Agreed! They even asked me what bugs I have encountered. It is unbelievable how many there are, and that they need me to let them know what they are!
Every time they fix one, it seems they create another. We don't know what will get fixed and what will then not work as a result. So sad. CE > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Source Comments in GEDCOM [WAS: Details text showing > up in Footnote citation] > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:59:39 +1100 > > Sorry, I am still on V7.5 > This is just another reason I won’t upgrade to V8. > > Regards, > > Jennifer > http://colston-wenck.com > > From: CE WOOD [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, 31 March 2015 11:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Source Comments in GEDCOM [WAS: Details text showing > up in Footnote citation] > > So, do privacy brackets prevent the comments or text from appearing in the > GEDCOM? That seems to be the problem; the privacy brackets don't work. > > The bug is that the parameters one sets are not recognized by the Legacy > program when it creates the GEDCOM. > > > CE > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Source Comments in GEDCOM [WAS: Details text > > showing up in Footnote citation] > > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:13:00 +1100 > > > > I always put privacy brackets [[ at the beginning of any text in the Master > > Source text or comments field. > > I sometimes use the whole of an email in text form for a source and don't > > want the senders details or the whole of the text to appear anywhere. > > > > Regards, > > > > Jennifer > > http://colston-wenck.com > > > > From: Ward Walker [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, 31 March 2015 6:43 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Source Comments in GEDCOM [WAS: Details text showing up > > in Footnote citation] > > > > See below... > > > > From: Brian L. Lightfoot > > Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:15 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Details text showing up in Footnote citation. > > > > ... > > Now for the really bad news that nobody has yet caught. I seems this info > > on the Comment tab of a Master Source is always included on a GEDCOM > > submission which kind of negates my idea of keeping it private. > > > > Brian in CA > > ---------------------- > > > > Brian, I agree that there is bad news here, especially when the target > > system for the GEDCOM is not well-behaved. I ran into this with my TNG > > experimentation. I have just run some additional tests in order to sort out > > what is happening. Results are below. In summary, I always uncheck the > > export box that says ‘override source options’. Otherwise, TNG bloats the > > source citations with unwanted text/comments from the source Detail, and > > also displays citations that were unwanted. But this is a compromise, > > because now Sourcewriter detail fields are missing (at least for the > > templates that I tested) – a Legacy issue. There are other TNG > > source-handling issues no matter which override option you choose. > > > > Ward > > > > ******* Legacy Sources On Export to GEDCOM **************** > > > > (Export to 'Legacy' GEDCOM was selected for most of these tests.) > > > > If choose to override source options: > > > > - Sourcewriter Sources: > > - Master source Text/Comments: Included in GEDCOM > > - Detail Fields: Included > > - Detail source Text/Comments: Included > > > > - Basic Sources: > > - Master source Text/Comments: Included > > - Detail Fields: Included > > - Detail source Text/Comments: Included > > > > - The source is included in the GEDCOM even if the box 'Include this > > citation on reports' was unchecked on the source detail panel. (There is a > > _CIT No tag that Legacy probably uses on re-import, but a non-Legacy target > > system would not.) > > > > > > If choose not to override source options: > > > > - The Entire citation is missing if you do not check 'Include this citation > > on reports' on the edit Detail panel. Otherwise... > > > > - Sourcewriter Sources: > > - Master source Text/Comments: Included > > - Detail Fields: NOT Included!! > > - Detail source Text/Comments: Included only if had checked 'Add this > > text/comments to the Source Citation on Reports. > > > > - Basic Sources: > > - Master source Text/Comments: Included > > - Detail Fields: Included only if had checked 'Add this Detail to the > > Source Citation on Reports' > > - Detail source Text/Comments: Included only if had checked 'Add this > > text/comments to the Source Citation on Reports. > > > > > > TNG Import: > > > > - Displays the source list name first, in the citation (i.e., the name that > > is supposed to be for internal use, only!!) > > - Displays no master text/comment text in the citation, or if click on the > > source number. > > - But DOES expands all the master source text/comments under the citation > > in the PDF report!! > > - Displays master source media, when click to drill down on the source > > number. > > - Displays available source detail fields in the citation, although not > > when drill down on the source number. (Master info only.) > > - Displays source detail text/comment data, if present, right in the > > citation!! > > - Displays no source detail media. 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