Problem with changing the default sentence is that it would then apply to all instances and that could create problems. Suppose a person's occupation for the first half of their life was airline pilot, then he/she became a teacher. Changing the default would cause both sentences to read "is" even though one of the occupations has ended.
Jim On 6/8/05, Jan Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why would you use sentence override for this? Override only affects the > specific instance of the event for which you use override. If you are going > to override I don't see the point in using the variable fields - why not > just type the sentence exactly as you want it for that instance? Wouldn't > it make more sense to edit the event the sentence definition to read as > described below - then it would 'work' for all instances of the event, > depending on the variables. > > Cheers > Jan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Lang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 7:21 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Occupation Event > > > > Carol Booth wrote: > > > >> For someone who is still living and working is there away I can alter the > >> Event Occupation sentence to read > >> She works as................... > > > > Hi Carol, > > > > Use the Sentence Override in the Edit Event somthing like: > > > > [HeShe] [::is::was] a very smart [:man::woman] and [::works::worked] as > > [::a::an] [desc]. > > > > Depending on tense, gender, etc, different sentences are written. It's > > just a matter of mix and match. > > > > -- > > Kind Regards, > > > > Mark Lang > > (E) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (W) http://www.users.tpg.com.au/marklang/ > > (I) 61 8 8382 6163 > > (H) 08 8382 6163 (M) 04 1144 6315 > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.5 - Release Date: 7.06.05 > > > > > > 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 > -- Jim Winfrey 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
