Thanks Brian. That explains it - it renders like html so I didn't even think of it being rtf. Like I said, it's not a big deal but it was something I had always scratched my head over.
At least with that in the pasted text - it's very easy to spot where I need to make sure it is italics. On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 10:16 PM, Brian/Support <[email protected]> wrote: > 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). > > 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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