I just compared v7.5 to v8 and there ARE some striking inconsistencies. It also makes a difference whether you are entering MARRIAGE notes or INDIVIDUAL notes. Legacy is not consistent in how it handles either one.
And then, it makes a difference whether you hit the CANCEL button or X-Out of the window. Once again, Legacy is not consistent in how it handles either one. For example, in v7.5, while entering either Individual general or Marriage notes, if you hit CANCEL after entering some text, you will get a warning about Abandoning Changes which is the way you'd expect or at least prefer a program to behave. However, if you just X-out after entering some text in v7.5, the window closes as expected without warning but the text is saved anyhow, something you'd not expect to happen. Using v8, while entering Individual General Notes, if you hit CANCEL, there is no warning about Abandoning Changes. The window closes and the text is lost. I suppose most would argue that is what CANCEL means but notice the Warning message prevalent in v7.5 is no longer brought up in v8. Entering text and then X-Out of the window will close the window and the text is lost without any warning. Also note that this is different than v7.5 in that the text is no longer saved. Using v8 and entering text in a Marriage window, if you hit CANCEL, you will get a warning about Abandoning Changes. If you just X-Out of the Marriage window in v8, its similar to v7.5 in that the window closes as expected without any additional warnings but the text is saved anyhow. It's almost as if 3 different programmers handled the code here: one for the Notes windows, a second for the CANCEL button, and a third for the X-Out gadget. But the bottom line is simple: if you enter any text and want to keep it, then hit the SAVE button which common sense dictates. Hitting any other button or gadget is a crap-shoot. Brian in CA -----Original Message----- From: MikeFry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 5:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] General Notes - Another bug On 2015/02/12 03:46 PM, Pierre Simoneau wrote: > In version 7.5 there was a warning. > I get the warning in 8.0! -- Regards, Mike Fry (Jhb) 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
