When wall charts require separate software (addon) or a GEDCOM file transfer, a program with a low price or "free" download is _incomplete_ for many researchers. Frequency and size of downloads was not mentioned in the comparison and at least one product in the list was an older version released a few months before Legacy 5 shipped in Nov 2003.
Legacy 5 users recommend printing pictures with different software because birth, christening, marriage, death and burial images are not included in book reports. Other event pictures are limited to the same size as individual pictures. Still waiting for a corrected Legacy Relationship Chart many months after the problem was identified. Text-only detail collectors have very different methods of evaluating genealogy software from those interested in pictures or books. My method is to pick the software that makes the most suitable reports and charts without editing, then plan data entry to survive file transfers. That means using fewer data fields and different methods than a Legacy-only user. I have four of the current genealogy programs installed on this computer. Each has some features not in the others. Various other trial versions and demos have been used for experiments over the years but it is hard to learn multiple programs well enough for a fair evaluation. Some of my friends used two or more genealogy programs that stopped development. If events (or facts) are joined together in computerized sentences, the customers should plan to become experts in the use of a full-featured word processor to edit every report. The cost of the word processor software also needs to be considered as part of the family project cost. -- Elizabeth, family historian since 1967 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" > Being a user of Legacy as my main program, I have no argument with them > over > their ranking of Legacy as #1 :-) (I do have seven of their listed "13" > currently installed). Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
