I really like this idea. But, it needs to be carried one step further. Because
of merging other files, it needs to be incorporated in the location list also.
So if another research has entered the location in a way that is not the way you
want it to read, you can go to edit and the assistant will pop up. I have been
wishing I had something like this. I can not believe how many different ways
genealogist will write Monroe County, Virginia! I had at least twenty. Lost
track. I would also like to be able to highlight SEVERAL locations at once and
edit them that way to save time.
Patty Lill wrote:
> There has been a lot of discussion about the "best" way to enter locations.
> I, along with many others, am trying to standardize the way I have my
> locations. They are now a mess!
>
> I understand the idea of using commas as separators between "fields" even if
> there is nothing in them. The following is an enhancement suggestion I'd
> like to make to help users input locations.
>
> I was wondering about adding an "assistant" for location entry similar to
> the one for entering source citations. If you wanted help, you could click
> on the "assistant" button and a screen would open with separate entry boxes
> for each level of location. Then the user could enter whatever info he had
> and the program would automatically put in the necessary commas. (I have
> trouble keeping track of commas especially if I only know the country! My
> vision is not that great.) I also find myself tempted to add additional
> location information and this would help me remember to enter the additional
> data using parentheses or dashes as opposed to inadvertently adding another
> level by using a comma.
>
> Perhaps they could use the field labels that display under the "Sort" option
> when viewing the Master Location List --- that is if we could customize the
> field labels there.
>
> I'm almost afraid to ask this but ..... what do other users think of this
> idea? :)
>
> Patty Lill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Faith Butticci" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Legacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 6:35 AM
> Subject: [LegacyUG] Locations
>
> > I would appreciate it if someone would give me a breakdown of how to
> > put the locations in properly, so I can print this off and keep it as
> > a reference beside my computer. By this I mean
> > --snipped--
>
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