I fully understand the two data base bit but It contradicts itself or is redundant to legacy. How can software pull up data and then say its wrong and survive. This has been a problem in Legacy since it was first installed.
On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 9:13 AM, Jill A Baty <jillsgeneal...@att.net> wrote: > Hi regarding Anchorage. I was told by the help desk that the drop down > menu and the green ball refer to two different databases when I first > encountered this issue a couple years ago and to pick whichever makes the > most sense. (I like all the features and capabilities of Legacy, like the > county checker, but my "dream" has always been for Legacy to evolve into > the Microsoft or Apple format which have become industry standard whether > other software companies like it or not. Then we wouldn't have to guess > what the green ball means or how to copy/paste etc.) > > Best Regards, > Jill > > On Oct 1, 2017, at 11:46 PM, Ian Macaulay <macau...@icmac.ca> wrote: > > Lets start with one thing at a time. Anchorage, Type that in to the > location field in Family view for Born, Chr, Died, or Buried, Then click on > the green ball (Not sure what it represents ) and low and behold Anchorage > , Anchorage, Alaska, United States shows up. > Click ok. You get the message that there is no County Anchorage. And > that stops the next entry. So Being old and decrepid, I stop and fix that > problem, Now what was I going to enter ???? > > Second thing is search tools, I search using (For Example) individual, > given name,contains , AND individual, surname, contains and individual > death date contains. This happily works time and time again until suddenly > without any warning, given name will change to event notes, and my search > is pooched. If I see it right away great but If I miss it I end up > making a duplication in my file. > > Third That duplication may turn up in the automatic duplicate check > where the fellows only wife will be marked as second spouse. > > Ian > > On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 9:58 PM, Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ian, >> I don't know what tool you are using re Anchorage so won't comment on >> that. >> >> Which search fields change by themselves? >> >> If you haven't got your spouses sorted go to Tools - Other Tools - Sort >> and sort them if they have dates -otherwise you have to sort them >> individually in the spouse list. >> >> See Search - Find - Detailed Search tab >> Individual - Find a Grave ID - and choose from equals, not equal to, >> contains, starts with and wildcard >> What more do you want? >> >> Screen can be difficult to resize sometimes and why that is, is unknown. >> If windows are opening in a different place, you probably need to delete >> Legacy2.usr and perhaps some of the other Legacy#.usr to reset to defaults. >> You'll find them in ...\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\usr\ folder >> >> Legacy isn't perfect. It's just better than other programs. >> >> Cathy >> >> Ian Macaulay wrote: >> >> >> I tried to input Anchorage to-day, It came back with Anchorage, >> anchorage etc and then when I said Yes thats it!!, It says there >> was never a county such as Anchorahe in Alaska. >> >> The minor annoyance of The Search Fields changing By them selves now >> happens far more often, It never got fixed and now is worse. >> >> The second spouse is still the first, Should have been fixed by now. >> >> The FAG number should be in the search fields same as Family Search >> and AFN. >> I know it was not promised but that was a lot of work transferring the >> FAG numbers to be useless in a search. >> >> And now since the last update my Screen (window) never opens where it >> is supposed to. and it changes its size.. >> >> Just mumbling out loud for anxiety releif. >> >> Ian >> >> >> >> -- >> ICMac Sales: Hobby consultan t (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 >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> 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 > 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/ > > -- ICMac Sales: Hobby consultant (1986r.) Office hours: 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM most days Macaulay Genealogy Family Matters Ian Macaulay of Carp, Ontario
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