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On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 1:32 PM, <cf6e2...@opayq.com> wrote: > > > Geoff and others have made it quite clear that they will not rewrite > Legacy in another programming language. Having over 20 years experience in > software engineering and having interacted with product managers that is > perfectly understandable. > > I can't say to what level Millennia has explored using third party > vendors' tools to provide Unicode support since I don't have access to > their code or business structure. My understanding is that VB6 stores > characters in Unicode but before it manipulates or displays them it > converts to ANSI. That is where CyberActiveX and Hexagora comes in. They > provide source code and tools to do this. Their sotware should be well > tested because international companies such as IBM, Toshiba, Siemens, etc. > are using it. Both companies seem eager to help integrate their software > and support it. Given that even this undertaking is not trivial. > > In the end Millennia doesn't owe us an explanation but I think we deserve > a more accurate reason than Legacy would need to be rewritten from > scratch. > > Brian > > On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 7:51 AM, JoAnne Flynn [Masked] <> <+target=> wrote: > >> >> Thanks for the explanation >> >> On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 1:57 PM, Brian Kelly <exma...@gmail.com> 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 <macau...@icmac.ca <mailto: >>>> macau...@icmac.ca>> 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 <leon...@mccown.org >>>> <mailto:leon...@mccown.org>> 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>____* >>>> >>>> *leon...@mccown.org*<mailto:leon...@mccown.org>*-- >>>> **http://www.mccown.org**____* >>>> >>>> *People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward >>>> to____* >>>> >>>> *their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790____* >>>> >>>> *___________________________________________________________ >>>> ______________________* >>>> >>>> __ __ >>>> >>>> *__ __* >>>> >>>> *From:* LegacyUserGroup >>>> [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com >>>> <mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com>] *On Behalf Of >>>> *Sherry >>>> *Sent:* Friday, August 4, 2017 10:01 AM >>>> *To:* Brian Kelly <exma...@gmail.com <mailto:exma...@gmail.com>> >>>> *Cc:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com >>>> <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> >>>> *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 <exma...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:exma...@gmail.com>> 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 <exma...@gmail.com <mailto: >>>> exma...@gmail.com>> >>>> Date: 8/4/17 6:49 AM (GMT-08:00) >>>> To: Legacy Test <legacyt...@legacyusers.com >>>> <mailto:legacyt...@legacyusers.com>>, Legacy User Group >>>> <LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >>>> <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com>> >>>> 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 >>>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacy >>>> users.com> >>>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_lega >>>> cyusers.com >>>> <http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_leg >>>> acyusers.com> >>>> Archives at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >>>> > >>>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>>> Archives at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>> Archives at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Josie Flynn, RN, BSN, OCN* >> >> *108 Cayuga Dr.* >> *Loudon, TN, 37774* >> *jflyn...@gmail.com <jflyn...@gmail.com>* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> >> > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > >
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