be > able to just cut and paste it but I get the crazy Ital - > > "Attention!," \i Washington Federalist\i0, 10 Dec 1800, p. 2; digital > images, \i GenealogyBank.com\i0 (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed > 18 Mar 2012), Historic Newspapers. > > So I copy and paste it anyway but have to change the ital markings. It's > not a big thing but it does take extra time and I had just never seen html > done that way and wondered which version of HTML Legacy was using. > > If I copy and paste just from the normal printout - I still have to put in > the Ital markings because wiki doesn't recognize the italics until you put > in the html script. > > Jackie > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 9:48 PM, Pat Hickin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don't quite understand this part of your email -- what do you mean by "i >> can just pull the source within my database"? >> >> "But this brings up an interesting question - I choose to footnote my >> bios - and for sourcing i can just pull the source within my database with >> one problem. Until Legacy I had never seen an html italic done as /i >> instead of an i surrounded by carets. I have to change those which slows >> things down. Can anyone tell me where the /i comes from?" >> >> But couldn't you just copy whatever from Legacy into your word processor >> and do a search and replace and *then *paste into Wikitree? >> >> Unless we're talking about Legacy I suppose we should carry on this >> conversation outside of the LUG email group. >> >> Pat >> >> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 9:40 PM, Jackie King <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Pat - >>> >>> You and I share the Pricketts and I also post to Wikitree. >>> >>> I began posting before they allowed inline photos and I have chosen to >>> add my photos in the photo area which means I can share them between people >>> a bit easier. >>> >>> I have also chosen to hand enter my data - which as you say makes it a >>> lot slower but in doing so I find errors in my database that for one reason >>> or another I didn't catch before. >>> >>> But this brings up an interesting question - I choose to footnote my bios >>> - and for sourcing i can just pull the source within my database with one >>> problem. Until Legacy I had never seen an html italic done as /i instead of >>> an i surrounded by carets. I have to change those which slows things >>> down. Can anyone tell me where the /i comes from? >>> >>> Jackie >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 8:14 PM, Pat Hickin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I am posting a lot of family data on Wikitree, whichn doesn't import >>>> events in any sort of very readable format. >>>> >>>> They do have a section where you can have an essay, pictures, and >>>> sources. >>>> >>>> I'd love some ideas for the best way to transfer information from Legacy >>>> to Wikitree? >>>> >>>> So I've been creating an individual report (without sources so that I >>>> won't have to cope with footnote numbers), copying it to my word processor, >>>> editing it, copying it into Wikitree. (Then at some point I add the >>>> images, etc.) >>>> >>>> Then I create an individual report *with* sources, copy the sources to >>>> my word processor, edit them, and copying that as well into Wikitree. >>>> >>>> Does post to Wikitree or have any ideas *in re* the best way to >>>> accomplish this? Needless to say, it's tedious and time-consuming -- >>>> though I also find it fun to do. >>>> >>>> Here is one I did for a 4x gr-grand-father. >>>> http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Prickett-2&public=1 >>>> >>>> I'll really appreciate suggestions/ideas, etc. >>>> >>>> Pat >>>> >>>> >>>> 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com >>>> 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com >>> 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com >> 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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