I just pulled up my TMG and you are correct, you need a person to add an event. But what use is an event without the participants? Just wondering...
Sue On 30-Dec-15 9:04 PM, Steve Hayes wrote: > On 30 Dec 2015 at 16:35, Sue wrote: > >> I used The Master Genealogist for years, and you can add any number of >> individuals, in any conceivable role, to any event, virtually with one >> or two clicks. Not so with Legacy. The whole operation is so convoluted >> I just don't bother, and I write my narratives to include that >> information for reports, but I don't bother with it in the database. >> Which is not ideal. > I have often been told that TMG was an "event-based program" and tried it out > for this purpose (in between crashes), but it appeared to be impossible to > enter an event without entering a person first. > > I really would like to see an event-based program, and I don't think Legacy > is it, nor do I think that Legacy should be manipulated in order to be able > to do such things, because programs that try to do everything end up doing > nothing well. > > Legacy is a lineage-linked genealogy program, and it does that well. It does > not write books, or keep track of events, though it does enable you to export > material for writing books and record events that individuals and families > were involved in. > > The reason I am writing about this here is that I rather hope that Millennia, > or someone, anyone, would write an event-based program, which could, if > necessary, exchange information with Legacy. > > I've given a fuller description of what I think is needed here: > > https://t.co/gef7ukOLBF > > If anyone else is interested in such a project, please e-mail me privately, > as I don't think there should be a lot of discussion here, unless Millennia > are interested in taking up the project. > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus 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
