Thanks for the explanation On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 1:57 PM, Brian Kelly <[email protected]> wrote:
> Unicode is a character encoding system that can handle all the characters > for all the languages in the world plus special characters. It is important > to those with ancestors from Slavic/Eastern European, China, Japan, etc. > These are areas which use alphabets that are not supported currently in > Legacy. It may have no impact on you but many researchers do have ancestors > whose names use these special alphabets and who lived in areas where place > names are in those alphabets. > > Adding Unicode support to Legacy will greatly expand the potential user > base. > > Brian Kelly > > On 04-Aug-17 1:22 PM, JoAnne Flynn wrote: > >> I hate to appear completely ignorant- but what is Unicode and why is that >> important to my genealogy recording keeping software?? >> >> On Aug 4, 2017, at 12:11 PM, Ian Macaulay <[email protected] <mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> If you manufacture something that thousands are using, would you cater to >> one or two special cases??? >> >> However I would be more worried about FAG. Its Ancestry and in Direct >> competition with My Heritage. >> >> I guess the test will be in the pudding, But so far you can use Legacy >> as it is for as long as your Computers can run it. >> If you don't like 10 than you can keep on using what you have. >> >> I sure hope that the folks at Millennia get whats right in the way of >> Jobs and Compensation, They have been a great organization since their >> start. >> >> Ian >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 11:33 AM, Leonard J. McCown <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> *Apparently Millennia programmers have their priorities, but not >> always the same as the users!____* >> >> *__ __* >> >> *____* >> >> *___________________________________________________________ >> ______________________* >> >> *__ __* >> >> *Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- McCown Family History____* >> >> *217 West 14th Street, Irving, Texas 75060-5903____* >> >> *972-254-7952 <tel:(972)%20254-7952>____* >> >> *[email protected]*<mailto:[email protected]>*-- >> **http://www.mccown.org**____* >> >> *People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward >> to____* >> >> *their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790____* >> >> *___________________________________________________________ >> ______________________* >> >> __ __ >> >> *__ __* >> >> *From:* LegacyUserGroup >> [mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of >> *Sherry >> *Sent:* Friday, August 4, 2017 10:01 AM >> *To:* Brian Kelly <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> *Cc:* Legacy User Group <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Millennia Sale to MyHeritage____ >> >> __ __ >> >> They've been saying that for years! I'd think there are tools to >> help with the conversion.....____ >> >> >> S.____ >> >> __ __ >> >> On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 6:59 AM, Brian Kelly <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:____ >> >> But, as the reply to the question explained, conversion will >> mean a complete rewrite from the ground up. >> >> That is a big effort and unless MyHeritage is willing to invest >> the money to do that by hiring a team of programmers it will not >> happen. >> >> Brian Kelly >> >> On 04-Aug-17 9:54 AM, Hot.Rod.Wife wrote:____ >> >> You'd think that would be high on the list for an >> Israeli company...Sherry >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Brian Kelly <[email protected] <mailto: >> [email protected]>> >> Date: 8/4/17 6:49 AM (GMT-08:00) >> To: Legacy Test <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>, Legacy User Group >> <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: [LegacyUG] Millennia Sale to MyHeritage >> >> Well it looks like there will be interesting times ahead for >> Millennia >> and the software with the merger/acquisition of Millennia by >> MyHeritage. >> >> Too bad that one of the answers about Legacy 10 is that it >> will not >> support Unicode. I guess that means that it will still be a >> Visual Basic >> application. >> >> I am beginning to think it will never be migrated to the >> .net framework >> and Unicode. >> >> Brian Kelly >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> http://www.avg.com >> >> >> >> ____ >> >> __ __ >> >> >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacy >> users.com> >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_ >> legacyusers.com >> <http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_ >> legacyusers.com> >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ICMac Sales: Hobby consultant (1986r.) >> Office hours: 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM most days >> Macaulay Genealogy >> Family Matters >> Ian Macaulay of Carp, Ontario >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> >> > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman > /listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- *Josie Flynn, RN, BSN, OCN* *108 Cayuga Dr.* *Loudon, TN, 37774* *[email protected] <[email protected]>*
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